This is 2 lessons based around New and Emerging Technology.
Covers: Robotics, Augmented Reality, Smart Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of things and Autonomous Vehicles.
There are 2 powerpoints each with their own information sheets for students to explore the technologies themselves and a worksheet to explain the information and the impact they might have.
Good discussion lesson, engages students through teacher input and the students exploring the new technologies.
AQA GCSE Vocab Bundle
AQA GCSE Key word Mat/ Revision Cards
My keyword mats and revision keyword cards are designed to support vocabulary development in Design and Technology. These resources provide clear, concise definitions and key terms, helping students to confidently use subject-specific language.
In this bundle includes
Unit 1 Keyword mat
Unit 1 Revision Key Term cards
Unit 2 Keyword mat
Unit 2 Revision Key Term cards
Unit 3 Keyword mat
Unit 3 Revision Key Term cards
Unit 4 Keyword mat
Unit 4 Revision Key Term cards
Unit 5b Keyword mat
Unit 5b Revision Key Term cards
Unit 5d Keyword mat
Unit 5d Revision Key Term cards
Unit 6 Keyword mat
Unit 6 Revision Key Term cards
Unit 7 Keyword mat
Unit 7 Revision Key Term cards
The printable revision key term cards must be printed double sided on the short side.
Perfect for pupil revision, revision lessons, cover lessons and supporting pupils understanding key vocab.
Here you have a Design Technology Quiz, tried and tested with KS3 and GCSE students studying DT. The quiz is interactive throughout using Hyperlinks navigating to the correct and incorrect answers which appear clearly on the screen for students to see.
The quiz contains 23 questions and covers:
environmental impact, selecting the correct materials, textiles fabrics, obsolescence and standard components and their function.
This Quiz has been tried and tested and has had fantastic feedback from students and teachers. It is great for a specialist teacher or a non-specialist teacher during a DT cover lesson.
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The relentless drive for 'efficiency&' in higher education, and the consequent increase in workloads, has given university teachers a compelling incentive to investigate alternative forms of assessment. Some forms of assessment with a clear educational value can no longer be entertained because of the burden placed on the teacher. An added concern is plagiarism, which anecdotal evidence would suggest is on the increase yet which is difficult to detect in large modules with more than one assessor.
This is a pupil booklet with definitions, examples and questions on CAD/CAM for GCSE Product Design (WJEC). This resource can be delivered as a printed booklet or electronic booklet as it can be saved as a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides. This resource also comes with an answer booklet which provides model responses to the questions asked in the pupil booklet.
This is a great teaching resource and can be delivered with or without a supporting presentation. The content within this booklet is in line with the current specification for WJEC Product Design (2024).
All of my content is branded and consistent with other booklets within my collection. All content is my own and hasn’t derived from other resources.
This is a printable guide booklet to give to children which guides them through all sections of the NEA. Each page gives a doodle of what their sketchbook or PowerPoint slide should look like, along with guidance as to what to include in order to meet the mark scheme needs.
The booklet is tried and tested, and I have used this format for many years with great success. This booklet is written specifically for AQA GCSE D&T (latest spec).
Included is a fully editable version (made in PowerPoint), which you could easily modify to OCR etc. too if you so wished.
I have also included a printable booklet of the mark scheme for students and teachers (just a cut down version of the specification), which I find handy for marking, and also a deadline poster for display in the department.
This guide will work with any contextual challenge.
"Ultimate Revision Activities Pack – engaging, interactive worksheets covering every specification point AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552).
This bundle brings together a complete set of interactive activities designed to save teachers time and help students succeed. Covering all major specification points, this pack includes a wide variety of activity types to make revision structured, engaging, and exam-focused.
Great for independent work, cover, non specialist.
