18 slide powerpoint covering all the required information about smart materials and modern materials needed for AQA Design & Technology. Powerpoint includes a maths starter and connect activity. There is also two exam style questions for consolidation and home learning. Powerpoint covers all the needed theory, and has a wide variety of images, gifs and videos too.

A series of 5 worksheets walking you through various drawing techniques. Cross Hatching & Tonal Range One Point Perspective Rendering a Toaster Rendering Shapes Two Point Perspective

A KS3 project designed to be an induction year 7 project for all students. A ‘Baseline Test’ if you wish through practical means. Includes all presentations, booklet and scheme of learning mapped to PoS. Main focus of students: 1 - Introduction (and infographics) 2 - Sketching with crating 3 - Sketching with primitives 4 - Isometric Drawings 5 - Rendering in pastel with templates 6 - Moodboards and designer influences 7 - Pulling it all together. 8 - Foam Modelling 9 - More Foam Modelling 10 - 2 Point Perspective & Evaluations Editable powerpoints, and booklet enclosed (including differentiated version). Video on pastel rendering included. Drawing examples (not essential) are made in ‘artrage’.

A 30 slide PowerPoint covering all necessary designers for AQA A-level Design & Technology. Lesson begins with spaced retrieval questions, and a connect activity. It concludes with two exam questions with mark scheme. Each designer has a potted history, examples of their iconic products and key notes as to their styles.

Powerpoint designed to support the teaching of UCD. 14 slides including starter/consolidation tasks along with a card sort task based on Maslow’s hierarchy. Card sort task: Print off the PDF using the ‘multiple’ option, and 2 x 2 pages per side, double sided. There being 5 steps makes this a bit wasteful - sorry! Hand out: This was just to make the notes easier!

Powerpoint designed to support the teaching of Inclusive Design 21 slides including starter/consolidation tasks along with a case study summarising exercise.

Powerpoint designed to cover the required theory for IP within A-level D&T. Patents Registered Designs Copyright Trademarks Combinations How to apply & examples 13 slides - lesson includes spaced retrieval / starter and consolidation activities.

11 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question. Main focus of lesson is a production line activity manufacturing a small laser cut slot together rocket as a class, then packaging in a carton. All CAD files (2D design) are enclosed to make up the parts.

A 17 slide powerpoint covering material testing in readiness for NEA. This focusses on testing techniques you can easily do in school (tensile, hardness, toughness, energy (heat) transfer etc. Within the powerpoint are photographs and videos of each test taking place in the workshop (they are made by me - not just a youtube video). The theory works as a standalone presentation, but if you wanted to make your own testing rigs, I have made a few simple contraptions to make testing more controlled which are also shown in the powerpoint photos/videos in use - all 3 would be easy to make in any DT workshop in a few hours. There is an accompanying handout for recording any practical tests that students do. Always one of the favourite lessons of year 10, and they get to complete a piece of NEA in the process too! As with all my lessons, they come with a key question to begin and relevant exam questions (with mark scheme) to conclude.

A 17 slide PowerPoint, running through the needed knowledge for AQA A-level D&T. This covers the types of composites, along with examples of each. Several curated youtube videos are also included to bring the theory to life.

A modern take on a classic woodwork project, creating a laminated curved lid pine box. This is a sequence of 7 lessons, each 2 hours long, with full powerpoint to accompany all learning. The lessons have a work booklet to complete, and also a modified version for SEND students. All resources are FULLY EDITABLE, in word or powerpoint format. You will need to install the font ‘Drafting’ (free download from dafont) There are extra step by step guide sheets to help too. Materials needed: 2 of 210mm x 70mm x 15mm pine, flexi/aero/bendy ply sheet and some thin normal ply. Outcomes are great, and there is significant learning throughout.

11 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question, and further questions as a consolidate.

8 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. Lesson has a starter question. The lesson also includes a practical activity investigating some fittings (you can make up some demos if desired - photos enclosed, and a CAD file for 3D printing some feet for an M8 bolt)

A 17 slide PowerPoint addressing the product life cycle: introduction - growth - maturity - decline. The presentation includes case studies, connect activity and consolidation exam questions with a student facing mark structure.

Double sided A4 which works in conjunction with ANY of the Richard Hammond Engineering Connections video (they are all on YouTube and last around 45 minutes). This handout encourages note making (mind map style) during the video, then guides students through first some concept designs and then a final design whereby they must apply the engineering principles covered in the film. Great for a longer cover lesson with a non specialist.

A worksheet based on a Lego Mini Build of a D&T Workshop. Children are tasked with drawing up the photographed model in isometric. At the top of the page I have modeled this task in simple steps. To draw, use thick/thin lines, and then render the models should take around an hour per sheet. File enclosed is a printable PDF and accompanying jpeg. I have other sheets available in this series, or a compilation package too.

Powerpoint designed to cover the required theory for Major Developments in Technology within A-level D&T. Sir Clive Sinclair Case Study Age of Microelectronics Gordon Moore and Moore’s Law Information Age Impact of ICs Product History Task 2 exam questions are also included. 23 slides - lesson includes spaced retrieval starter, questions for show-me-tell-me boards and consolidation activities.

31 Slide powerpoint covering the necessary elements of theory for AQA GCSE Design & Technology. This would cover 2 lessons. Lesson has a starter question, and further questions too. 2 worksheets outs are enclosed too.

A lesson which could be used as part of an induction process for KS4 or KS5. Lesson focusses around refelctions on a user profile, followed by the design of a water bottle for the user (handouts include space for itterations). This resource was designed to be used alongside ‘user profile boxes’ which is where you make up 4 boxes, with each box containing 10-15 posessions of a key person e.g. Retired lady - china mug, saga magazine, item of clothing etc. Young boy - plastic dinosaur, lego magazine, etc. Initial ‘investigation’ and user profile would be carried out in groups (one group per box). Students complete profile sheet. NB: you will never answer all questions from the items in a box, so assumptions are needed reflecting on evidence to hand. Students then individually design their bottles, but then present them back to the sub groups afterwards, and a ‘professional argument’ to cross check the design suitability is structured in.