A 27 A4 page pdf booklet covering the new KS5 Engineering BTEC: A1 Design triggers A2 Design challenges A3 Equipment level and system level constraints and opportunities. A range of activities with lots of real life product examples used to enable student to take preparation notes for the controlled assessment. Part two coming soon… Thanks for looking.

Teacher powerpoint slides, individual activities and exemplars for a 14 hour project for KS3 year 7 or year 8. This project is skills based. Students will need a USB cable (which can be recycled from a keyboard or device) and a LED card (can be purchased in bulk on AliExpress.) The plywood base uses 18mm and 3mm ply, however the base can be made from a solid piece of timber with a slot rebated on a table router. This pack contains. 1 - Choosing a design brief and writing a specification. 2 - Drawing design ideas in isometric, 2D and using tinkerCAD, including a PDF of exemplars. 3 - Storyboard planning task, including images and machine infographics. 4 - Pillar drill matching and writing activity (in class, cover or homework). 5 - Soldering reading/word frame activity (in class, cover or homework.) 6 - Evaluation This activity can be extended with the use of multiple layers and embellishment on the base. For ITTs it can be simplified using Vinyl Cut stickers on backboards that are precut, this saves time and file conversion. YouTube CAD tutorials available.

This is a 58 page booklet that students can use to record their understand of the metals exam theory, including all processes. There are spaces for diagrams, some reading activities and “information cards”. One the front page there are references to each page in the AQA Design and Technology: Product Design Textbook by Hodder Education. This is a build your own textbook and is provided as a powerpoint, but could be used as a google slides document or printed and hand written.

A 16 question, editable 50 mark mock exam including the follow topics. (PDF also included for those who don't have publisher.) Modern high performance materials. Renewable Energy. Machining; Milling, Drop forging, Sand casting, Welding, Shearing, Turning. Health and Safety. CNC manufacture. Continuous Production. Surface mount technology.

This 66 page booklet (pdf) follows on from part A and covers the rest of the learning aim A syllabus including material properties, power transmission, and manufacturing processes. There are lots of pages that repeat in format so that students can draw, research and learn about; Sand, die and investment casting. Machining including turning, milling and drilling. Injection, extrusion, blow and rotational moulding. Slip, tape and press forming ceramics. Press forming, stamping, drop forging metals and backward/forward impact extrusion. 3D printing. Compression moulding (metals and thermosets). Laying up. Soldering, brazing. MIG, TIG, Oxy welding. This is a “build your own” textbook, its just activities. My students complete notes in lesson time and then type them up in study periods… Some haven’t started yet but they’ll have too soon. I’m hoping they will re-visit their notes are part of the controlled assessment “research”. I’ve also started to get them to complete the research tasks before lessons so that they have examples of products before we go through the processes. This booklet is to help me as much as them because I would hate to forget to include teaching a process to find the design brief included something I hadn’t covered with them! I’m going to look into the other learning aims this term… Hopefully! Sorry it’s a pdf but I’ve paid for license for the images in some of the activities!

A student friendly tracker for self assessment or teacher assessment to help identify areas of strength and areas of weakness for The Engineered World exam. Created in excel, completely editable. Can be used along side my mock exams and other resources. Free to NQT's just get in touch.

A selection of eight worksheets with exam style questions and learning activities for - Drop Forging (3 sheets) Shearing (2 sheets) 3 worksheets covering - Sand casting Investment casting Powder metallurgy Die casting Would make good follow up learning for my manufacturing processes lesson, more detailed than the homework/revision pack worksheets available in my resources area. Thanks for looking.

This booklet allows students to gather information on manufacturing processes including alloying, moulding, printing, machining to name a few. This pack should upload into google drive or classroom with little formatting (or as an editable pdf.) I plan to use this so that I can monitor my students progress, how easy it is for us to assume they have made their own notes... And even more frustrating that deep down we know they don't. There a 28 pages in total including the relevant section of the specification. I plan to create a booklet for each section! Thanks for looking.

A 16 question, editable 50 mark mock exam including the follow topics. Modern high performance materials. Composites The 6 R's Renewable Energy Machining Health and Safety Robotics Mass Production. See my other mock exam for different questions! Free for NQT's, just get in touch.

This is a 16 page A4 pack (pdf) that enables students to provide photographic evidence for Unit 7: Machining Techniques, learning Aim A and compliments the online assignment brief provided by Edexcel. Students should look to take photos where their face is visible, if they do not, you or one of their peer's, should write a comment such as "I witnessed students' name* completing this task" adding a signature to verify the evidence. *Beta tested! Corrections made! If you downloaded an incorrect version get in touch and I'll email you the latest correct version. ** Dec 2015 - Further improvements to student requirements. When did you select it? Why did you select it? What makes it useful? To break up the tasks more clearly.

This is a team work based game that introduces students to the following topics: Surface mount technology CNC machinery Pick and place robotics Drop forging Shearing Teams of four/five are assigned roles (I've assigned teams of 4 because I have classes of 20+) but you could do teams of three by merging the writer/explainer role. Five paragraphs (1 about each process) are put out on different tables and students have to work as a team to produce a quick poster of each process using words and pictures. I'm going to give the team with the best 5 posters a prize at the end. Students are each given specific tasks and their are rules to keep them in check. A five minute timer and two minute timer are in the powerpoint to help you move them on and keep the pressure/pace of the competition going. They could even vote for the winning team at the end or you could get the teams to swap posters and add in anything they think was missing.