Included activity styles:
Revision Cards – ready-to-use templates to create personalised flashcards
PEE Paragraph Builders – guides to writing strong Point, Evidence, Explain answers
Odd One Out – critical thinking activities to spot links and justify reasoning
True/False – quick-fire checks to challenge misconceptions
Ranking & Diamond 9 – prioritisation tasks to develop evaluative skills
Spot the Mistake – accuracy checks to prevent common exam errors
Cause & Consequence – analytical tables linking causes with outcomes
Keyword Match-Up – vocabulary-focused recall and application
Card Sort / Categorisation – knowledge organisation tasks
Compare & Contrast – structured evaluation of similarities and differences
Misconception Buster – correcting false statements into accurate knowledge
Cloze Notes with Hints – scaffolded recall activities with key vocabulary support
Pros & Cons Grids – evaluative reasoning for balanced arguments
Agree/Disagree Continuum – evidence-based opinion and justification tasks
Mystery Cards – cause-and-effect reasoning activities
Each activity is designed to build essential exam skills such as exam writing practice, tackling extended response questions, improving essay structure, and developing strong writing skills.
These revision worksheets are flexible printable resources, ideal for classwork, homework, or independent learning. They encourage active recall and retrieval practice, ensuring complete specification coverage in a variety of engaging formats.
Teachers benefit from consistent, ready-to-use, time-saving resources, while students gain confidence, independence, and exam-ready knowledge.
Hidden within the creation process, AI helped to create these time saving resources – ensuring they are professional, accurate, and student-friendly.
Suitable for all students, this Ultimate Revision Activities Pack transforms revision into an interactive, effective, and enjoyable process – giving every learner the tools to reach their full potential.
One worksheet per topic per specification points, a huge bundle of worksheets with answers to save you time:
3.1.1 - New and emerging technologies
3.1.2 - Energy generation and storage
3.1.3 - Developments in new materials
3.1.4 - Systems approach to designing
3.1.5 - Mechanical devices
3.1.6 - Materials and their working
3.1.7 - Common specialist technical
3.2.1 - Selection of materials or
3.2.2 - Forces and stresses
3.2.3 - Ecological and social footprint
3.2.4 - The six Rs
3.2.5 - Scales of production
3.2.6 - Sources and origins
3.3.1 - Investigation, primary and
3.3.2 - Environmental, social and
3.3.3 - The work of others
3.3.4 - Design strategies
3.3.5 - Communication of design ideas
3.3.6 - Prototype development
3.3.7 - Selection of materials and
3.3.8 - Tolerances
3.3.9 - Material management
3.3.10 - Specialist tools and equipment
3.3.11 - Quality control
This paper describes early experiences with the Ceilidh system currently being piloted at over 30 institutions of higher education. Ceilidh is a course-management system for teaching computer programming whose core is an auto-assessment facility. This facility automatically marks students programs from a range of perspectives, and may be used in an iterative manner, enabling students to work towards a target level of attainment. Ceilidh also includes extensive course administration and progress-monitoring facilities.
Universities within the United Kingdom have had to cope with a massive expansion in undergraduate student numbers over the last five years (Committee of Scottish University Principals, 1993; CVCP Briefing Note, 1994). In addition, there has been a move towards modularization and a closer monitoring of a student's progress throughout the year. Since the price/performance ratio of computer systems has continued to improve, Computer- Assisted Learning (CAL) has become an attractive option.
Design Technology Remote Learning and Cover Work; suitable for KS3 students. Tried and tested with year 7, year 8 and year 9 classes. The worksheets cover Illustration, Logo Design, Typography, Graffiti, Packaging Design, Scale & Proportion, Clothes Design, fabrics, DT Design Solutions, Structutal integrity (Textiles) Influence Design and Design Technology Interactive Quiz.
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Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAM)
This resource is part of the set for “Working In Engineering”
Aim: Explore computer-aided manufacture (CAM) systems and software and their application in manufacturing.
This resource includes:
Session Power-point file (19 slides)
Information sheet handout
CAM handout
Careers handout
Please feel free to check out our other resources, over the next academic year we will be adding a whole host of resources to support teaching Engineering.
After some research and necessary updating of our baseline test for year 7, I have created the following resource to encompass all of the areas within KS3 DT (for my department this is Product Design (timber, metal, plastics, electronics) F&N and Textiles.
