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Controllable Vehicles adapted for PMLD
Severndale, Shropshire LEA
Submitted by: Harry Bowley
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Lesson Context
Controllable vehicles (adapted for pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties)

Resources Needed
Basic battery/gear vehicle
Big Mac or Jellybean switch and leads
Crocodile clips

Project Brief
To design and make a vehicle that can be controlled independently by a pupil with PMLD

Expected Outcomes
The pupils will be able to move a vehicle by using special switches

Image
PMLD pupil controlling a vehicle's movement