Module/ Unit Aims: To develop creativity through Designing, Making and Thinking in order to achieve the outcome of a Board game. The board game will be the result of a developed product through research and designing. Students will develop a model of the board and counters etc. They will develop the ability to critique and improve their own work by showing understanding in annotation and evaluation throughout the project. Showing they are able to make just decisions for their design, Students will produce a box, a vacuum formed tray, a games board, counters, games cards and leaflets. Students will develop skills and knowledge in CAD and CAM, Vacuum forming, drawing skills. They will show a further understanding of the tools and materials used in product design and the processes involved.

Module/ Unit Aims: To develop creativity through Designing, Making and Thinking in order to achieve the outcome of a working USB. The USB must appeal to young people their age. The USB will be the result of a developed product through research and designing. Students will develop a model of the USB, in order to test their measurements and ensure accuracy. They will develop the ability to critique and improve their own work by showing understanding in annotation and evaluation throughout the project. Showing they are able to make just decisions for their design, Students will produce a casing for the USB using Laser cut acrylic and Vinyl to decorate. They will also create their own unique packaging, using Photoshop skills and vacuum forming. Students will develop skills and knowledge in CAD and CAM, Vacuum forming, drawing skills. They will show a further understanding of the tools and materials used in product design and the processes involved.

This workbook contains questions and design tasks around smart and modern materials. this was used in a lesson where there were different smart and modern materials at stations in the classroom. Students rotated around the stations and investigated examples of these materials to work through the book.

Module/ Unit Aims: To develop creativity through Designing, Making and Thinking in order to achieve the outcome of a working Speaker. The speaker will be the result of a developed product through research and designing. Students will develop a design through a number of drawing and designing skills. They will develop the ability to critique and improve their own work by showing understanding in annotation and evaluation throughout the project. Showing they are able to make just decisions for their design, Students will produce a wooden speaker box with hand cut decorations, will build up a working PCB by soldering components onto it, will produce packaging by developing a net. Students will develop skills and knowledge in CAD and CAM, Soldering, drawing skills. They will show a further understanding of the tools and materials used in product design and the processes involved.

A great project that costs your department very little in materials, as you can use up waste from other projects. We tend to use laser off cuts, smaller waste wood, plastic etc, coloured card and paint. Students bring in their own shoe boxes, to build their model within. Module/ Unit Aims: To develop creativity through Designing, Making and Thinking in order to achieve the outcome of a Dream Room. The Dream Room will be the result of a developed product through research and designing. Students will develop a model of the Dream Room through the use of CAD software. They will develop the ability to critique and improve their own work by showing understanding in annotation and evaluation throughout the project. Showing they are able to make just decisions for their design, Students will produce Dream Room which has been scaled to fit with a shoe box. Student will use sawing skills, cutting skills and some CAD and CAM skills to assemble their Dream Room. Students will develop knowledge of sustainability, as they will be using materials which would have otherwise gone to waste. You can provide materials such as scraps of fabric, off cuts from the laser etc.

Suitable for A level, can be adapted for GCSE. Students can use this to make notes on during lesson, or can be used for revision or homework.

A worksheet used for either main lesson or revision and homework. Covers the three main classifications of Textiles Fibres and exam questions.

Can be adpated for Textiles Specialism at GSCE. Suitable for in class use, homework and revision.

A level worksheet, but can be adapted for GCSE use. Suitable for in class use, homework and revision.