The resource is broken down in to a page roughly for each subject area, with focus on numeracy, measuring and basic use of equipment. Identification of tools and machinery in the department are also included as well as more detailed questions for F&N, including hygiene and a design based task to measure creativity, design skills etc.
I have yet to develop a mark scheme for this, but the test has been made simple enough for marking to allow for peer assessment, with the design question being the only one that may require teacher critique.
I hope you find it useful, please leave some feedback!
Enjoy,
GB
If you are looking for a Food Technology based team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to Christmas, then this KS3 Food Technology ESCAPE ROOM is for you! There are seven Christmas inspired - but subject themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including: problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension,literacy challenges and some clever deduction.
The puzzles, bonus questions and challenges are a fun way to assess a topic or subject area. This resource covers a variety of different elements including: vocabulary, key terms. key themes, general subject knowledge, literacy and much more…
Escape Room is fully editable and are easy to set up - Just follow our step by step teacher instructions.
The Escape room lasts just under an hour depending on how quick students can solve each puzzle! If a team finishes early don’t worry we have built in another hidden challenge for them.
Students will start in the Snowfield and solve puzzles along the way through 7 different rooms (Snow field, Scarf, Top Hat, Forest, Carrot and Coal, Wrap A present & a final secret Location) As they solve each Christmas themed puzzle they will collect 1 Piece of the Snowman Puzzle and have to solve the Christmas Cypher.
Food Technology Christmas Escape Room Contents
☞Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display
☞ Escape Room Keys (Six Sets for up to Six Teams) Print two copies for up to 12 teams
☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles)
☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - We do the hard work for you!
☞ Teacher instructions to run the escape
☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape for any quick finishing teams :)
☞ The 7 Rooms each have subject specific Puzzles that have been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and are suitable for a variety of students.
☞ A fun, five-minute ★introductory video★ has been included, which will help to set the scene before the escape room is to begin! The video outlines the plot of each escape and provides alternate endings…
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Common FAQ’s
★Group sizes: 3-5 students per team (This can also be completed as an individual and/or pair activity)
★Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes (Provide hints along the way if time is a factor!)
★Materials: Aside from the materials that you would already have in your classroom (pencils, pens, 6 pairs of scissors), no additional resources are needed!
These escape room-style games were created as a print-and-go resource.
Sequence of core theory lessons focusing on new and emerging technologies linked to WJEC specification. Topic includes:
The impact of new and emerging technology on industry and enterprise
Global production and its effects on culture and people
Market pull, Technology push and Consumer choice
Product life-cycle
Sustainability
Moral and ethical factors related to manufacturing products and the sale and use of products
Computer-aided design (CAD) & Computer-aided manufacture (CAM)
Legislation to which products are subject
Consumer rights and protection for consumers
A comprehensive series of multimedia materials to support the teaching of the GCSE Design and Technology Food Technology course. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements. The bilingual resources include video clips, animations, text and quizzes within Moodle and can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or by students on individual computers. The images included in this work, to the best of our knowledge, are from sources that their use do not breach any copyright rules. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.
GCSE Design Technology Revision poster.
Portrait Powerpoint so can be used on the board or printed as display material.
Ideal for the start of a lesson, a quick filler, a homework, part of a cover lesson or as a plenary on the board with a whiteboard pen.
The idea behind these is to get students to become more literate and think independently about the words that could be used to describe the topic being taught. Often the students will pick up on things that you would not normally expect!
GCSE Design and Technology Full Specification Revision Booklets with Answer Sheets – Ideal for Low-Stakes Testing & Exam Prep
This printable and editable revision booklet covers the entire specification for GCSE Design and Technology. It’s packed with varied, student-friendly tasks designed to boost knowledge, improve exam technique, and support retrieval practice in a low-pressure format.
This resource is for one subject but each specification point has a revision booklet and answers that fully align with the relevant GCSE.
