Make a rugby ball

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Sports Tournaments History of Rugby

Objectives

History

  • Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
  • Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of functional products that are fit for purpose.
  • Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches and prototypes.
  • Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria.

Lesson Planning

Investigate what rugby balls have been made of over the years, why they are oval-shaped and what the standards for rugby balls are now. Make your own mini rugby ball.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate the construction of rugby balls.
  • To make your own mini rugby ball.

Children will:

  • Understand how rugby balls have changed over the years and what is involved in making a rugby ball of international standard today.
  • Make, test and evaluate a mini rugby ball.

Provided Resources

  • How to make a rugby ball

You Will Need

  • Material
  • Needles and thread
  • Stuffing
  • Scissors
  • Pins