Students to evaluate how built-in obsolescence in new products has led for a ‘throwaway’ culture. Students to investigate offshore manufacture of mass-produced products in developing countries by multinational companies. Students to investigate how tolerance of different cultures to avoid offence influences the designing and manufacturing of products. Resources include full detailed lesson, with videos and engaging activities.

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to evaluate several electrical components. 2) Students to create and solder electrical components together to form a simple circuit.

Template for a quick plenary which asks pupils to draw the thought triangle and populate it with certain categorised information based on what they have seen, done, heard and what they would like to know now. Great for assessing pupil progress and to show independent learning and introspection. Files include original PowerPoint file, PDF file and a JPEG file excellent for posters and inserting into your own PowerPoint presentations.

Sustainability of materials card sort - Activity to work out the order of the sustainability of materials life cycle. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation, lesson plan and activity sheet. Aims and objectives: 1) Students to evaluate existing packaging graphics used in chocolate boxes. 2) Students to create packaging graphics for a chocolate box.

Pewter Caster Jewellery Project. Full Project Booklet containing 33 pages to guide students through the design and make stages of the project. In Microsoft Publisher format. Includes 2 page Assessment Criteria.

Solidworks Session Introduction

Learning objective: 1) Students to identify common modelling materials. 2) Students to investigate how models have been used to develop commercial products. 3) Students to formulate how to cut, shape and join common modelling materials.

Presentation 1 - To demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the choice of material in a design Presentation 2 - To evaluate the properties of materials and how it influences material selection

Objectives: Lesson 1: Can I consider what the qualities of a 'resilient' person are? Lesson 2: Can I consider the importance of adopting a 'growth mindset'? Lesson 3: I can look at problems objectively and plan solutions?

For you to be able to know about the uses and working parts of a milling machine. For you to be able to explain the uses of milling machines For you to be able to name parts of a milling machine For you to be able to tell the difference

A lesson plan template that I regularly use in all my lessons. Very clearly laid out and simple to use and refer to whilst delivering a lesson. There are 3 files: an editable word document, a PDF document and a JPEG version of the document.

Detailed Lesson Resource on the Impact of Modern Technologies in Society. Innovative use of group activities to create engagement and progress in learning the topic. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the impact of modern technologies. To compare the advantages and disadvantages that the use of modern technology has brought to society. To analyse how modern technologies has impacted environmental issues and sustainability. To create an A3 poster in groups and deliver a short presentation in front of other groups.

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. Students to investigate the functions of packaging: protection, informing, containing, transportation, preservation, and display.

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to investigate, analyse and evaluate the work of design companies: Dyson and Apple. 2) Students to create their own designs informed by the work of design companies: Dyson and Apple.

Initial Design Ideas lesson to design T-shirt. Aims and Objectives: To design your initial design ideas for your T-shirt based on your target audience. To evaluate your four initial design ideas and use the outcomes to develop your final design ides for your T-shirt.

The Big Picture: To analyse the difference between levers and linkages. To investigate how levers and linkages can be used to change motion. To make some levers and linkages using paper.

To be able to cut an external M8 thread in aluminium using the ‘Tap and Die’

Name the hazard/meaning of the sign pictured below. Write down where you have seen the sign the workshop.