Here is a booklet and some knowldege organisers for the igcse Resistant materials course ran by cambridge.

This lesson is an excellent, accessible introduction into wood theory or KS3, 4 or 5. It is essential that design technology and/or product design students know this as part of their theory, ready for assessments. The lesson covers hardwoods, softwoods and manufactured boards, wood examples and their respective properties and manufacturing (felled, formed and finished) through various activities. Included is also a video on plywood production, worksheets and home learning tasks.

I wanted to make my KS3 booklets more interactive, exiting and visually appealing to learners of all abilities. I used angry birds as a theme as I found that my learners responded well to this type of visual stimuli. The project I am doing with them is a simple balancing toy to develop their basic metal work skills. I also wanted to emphasise the national curriculum requirements in a simple way. At the start of the project learners are given the opportunity to discuss and develop an understanding of the curriculum logo's (thinking, communication, etc) and how they relate to their work. I have added the document in both PDF and Microsoft publisher format. All fonts such as 'angry birds' are available from dafont.com .

Resistant Materials - Simple display with examples for wood, plastics and metals materials97 is saved as windows 1997

A great revision lesson! Each learner is given an Bingo card with answers to questions. The teacher can then shuffle the question cards and pick a question to read to the group. Learners then search their cards for the answer. The first learner to achieve a completed line wins. Includes 20 Bingo cards, teachers question cards with answers and a PowerPoint with questions to show to the class, slides can be shuffled to create a random order.

A set of clear, classroom ready woodworking tools posters for Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology / Resistant Materials. 0445 Build student confidence in tool identification with this engaging woodwork tools pack. Features line master classroom posters that can be printed in A4 or A3 for classroom display and a compatible tool identification worksheet that reinforces learning through visual recognition and written recall. The printable Woodwork Tool Identification Worksheet is perfect for introducing students to common woodworking hand tools used in the workshop. Learners identify and match tool names to images, reinforcing their understanding of basic woodwork equipment and terminology. Ideal as a classroom activity, revision sheet, or assessment task for practical lessons, this resource helps students recognise key tools such as chisels, planes, saws, gauges, and hammers. What is included? 1. Woodwork Tools Posters Black and White and colour Clear images and descriptions of 20 essential woodworking tools. Each poster features a high-quality visual and a concise explanation of the tool’s purpose and typical use. Perfect for classroom displays, tool boards, or digital slideshows, these posters help students quickly identify and understand each tool’s role in woodworking. They support visual learners and can be used to reinforce vocabulary and safe tool use. 2. Woodwork Tool Identification Worksheet with solution This printable Woodwork Tool Identification Worksheet is perfect for introducing students to common woodworking hand tools used in the workshop. Learners identify and match tool names to images, reinforcing their understanding of basic woodwork equipment and terminology. Ideal as a classroom activity, revision sheet, or assessment task for practical lessons, this resource helps students recognise key tools such as chisels, planes, saws, gauges, and hammers. Designed for secondary students (ages 11–16), it supports foundational woodworking and design technology skills, including tool safety and correct tool selection for specific tasks. Key Features: 20 full-page printable posters. Clear, structured identification activity. Clear definitions and uses for each tool Supports workshop tool familiarisation. Great for beginners or revision. Suitable for wall displays or digital teaching. Printable, easy to photocopy or laminate. Works as a starter, homework, or formative assessment. Curriculum Fit: UK: Design and Technology – Resistant Materials “Select and use specialist tools, techniques, processes, equipment and machinery precisely.” Australia (NSW): Stage 4 Technology, Stage 5 Timber Technology, Stage 6 Industrial Technology – Develops student understanding of hand tools and safe working practices. Identifying and describing the function and use of hand tools and workshop equipment Cross-curricular links: Engineering, STEM workshops, Practical Skills, Design Processes

This is an electronically editable research task consisting of 12 pages. Learners to find out the working properties, physical properties, applications and other information as appropriate and record their findings in the tables. It is based on the AQA GCSE Design & Technology specification and includes the following materials: Manufactured boards Softwoods Hardwoods Thermoplastics Thermosetting plastics Non-ferrous metals Ferrous metals Alloys A PDF version is also provided to allow the resource to be printed where learners have limited ICT access.

A practical, SEND-friendly Resistant Materials costing simulation. Pupils select materials, enter part dimensions and quantities, and calculate individual costs, running totals and the amount of material that must be purchased. Includes timber, acrylic, MDF, metals, fixings, electronics, finishes and jewellery components. Features printable materials lists, CSV export, save/load tools and an editable teacher catalogue.

A 6-8 lesson project to design and make an animal out of wood and junk metal objects. 6 slides of junk animal images to be used as inspiration. 1 printable design ideas sheet.

Used a a quiz for revision. We then colour code it for different categories of tools.

The boat project is a resistant materials project designed mainly for year 10 pupils but can be used for KS3 or KS4 pupils. This project is a skills based activity to teach pupils how to use tools in the workshop safely as well as teaching them basic wood working skills which are needed when developing the subject knowledge leading up to GCSE resistant materials. In the project the user will create a wooden boat and high impact polystyrene flags and sails using step by step guides and tutorials. This tutorial has curriculum links with maths with regard to the marking out and measuring accurately. The tutorial includes: A3 display worksheets. A4 booklet worksheets. Power point tutorial. 2D design boat steering wheel template. Exemplar product photo’s. Assessment sheets.

Students work in two teams. Students start by rolling the dice and moving the counter to select the colour, the colour corresponds to a card. Learners select the coloured card and describe to the group the tool, process etc. on the card. The learner who guesses the tool, process being described wins the point for their team. A great whole class activity.

Students work in teams. Students start by rolling the dice and moving the counter to select the colour, the colour corresponds to a card. Learners select the coloured card and draw for the group the tool, process etc. on the card. This can be done as a group on the whiteboard or in teams/pairs on paper. The student who guesses the tool, process being drawn wins the point for their team. A great activity for a fun lesson starter and for revision.

Each learner in the group is given a card. Each card has one question and one answer on it. The first learner reads their question and the group discuss the answer. The person who has the correct answer on their card puts their answer down next to the question and asks their question to the group. This continues until all questions have been asked and the answer and dominoes are linked together. A great revision tool and whole class activity. Designed for Edexcel specification but can also works for any Resistant Materials course.

Can be used as a whole class activity or small groups or pairs. One player spins the wheel and it will land on a colour. They then collect the coloured card matching the colour on the wheel and read the question to the other player. The person with the card then attempts to answer the question on the card to gain the marks for the question. If they are unable to do so this can be passed to other player to answer. A great revision tool which is engaging and fun for the group. Idea for the Edexcel syllabus but will apply for any resistant materials group.

A simple worksheet that could be used as cover work or part of a lesson.

A few games to help revise resistant materials. Also a random name generator for two teams to compete against each other.

key words list, with deffinations and part of speech for RM