Tools For Making Things

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Design and Technology for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically it looks at some of the basic tools used for making different things, which children might be familiar with. It is one of 10 quizzes to help you with designing and making useful things, and finding out about how things are made.

There are lots of different ways of making things. But nearly everything is made using tools. This quiz looks at some of the tools used to make things, from cakes to chairs, gloves to garden sheds. What sort of tools have you used already? Let’s find out a little bit more about some of the basic tools. And don’t forget - be careful when using any tool.