With the field of Biometrics gaining more and more popularity it has been referenced in the new National Curriculum for D&T. This topic explores the natural world and how to incorporate this into new design ideas.

In this lesson pupils will look carefully at the world around them and discover the properties of different items from nature and encourage students to be innovative.

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