This is a 22 page booklet created is in PowerPoint with A4 landscape layout, that covers all four areas of the Unit 2, which can be adapted to be used for any product. Fully editable and with no particular product in mind (one size fits all) with the exception of the specification help sheet which focuses on torches (but this is transferable knowledge.) We're planning to use torches for the specification and quality section and the Nissan leaf for materials and manufacture, as focusing on one product tends to leave students a little weary/unfocused. The booklet can also be used in conjunction with the online assignment briefs given out as a booklet or each section one at a time. One version has guidelines to help students write down their answers by hand if you school lacks IT equipment, I know mine does! The other version could be uploaded into google drive and converted to a slide document (might need a little reformatting but not a lot CABIN is my preferred font) or turned into a .pdf for Dropbox or Dochub.) p.1 Title slide p.2 Specification guidance & keywords/sentence structure. p.3 Dissassembly. P.4 Specification help sheet with generic questions to guide students. p. 5-7 Specification worksheets covering all headings from Edexcel guidance. p.8 Materials helpsheet. p.9 Materials & components images collection. p.10-11 Two materials in detail. p.12 The environmental impact of materials. p.13 Manufacturing help sheets. p.14 Manufacturing methods for two components in relation to specific components. p.15-16 Manufacturing methods for two components in detail. p.17 Comparing the environmental impact of manufacturing methods - essay style answer. p.18 Quality control and assurance guidance and keywords. p.19 Quality control checks. p.20 Specific quality control checks in relation to TQM. (TQM is not on the syllabus but some of the students find it easier to grasp and it gives a better full over, which is less specific than Kaizen. p.21 TQM mind map. p.22 Evaluating different quality assurance systems table (I usually use Kaizen, TMQ and Poka Yoke.) Thanks for looking, any questions just ask!

A presentation that covers the basics of nano technology. Slide 1-4 - A maths task helping your high achievers transfer their knowledge of SI to engineering and to help your less able to understand the nano means very small. Also a reading task with a few nano sized facts to consolidate. Slides 5 - The slow mo guys (two young geeks on you tube) explain the principles of hydrophobic materials with some amazing slow motion videos that usually grab the attention of the students. (As a teaser you can promise to show other slow motion video at the end of the lesson but be careful which ones you choose some covering explosions contain inappropriate language and in others the geeks undertake seriously dangerous/reckless activities.) Whereas others have a much more scientific focus. Slide 7-9 - The applications covered in brief (tyres, clearcoat and petrol/oil). Slide 10 - The disadvantages. The first worksheet asks students to write the definition of nanotechnology and then explain three areas where they might be used in the automotive sector. The second worksheet is a series of pictures which students can cut and classify into two or more groups of their choice (alone, as a group or with a neighbour.) They then need to annotate on the meaning of each picture. The powerpoint takes about 10-15 minutes, the students can spend most of the lesson completing the main sorting and annotating task and the answers can be discussed with each table as you wander around the room telling them to stay on task and stop drawing on the tables..... Every resource is in powerpoint and fully editable. Enjoy.

This is a 12 page booklet that supports learners through assignment 2 providing them with a place to gather evidence. The practical task is a hammer, but this could easily be replaced with a task of your choice. p.1 Front cover p.2 Success Criteria including simple and complex work holding devices lists p.3 Hammer working drawing (created in 2D design and impossible to upload on TES, sorry.) p.4 & 5 Centre lathe set up (facing off, knurling, setting machining speeds, boring holes, cut depths when roughing and finishing) p.6 Pillar drill set up (position of tool and work piece, changing the speed, swarf checks.) p.7 Final practical photograph and self evaluation (strengths and weaknesses for D2) p.8-10 Accuracy checks including surface finish, vernier, go-no gauge (we made a very basic one) tapers and chamfers. p.11-12 Space for photographic evidence of accuracy checks performed. If using the online assignment brief learners also need to complete a health, safety and accuracy presentation to accompany their evidence. We also include a assessor observation of students setting up the vertical mill correctly and safely to ensure all boxes are ticked. (We also just received some good moderator feedback!) Thanks for looking!

This is a 15 page booklet that can be used in conjunction with the Component 1 - Exploring engineering skills through the design process verified assignment brief on the Pearson website as a set of assessment sheets. p.1 Front page - existing products research p.2 Assessment criteria for assignment. p.3 Specification for an existing product (hacksaw) which could be easily edited for another product of the teachers choice. Initial ideas p.4 Product Investigation written task. p.5 Mind map - Starter point for iterative development p. 6 Initial ideas page (busy page) p. 7&8 Detailed ideas with space for written evaluation against spec and with peers. p.9 Peer review - group activity p.10 Generating a physical model (workshop based and optional as students can model just using CAD.) p.11 Generating a 3D model using CAD p.12 Final design solution CAD p.13 Peer review against evaluation of initial specification. p.14 Extended evaluation (for merit and distinction learners). p.15 Final peer review form (an alternative or additional to the more subjective review on p.14) This booklet is based on design a hacksaw, we have created the same booklet for a bottle opener so the students can have a trial run to learn the skills but this might prove to be very time consuming. I’ve provided it as a powerpoint and pdf. (I’m planning to get students to use google classroom and slides.) Happy September! More resources for Unit 1 and 2 coming soon. Look out for bundles and new spec Level 3 resources in my shop.

A presentation, with supporting worksheets at the end, that teaches students the benefits and limitations of different drawing techniques prior to undertaking the assignment. (Includes Isometric, Oblique and Orthographic Projections.)

A presentation and worksheet on Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

A set of single page pdf’s to support the teaching of pewter casting, including CAD videos and walkthroughs and a pillow pack.