The entire Design Technology Portal in one purchase: everything for the new IB Design Technology syllabus (first assessment May 2027), written and classroom-tested by a practising IB DT teacher. Worth £395 if bought separately.
What’s inside:
All three Teacher Packs: editable lesson PowerPoints for all 24 topics across Themes A, B and C, SL and HL
Lesson intent panels, end-of-unit assessments, mark schemes, worksheets and an original exam practice question bank
All three Student Revision Packs: 24 revision decks with quick-check questions and answers
216 printable key-term flashcards covering every topic
The Two-Year Curriculum Map: a week-by-week route through the whole course, with IA milestones built in
Everything is fully editable and school-branding free. Pay once, keep it forever, and use it across your classes.
This resource is independent of and not endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. It contains no IB-copyrighted material.
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.
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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Suitable for KS3 year groups in Design Technology.
2 worksheets with information and questions for the learning of health and safety in the workshop/classroom. Great for cover, as a homework or as part of a lesson.
Tried and tested.
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
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.
This is a test designed as a base line for year 7 students to assess various skills that are needed across all D&T subjects. Marks scheme also included.
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.
CONTENT:
2.1.1 A: Impact of New and Emerging Technologies
2.1.1 B: Critical Evaluation of New and Emerging Technologies
This 46 slide vibrantly illustrated teacher PowerPoint supports the pupil work book (available separately or as part of a bundle).
It covers the WJEC New specification for Design and Technology from 2017 and would generally covers a term of theory from September and October. It is suitable for Product Design, Fashion and Textiles and Engineering.
Contents Include:
The first section covers the Core Knowledge and Understanding 2.1.1A
• The impact of new and emerging technologies on industry and enterprise:
• market pull;
• technology push;
• consumer choice.
• The Product Life Cycle. Introduction – researching, developing and then bringing a product to market; Growth – when sales are increasing; Maturity – sales are near their highest point; Decline – sales begin to fall.
• Global production and its effects on culture and people.
• Sustainability. Meeting today’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations. For example: the sourcing of materials, using sustainable resources, waste materials and CFCs.
• Legislation to which products are subject. BSI (British Standards Institute) and ISO (International Standards Organisation). Their general roles/purpose, ISO numbers, the BSI kite mark and why as consumers these are important when purchasing products.
• Consumer rights and protection for consumers when purchasing and using products. The basics of consumer rights, return policies, and the Trade Description Act.
• Moral and ethical factors related to manufacturing products and the sale and use of products. Considering the needs of others in less developed countries and issues related to child labour, fair wage for a day’s work, companies exploiting underdeveloped countries for profit.
• CAD/CAM the advantages and disadvantages of using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM).
The last part of this PowerPoint offer activities to help pupils critically evaluate the importance of new and emerging technologies (plus sustainability and environmental issues) when designing and making products.
NOTE: The workbook is designed using the font “Century Gothic” and “Champion” and will be best viewed with these downloaded.
For KS3 Design Technology.
Great for cover lessons, homework tasks or as part of a lesson.
Both worksheets allow students to identify different tools used in the workshop, aswell as drawing tools used for design.
Tried and tested.
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
Homework Booklets — AQA GCSE Design and Technology — Whole Specification in Detail — Includes Answers
Give students purposeful practice across the entire specification while keeping workload low. Each homework page is student-friendly, builds from recall to application and evaluation, and comes with a complete answer set for self-marking or rapid feedback. Ideal for weekly homework, intervention, cover and revision. Develops recall, application, analysis and evaluation, with explicit command-word practice and clear “how to answer” steps. A4, black-and-white friendly, minimal prep. Save hours of planning: fully mapped to the whole specification, print-and-go, with answers included. Developed by an experienced UK teacher with the support of AI-assisted planning tools to ensure consistency, clarity and full-spec coverage. This is for secondary classes needing structured homework, retrieval, intervention or revision across a full course specification. Set one page per week or build half-term packs. Use self-check and answers for independent marking, or project answers for whole-class feedback. Mix and match tasks for targeted practice.
What’s inside
Whole-spec coverage: all topics and sub-topics mapped in detail.
Consistent structure per task set:
• Quick Recall (core facts)
• Core Practice (structured questions using varied command words)
• Apply It (realistic scenario, parts A–C)
• PIXL Mini-Task (Odd One Out / Always–Sometimes–Never / Convince Me)
• Literacy Boost (command words with one-line meanings plus an exam-style question with marks and step-by-step “How to answer”)
• Reduce It 30–3–2–1 (summarise and select key information)
• Self-Check (success criteria)
• Stretch Challenge (higher-order task)
Answers included: model points, indicative methods and concise mark guidance.
Editable file (Word/Docs) + ready-to-print PDF
Student homework pages covering the whole specification in detail
Complete answer pack for every task
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
"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 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 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.
Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science.
Unit F181: Science in society
Topic Area: 3 Scientific developments
□ Key concepts of each type of new technology
□ Advantages of the new technologies to further scientific development
□ How scientific disciplines might be supported by these technologies
• Robotics and automation.
• Computer-aided design (CAD).
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
• Quantum computing.
• Big data analytics.
• Advanced imaging technologies.
• Augmented and virtual reality.
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.
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