At RSS the pupils continued to add parts to their project of making a wooden robot. At the start of the lesson the pupils identified that the body feature of the robot they were going to make was "are we making the feet so our robot can walk". The pupils each had a go at operating the variety of tools such as a big saw, drill and coping saw. The pupils watched as the teacher demonstrated how to use the tools safely and what to do when they needed to tighten the blade for the saws to make it easier to cut the wood.
The pupils then worked in pairs taking it in turns by sharing the tools and encouraging one another by demonstrating to their peer how to angle the saw when cutting. One pupil said "you have to point the saw towards the floor to make a straight line if not then the line will be all wiggly". The pupil continued to talk about their past experiences of operating the big saw before and who with "I know this because I cut wood with my Granddad every Wednesday". The pupils supported the teacher as they attached the small pieces of wood for the feet to the wooden legs of the robot with the pupils holding the robot while the teacher drilled the nail into the holes.
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