4 FPTs that can be made using offcuts of timber with accompanying activities, worksheets and starters. Fun and engaging. Fully adaptable resources. All projects are small decorations, but can be easily sized up.
DT pupil booklet which allows pupils to complete lessons on a step by step basis ranging from initial research stages through to evaluation and profit/loss stages. Pages can be taken out or rearranged to suit individual needs and wants.
Pages and lessons included in the booklet are:
APK - Activating Prior Knowledge
Research
Research Interviews
Market Research
Recipe
Designs
Final Design
Food Safety
Planning
Evaluation
Biscuit Business - Numeracy - Cost of making against sale price
Keep your learners busy with this menu textiles technology activities! Whether it is a cover lesson, starter, breakout tasks/groups or plenary activities this range of activities including literacy and numeracy challenges.
This is a perfect introduction to equipment and processes in the textiles room and can be used to reinforce learning and generate points of discussion.
A resource for revision on Paper 2. Includes Exam style questions, mindmaps, tables, lists, image identification to be filled in on topics using memory, notes and feedback.
Keep your learners busy with this menu of health and safety activities! Whether it is a cover lesson, starter, breakout tasks/groups or plenary activities this range of activities including literacy and numeracy challenges.
This is a perfect introduction to health and safety in the workshop and can be used to introduce learners working safely in the workshop, reinforce learning and generate points of discussion.
A number of revision activities covering the content of Paper 1. Including; Mindmaps, Tables, Questions, Exam style question, identifying processes, Lists
2 sheet activity for Design and Technology KS3. Activity requires students to produce a client profile for their product as well as investigate the needs of the client.
Transferable resource that can be used for any design and make project.
Instructions;
These revision sheets allow you to see what you can remember about topics covered in the exam. Once you have done add to the mind map with your notes and add anything you have missed in another colour. Doing this will allow you to see what you need to focus your revisions on
There are 3 levels for you to progress through which get more challenging.
Hint; If you date the mind maps every time you redo one it will show you how far you have come and help boost your confidence.
Topics covered;
Woods
Metals
Polymers
Papers and boards
New and smart materials
Material testing
Scales of production
Safety in products
Computer systems for manufacture
Protecting designs
Feasibility studies
Marketing
Efficient material use
Safe working practices
Design communication
Design strategies
Product development
Keep your learners busy with this menu of metal work activities! Whether it is a cover lesson, starter, breakout tasks/groups or plenary activities this range of activities including literacy and numeracy challenges.
This is a perfect introduction to metal materials in the workshop and can be used to introduce learners to different materials, reinforce learning and generate points of discussion.
The tasks are also differentiated for ALN learners and include clues to support learning and completion of the task.This resource has been used in A4 & A3 format, B2B and can be laminated for re-use.
Here you have 8 Design Solution Flashcards, suitable for KS3 students - year 7, year 8 and year 9 classes. This has been tried and tested with KS3, but have been used as starter activities with KS4 classes also. These resources have been positively received by staff and students, used as cover work and starter activities.
The resource encourages students to identify 8 design problems and write a design solution for each. The problem areas cover:
Loose items in a large bag
Messy eater - older children
Children differentiating between the left and right trainer
Getting down from a bunk bed safer and quicker
Birds pecking at rubbish and making a mess on bin day
Baby’s crawling on harder floors / discomfort to their knees
Picking up a large number of nails that have dropped onto the floor
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1 sheet activity that allows students to practice rendering isometric shapes to look like materials with coloured pencil,
Includes stretch and challenge questions.
Ideal for a cover lesson or within a scheme of work on isometric drawing/design drawing.
Keep your learners busy with this menu of plastic knowledge activities! Whether it is a cover lesson, starter, breakout tasks/groups or plenary activities this range of activities including literacy and numeracy challenges.
This is a perfect introduction to plastics in the workshop and can be used to introduce learners to different plastics and relevant applications, reinforce learning and generate points of discussion.
Keep your learners busy with this menu of joining method activities! Whether it is a cover lesson, starter, breakout tasks/groups or plenary activities this range of activities including literacy and numeracy challenges.
This is a perfect introduction to joining methods in the workshop and can be used to introduce learners to different joining methods required for a variety of materials, reinforce learning and generate points of discussion.
Include these menu of activities for the whole department!
Including H&S, Joining Methods, Woods, Metals, Plastics and Textiles.
Perfect for Cover, One to One, Breakout and Extension tasks.
This is a tried and tested cover lesson worksheet where pupils design new trainers for Adidas and Converse. Pupils will need pencils and coloured pencils to complete the worksheet. This worksheet can be delivered by a non-specialist and takes at one hour to complete.
This is a pdf file from the Institute of Food Science and Technology. It contains loads of resources and weblinks for teaching nutrition, D.T, food preparation, science and so on.
The framework provides steps for progression in children’s knowledge, understanding and skills. These include but go beyond the new programmes of study. Age-related expectations have been developed for KS1, early and late KS2, and early and late KS3. These are intended to help teachers plan activities which build on pupils’ previous learning and ensure an appropriate level of challenge.