Includes in these resources are a range of different activities developing in complexity to teach students how to use a drawing board and associated tools to create a range of different drawings including isometric drawing and orthographic projections plus adding dimensions.
Included is a set of worksheets, a PowerPoint to set the activities off plus a SOW giving an overview o each lesson.
A word of the week powerpoint with a word for each school week, can be displayed on screens around school, printed as a display or used as a starter activity. Full editable.
The project is a travel game designed to be enclosed inside a CD case. Students work to design and develop a game design that can be laser cut. They then also develop a CD sleeve using graphics skills. Extension tasks can be used to develop a blister packaging or the game.
This project includes various resources including a project plan, student work booklet, example templates.
These resources include a full lesson by lesson scheme of work, a student booklet and powerpoint resources for each lesson. This project aims to introduce students to a range of different textiles skills including batik, tie dye, block printing, embroidery and basic sewing machine skills to manufacture a cushion. I have successfully been running this project for a number of years with KS3 students but it could be adapted for older or younger students. All files are editable so you can adapt for your studnets.
This project leads students through designing and making a usb night light with a laser cut card shade. These resources include a SOW covering each lesson, student booklet and accompanying powerpoint.
This was aimed at KS3 but is fully editable so it could be made suitable for older or younger students.
So our students didn't miss out on basic wood working skills when doing this product design rotation we included a short focussed practical task based on developing accuracy to manufacture a small boat toy.
A comprehensive powerpoint to lead you through an MP3 speaker project. Originally used successfully for controlled assessment at GCSE but can easily be adapted for a shorter/longer project with older or younger students.
Also contains a student template for the project which can be adapted also to meet the needs of your students.
Can also be used to teach a range of design strategies as students are lead through creating designs using different approaches.
Speakers use electronics kit from Rapid Electronics.
This is an ideal SOW for students to introduce them to Resistant Materials / Product Design. The product is a plywood box with a pewter cast gift. The resources include a SOW with lesson by lesson detail, student work booklet and a powerpoint to support lessons.
I have been successfully running this project for a number of years with KS3 students but it could be adapted for older or younger students. All resources are editable so they can be adapted for your students.
I devloped these resources to use to assess the basic abilities of new students in Design & Technology. The baseline assessment can be run in all areas of technology and covers general skills like rendering, measuring, designing and the use of basic tools like scissors. Our students come from a range of feeder schools and come with a variety of different skills, this allows us to compare them easily.
This sceme can be run in any of the technology areas and does not require specific materials other than the basic stationary and thin card.
Included is a powerpoint that can be used to guide students through the task, a work booklet for students to complete and a scheme of work which details each lesson. Aimed to run over 4 x 1hr lessons but all resources are editable so can easily be adapted but can also be used as is.
A high, mid and low project booklet with full lesson powerpoint covering 18 x 1 hr lessons. Originally run with Y8 students but could be done with higher or lower year groups.
Documents and resources are editable so can be adapted to meet the needs of your students.
Covers batick, applique, tie dye, patch pockets in the processes but can easily be adapted to add or remove techniques to suit your students.