Included in this resource:
5 multiple choice questions
Two batches of true or false statements
Gap-fill paragraph with word bank
Keyword match-up activity
Spot the mistake exam-style task
5 short answer questions
2 explain-with-example questions
1 ranking activity
Concept sorting table
Mini retrieval quiz (3×3 format)
Command word practice template
Whiteboard Q&A (10 questions)
2 mini case study application tasks
Full answer sheet included
Perfect for independent revision, in-class consolidation, or homework. Ideal for preparing students for topic tests, mock exams or final assessments.
revision booklet, GCSE, full specification, low stakes testing, retrieval practice, exam questions, answer sheet, command words, KS4 revision, printable booklet, editable Word resource Ai was used to help make these resources.
One booklet for each of the following specification points:
3.1.1 - New and emerging technologies
3.1.2 - Energy generation and storage
3.1.3 - Developments in new materials
3.1.4 - Systems approach to designing
3.1.5 - Mechanical devices
3.1.6 - Materials and their working properties
3.1.7 - Common specialist technical principles
3.2.1 - Selection of materials or components
3.2.2 - Forces and stresses
3.2.3 - Ecological and social footprint
3.2.4 - The six Rs
3.2.5 - Scales of production
3.2.6 - Sources and origins
3.3.1 - Investigation, primary and secondary data
3.3.2 - Environmental, social and economic challenge
3.3.3 - The work of others
3.3.4 - Design strategies
3.3.5 - Communication of design ideas
3.3.6 - Prototype development
3.3.7 - Selection of materials and components
3.3.8 - Tolerances
3.3.9 - Material management
3.3.10 - Specialist tools and equipment
3.3.11 - Quality control
This versatile project comes with a fully editable 20 slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 page printable booklet.
Students are asked to research and design an eco house. This can be done individually or in groups (eco village). The project runs for approximately 10 weeks.
There are research tasks, design tasks and CAD design tasks as well as extension tasks, the project can be completed on SketchUp, Tinkercad or both.
The project is suitable for any school doing DT or particularly 3D design. It is most suitable for KS3/4 but with the removal of a slide or 2, could be delivered from year 4 and up.
This fully resourced ICT lesson is part of a four-lesson mini-scheme introducing students to the basics of the free-to-access version of SketchUp, a computer-aided design (CAD) software. It has been successfully used in an international school setting and is ideal for IGCSE ICT, KS3, or KS4 CAD introductions.
Each lesson in the series includes:
Literacy, numeracy, and stretch question settler activity
A “How to login” visual guide
Tutorial video with narration providing a step-by-step guide to creating a 3D building design
Lesson 3 includes two tutorial videos
Lesson 4 includes access to a third-party extension tutorial
A set of keyword flashcards (ready to print) with an in-class Quiz-Quiz-Trade activity
Access to an online revision quiz
Lesson 1–3 include a plenary activity
Lesson 4 includes a mark scheme for a final project challenge
This is Lesson 1 of the series, introducing students to the SketchUp interface and guiding them through the creation of their first basic 3D building design. It provides a strong foundation for the skills developed in the following lessons.
We recommend purchasing the full four-lesson bundle for maximum impact, as each lesson builds upon the previous one to gradually develop confidence and competence in CAD.
All profits from this resource support charitable initiatives, including refugee assistance, youth sports, educational programmes, and environmental carbon capture, making our work carbon negative.
Primary students learn how to develop their CAD drawing skills using TinkerCAD and the video and worksheet resource provided. This builds upon other tasks that are also available for download. The series is below based on hour long lessons for year 3 to year 7 students.
Spanner - Replicating shapes.
Robot - Replicating shape and estimating size.
Spacecraft - Creating own shape and estimating size and form.
Chess piece - Creating and replicating shape, replicating size accurately given constraints.
Lego brick - Replicating shape, form, and size accurately.
Balloon powered car - Replicating shape, form, and size accurately.
These Design Technology lessons focus on 3D Printing, Bending and Shaping, Die Casting, Lathe/Milling Machine/CAD-CAM, Manufactured Boards, Power and Machine tools and Soft and Hardwoods. The lessons are suitable for KS3 and GCSE students.
**Shaping Techniques: Die Casting and Sand Casting: Whole Lesson
This full lesson includes accurate information for your students to understand Die Casting and Sand Casting. Great to introduce students too - but also for revision.
