In Design Technology and to link with our History topic of Ancient Egypt, we have designed and made pyramids using art straws.  We planned our designs first by deciding how we would approach the task and thought about how we could make the structure stronger (for example bending instead of cutting straws and using double straws).  We also thought about how the pyramids could keep their shape – adding in crosses and extra straws to add strength.  Chestnuts then had the opportunity to make their designs.  They adapted the structures as they made them and showed real resilience in attaching the straws together.  We finally evaluated our designs and thought about ways we could improve them next time.