--- title: "Class 4 get to grips with gears" url: "https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-13-08-43-class-4-get-to-grips-with-gears" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Class 4 get to grips with gears ![Image of Class 4 get to grips with gears](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/blog/IMG-6454.jpeg) 13 November 2026 [Mr Challinor](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/SChallinor) ### Class 4 Get to Grips with Gears! Class 4 have been busy investigating gears in Design and Technology! We began by creating our own gears using paper clips to form the teeth, before developing our designs by adding cardboard teeth. We explored how gears work together and investigated how changing the size of the gears affects their speed and movement. The children demonstrated excellent DT skills, showing creativity, problem-solving and resilience as they tested and improved their designs. We also carefully evaluated our results, discussing what worked well and what could be improved. Fantastic engineering, Class 4! ### Class 4 Gears in DT [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6457.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6457.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6456.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6456.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6454.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/class-4-gears-in-dt/IMG-6454.jpeg) [ Festival of light](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-12-17-19-festival-of-light) [Maths fun! ](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-13-17-27-maths-fun) ![The Howard Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/logo/Howard-footer-Logo.png) ### The Howard Primary School The Square Elford Tamworth B79 9DB 01827 383292 - [Term Dates](http://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) © Copyright 2019–2026 The Howard Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)