What the PPT includes:
• The starter introduces them to an exam style question based on Die Casting - students will be given a hand out explaining the command words which will appear in their exam. They will them highlight the command words and key information in the mock question itself. (this will come in handy later on in the lesson)
• Information about the Die Casting and sand casting process - images and videos
• Two hand outs -
The first task asks students to answer an exam style question relating to Die Casting - They will be given time to answer the question. The second hand out shows a model answer to the question along with the mark scheme. They will be asked to mark the model answer using the mark scheme and reflect. They will they go back to their answer and mark in the same way reflecting after. Plenary - Students will identify the pro’s of each casting process.
**Shaping Techniques: Lathe/Milling Machine/CAD-CAM/his PPT is a whole lesson.
It’s great to introduce students to the topic of Shaping Techniques when using the Milling machine and Lathe (can also be used for the revision period) - It also explores CAD/CAM when used with these 2 machines/processes.
An exam question has also been included focusing on The Milling Machine. The answer for this question has been provided also with highlighted content showing where students will pick up the marks. This is all presented on 1 slide, so you could always show it to the class and run through it to encourage self assessment.
The PPT is full of reliable subject information. Videos and imagery are included for those more visual learners and to support understanding and learning
**Shaping Techniques: Bending and Shaping PPT is a whole lesson.
This PPT is a whole lesson - great for introducing students to the topic or for revision.
The lesson cover:
Bending Materials – naming 3 types
This is a task for students to complete. The task consists of students completing a detailed table by unscrambling the function of each bending type and example products. Answers have been provided on the next slide for the convenience of teacher and student.
Heated before being bent-
Subject specific information including reference to ‘annealing’
Pressed and Shaped
Subject specific information provided - images and video to help support learning. Diagram of the pressing process provided along with a task for students asking them to draw and label the metal sheet press process - great for exam prep.
**Shaping Techniques: 3D Printing PPT is a whole lesson.
Slides include reliable information from the CGP Revision booklet. You will find the following:
Clearly layed out task sheets to help structure the students’ work/lesson Information referring to - the 3d printing process, CAD/CAM, videos, prototypes and how 3D printing has helped in other industries - Health and Food. Students to answer a practice question - PPT includes model answer and encourages students to self reflect and improve their answer.
**Power and Machine tools - PPT and Comprehensive Task
Here you have a PPT displaying the key power tools and machine tools (which are featured in the CGP revision guide) all of the information which the students need to know for the exam are included, as the information has been used from the revision guide. The information is clear and includes images.
You will also receive a comprehensive sheet, which has been differentiated (low and high ability)
It has been advised for the teacher to print most of the ppt slides as flashcard (using the print 6 per page setting) and for the students to complete the comprehensive sheet. The teacher will then dedicate time to run through the questions and answers and the students to self mark.
There is a plenary at the end to encourage students to move around the room and answering/asking as many questions to a peer in 30 seconds.
**Manufactured Boards- PPT and Task Handout
Here you will find a full lesson teaching students about manufactured boards. The PPT contains reliable subject knowledge, images, task sheets (along with mock question & answer) and links to ‘how it’s made’ videos.
The PPT is divided into 3 parts -
Starter - Name that board!
Main - PPT slides clearly run through the 3 main manufactured boards - chipboard, MDF and Plywood. Task handouts encourage students to identify the wood by appearance and match them to their suited product. Students are provided with a mock exam question with answer.
Plenary - Speed Questioning! EXCITING!
**Softwoods and Hardwoods - PPT and task Handout
Here you will find a whole lesson. Resources include PPT and handout x4 sides! (oh not forgetting ALL of the ANSWERS!)
Students will be engaged throughout. The PPT is structured as -
Starter - Catagories and name the 8 soft and hardwoods (visuals shown)
Main - Information about each wood clearly presented, task for students to answer statements about each wood, design task for students to design a product fit for purpose, students collect customer feedback and an informative video showing students the process of how hardwood flooring is made.
Plenary - Referring back to the starter- students will answer and discuss.
