Theory test for GCSE Resistant Material pupils, suitable for all examining boards. Can also be used with KS3 if applicable. Ideal as an end of topic test, exam revision tool, homework or for a cover lesson. 25 min paper marked out of 27. All questions are either 1 or 2 mark and based on previous exam style questions including: Identification of wood categories, standard forms and preparation Selection of woods for specific uses/properties with reasons Drawing of different woods and manufactured board 2 docs provided: 1 question paper, 1 answer paper.

Worksheet and example for incremental development and documentation of designs. Including hand sketching, CAD, 3D printed testing and exemplary annotation. Ideal as a resource for high achieving KS3 design students, GCSE design pupils or 16+.

A 1-2 lesson pupil activity helping pupils to develop skills in producing a costing spreadsheet and working out break-even points for new products. Originally developed for Higher Level IB Design Technology Topic 10 (Commercial Production), but ideal to also be used in both Business and Economic at GCSE and IB level. Can be run as individual activity, but works best in pairs or small groups. Pupils are tasked with creating a lemonade stand business and given defined parameters of ingredients, tools and timescales to simulate both Fixed and Variable costs. They are encouraged to find the best prices possible for each and proceed to work out a suitable sales cost, based on break-even calculations. A teacher PowerPoint is included to guide the lesson, with extension tasks and variables to guide pupil understanding about fluctuating business costs and restrictions. Also included is a completed Excel spreadsheet with all necessary formulas and break-even chart which automatically updates when starting figures are changed.

Theory test for GCSE Resistant Material pupils, suitable for all examining boards. Can also be used with KS3 if applicable. Ideal as an end of topic test, exam revision tool, homework or for a cover lesson. 20 min paper marked out of 20. All questions are either 1 or 2 mark and based on previous exam style questions including: Identification of tools, materials and techniques from images provided Drawing/completion of stated tools or joints Reasoned explanation for use of tools, materials and methods. 2 docs provided: 1 question paper, 1 answer paper.

Theory test for GCSE Resistant Material pupils, suitable for all examining boards. Can also be used with KS3 if applicable. Ideal as an end of topic test, exam revision tool, homework or for a cover lesson. 20 min paper marked out of 20. All questions are either 1 or 2 mark and based on previous exam style questions including: Identification of tools from images provided Drawing/completion of stated tools or joints Reasoned explanation for use of tools and methods 2 docs provided: 1 question paper, 1 answer paper.

Theory test for GCSE Resistant Material pupils, suitable for all examining boards. Can also be used with KS3 if applicable. Ideal as an end of topic test, exam revision tool, homework or for a cover lesson. 20 min paper marked out of 20. All questions are either 1 or 2 mark and based on previous exam style questions including: Identification of tools from images provided Drawing/completion of stated tools or joints Reasoned explanation for use of tools and uses 2 docs provided: 1 question paper, 1 answer paper.

Worksheet for joining natural wood and acrylic together. Ideal as an introduction to designing product joining wood and acrylic together. Can also be used as a research task for GCSE pupils. Best used with practical demonstrations with teachers or after FPT’s. Includes Success criteria for the task for peer or summative assessment.

Examples and guidance of how to document and present the incremental design development of a product. Guidance includes examples of sketching, CAD modelling, Prototype testing, Annotation and Layout. Ideal for GCSE design projects for modeling or development sections, but can also be used by year 9 pupils as an introduction to development diaries.

Worksheet for Art Deco Jewellery Evaluation and Testing against Specification. Ideal as an introduction to Evaluation against specification with specification included. Simple method which can be used through to IGCSE projects. Includes Success criteria for the task and a fully completed example, which can be used as a teaching aid, marking guide or classroom display.

Worksheet for Art Deco Jewellery planning of manufacture. Ideal as an introduction to planning projects for year and and completed after or during the manufacturing. Includes Success criteria for the task and a fully completed example, which can be used as a teaching aid, marking guide or classroom display.

Step by step guide used for creating the pieces for a comb jointed box using Techsoft 2D Design, that can then be cut out using a laser cutter and constructed using wood glue. This will also work for other materials such as acrylic etc. Tutorial gives an exact size example but gives the principles for designing any size box. Ideal for KS3 pupils, but also useful for KS4 and KS5 pupils with no prior experience of the subject.

Step by step guide through Criterion 3 of the major project for new IGCSE Cambridge Resistant Materials syllabus (2018-2022). Broken down into individual tasks including: Inspiration Board, Design Ideas, Line & Rendering, Annotation & Presentation, Evaluation Each task, has a starter task, accompanying worksheet, previous high attaining examples and success criteria broken down into sub sections of 3 bands to aid pupil understanding. Can be used as a presentation for teachers or simply given to pupils as a guide book. Tailored to Cambridge syllabus, but will work well with all GCSE Resistant Material courses.

