--- title: "Year 5: D&T Vehicles" url: "https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-07-26-year-5-d-t-vehicles" school: "Fairfield Primary School" --- # Year 5: D&T Vehicles ![Image of Year 5: D&T Vehicles](https://files.schudio.com/fairfield-primary-school/images/news/363349751_935851944272634_942487728401087949_n.jpg) 26 July 2023 Year 5 were busy thinking about vehicles in their final D&T topic of the academic year, which included looking at the difference between fixed and split axles. They then had a go at making the axles with Lego and experimenting with them to help them to finalise their own vehicle designs. The children then used their knowledge of axles and thought about the importance of having a strong chassis before making their vehicle designs a reality and creating their vehicle using K’Nex. Once they were built, the children carried-out an in-depth evaluation of their finished products. "Design, Make, Evaluate" [Year 5](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [KS2](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/ks2) [D&T](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/d-t) [ Year 4: D&T Sewing](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-07-23-year-4-d-t-sewing) [Year 2: D&T Sewing ](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-07-27-year-2-d-t-sewing) ![Fairfield Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/fairfield-primary-school/images/logo/Fairfield_logo.png) #### Fairfield Primary School Gallowbarrow Cockermouth CA13 0DX 01900 821133 01900 821132 #### Academies Within Our Trust: - [Broughton Moor Primary School](https://broughtonmoorschool.co.uk/) - [Broughton Primary School](https://broughtonprimarysch.co.uk/) - [Cockermouth School](https://cockermouthschool.org/) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/fairfieldprimaryschool/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fairfieldprimaryschool/) [![](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/images/logo/LFLT_Logo(1).png)](https://learningforlifetrust.co.uk/) Company Number: 09690231 (England & Wales) Registered Office Address: Fairfield Primary School, Gallowbarrow, Cockermouth, CA13 0DX © Copyright 2025–2026 Fairfield Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)