Step by step guide through Criterion 4 of the major project for new IGCSE Cambridge Resistant Materials syllabus (2018-2022). Probably the most difficult criteria to gain full marks in, due to the range of outcomes and required detail of documentation. Broken down into individual tasks including: Design Selection, Sketch Development, CAD Development, Card Modeling, Possible Construction, Construction Testing, Final Design Each task, has a starter task, accompanying worksheet, previous high attaining examples and success criteria broken down into sub sections of 3 bands to aid pupil understanding. Can be used as a presentation for teachers or simply given to pupils as a guide book. Tailored to Cambridge syllabus, but will work well with all GCSE Resistant Material courses.

Based on NEW Cambridge Resistant Materials IGCSE major project criteria. Each Assessment Criteria is broken down into sub tasks (26 total) . Each task is further subdivided into its important constituent parts and allocated 3 banded Success Criteria to aid pupil clarity and understanding of the new requirements. This resource allows pupils to easily peer assess each other as vague syllabus assessments are broken down into detailed, manageable tasks for pupils. Also an excellent method of speeding up the formative and summative assessment processes for teachers. Designed for the Cambridge IGCSE, but will work equally well as a general structure with all GCSE Resistant Material examining bodies.

Step by step guide through Criterion 7 of the major project for new IGCSE Cambridge Resistant Materials syllabus (2018-2022). Broken down into individual tasks including: Product User Testing, Evaluation Against Specification, Conclusion & Improvements Each task, has a starter task, accompanying worksheet, previous high attaining examples and success criteria broken down into sub sections of 3 bands to aid pupil understanding. Can be used as a presentation for teachers or simply given to pupils as a guide book. Tailored to Cambridge syllabus, but will work well with all GCSE Resistant Material courses.

Photoshop tutorial designed to take pupils through the design and creation of a Comic Book Cover. Ideal for ks# students from complete novices to more experienced users. Covers the use of layers, filters, blending options, magic wand tool and text effects. Characters JPEG images can be take of existing characters, produced using online creators or drawn and scanned to form the basis of the comic.

Step by step guide through Criterion 2 of the major project for new IGCSE Cambridge Resistant Materials syllabus (2018-2022). Broken down into individual tasks including: Product Research, Product Analysis, Questionnaire Creation, Questionnaire Analysis, Size Location & Anthropometrics, and Specification. Each task, has a starter task, accompanying worksheet, previous high attaining examples and success criteria broken down into sub sections of 3 bands to aid pupil understanding. Can be used as a presentation for teachers or simply given to pupils as a guide book. Tailored to Cambridge syllabus, but will work well with all GCSE Resistant Material courses.

Step by step guide through Criterion 1 of the major project for new IGCSE Cambridge Resistant Materials syllabus (2018-2022). Broken down into individual tasks including: Page Layout, Context, Situation, Mindmap, User & Design Brief. Provides pupils with a comprehensive guide to achieving full marks in the strand. Each task, has a starter task, accompanying worksheet, previous high attaining examples and success criteria broken down into sub sections of 3 bands to aid pupil understanding. Can be used as a presentation for teachers or simply given to pupils as a guide book. Tailored to Cambridge syllabus, but will work well with all GCSE Resistant Material courses.

Making Guide for producing an acoustic iPhone speaker out of natural wood or other similar resistant material. Speaker guide has specifics for iphone 4, 5 and 6, but dimensions can be easily customized to accommodate other models. could be completed as FPT or as an ECA. Focus on pupil cutting, drilling, sanding, finishing accuracy and use of jigs. Also incorporates use of 3D printing or lathe work. Can be used with KS3 pupils from year 7 to KS4 pupils and ideal for year 9. Included is a making guide for pupils and some guidance for teachers.

6 lesson presentation for teaching drawing skills from scratch, up to complex isometric crating and rendering. Ideally used as a teacher led presentation guide, allied with demonstrations of each technique. Also useful as a set of homework tasks for pupils or simply independent learning and up-skilling of pupils drawing. Tasks include: Technique for freehand straight lines and circles Oblique * Basic shapes, More difficult shapes, Letters Isometric * Basic shapes, Cutouts, Cylinders, Crating, Complex shapes Exploded drawing Enlarged views Thick & Thin Lines Rendering * Acrylic, Wood, Glass, Metal Each lesson includes: Timing guidance, Lesson Objectives, Plenaries, Starters, Explanation for each task and Visual examples of outcomes.