Design and Technology - From Concept to Solution is an eBook that has been written for Design and Technology students and teachers. It is filled with advice and tips designed to assist you in setting out your Design and Technology portfolio so that you cover all the essential areas of your design. The introductory chapters to the book provides advice on how to go about finding a problem to research and solve. Following this, the structure of the portfolio is looked at followed by chapters on each of the headings you should be addressing during the design and production of your major project and portfolio. It is vital that you to set out your information in a clear and logical way so the markers will find the information easily in the limited time they have to grade your work. With 67 pages packed with content including web links, examples of student work and interesting design concepts, “Design and Technology, from concept to solution” will be an invaluable tool for your H.S.C year. Chapters included About the Author Introduction The Major Design Project (MDP) Advice on Selecting a Possible Project Ideas General advice on how to set out your portfolio Major Design Project examination criteria Project Proposal and Management 1.1 Identification and Exploration of a Need 1.2 Areas of Investigation 1.3 Criteria to Evaluate Success 1.4 Action, Time and Finance Plan and their application Project Development and Realisation 2.2 Consideration of design factors relevant to the Major Design Project 2.3 Appropriate research and experimentation of materials, tools, techniques and testing of design solutions 2.4 Application of conclusions 2.5 Identification and justification of ideas and resources used 2.6 Use of communication and presentation techniques 2.7 Evidence and application of practical skills to produce a quality project Evaluation 3.1 Recording and application of evaluation procedures throughout the design project 3.2 Analysis and evaluation of functional and aesthetic aspects of design 3.3 Final evaluation with respect to the project’s impact on the individual, society and the environment 3.4 Relationship of the final product, system or environment to the project proposal Useful resources H.S.C Glossary Terms Student worksheets Bibliography and further reading

Students will complete the shapes of the shipping containers with a single vanishing point. A colour image is provided as a visual aid. A sample solution has been included in this resource.

Working drawing for a small pencil box. Dimensions are in mm.

Activity for copying an image using the Grid method. This resource includes a sample solution.

Oblique - Screen Wall Block - Students will recreate the given drawing in Oblique form. This resource included a sample solution.

Isometric Tracing Grid for use to assist students in understanding how to create Isometric shapes and images.

This resources has been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. It has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. This resource is a sample resource contained in the “Metalwork Emergency Theory Lessons for Busy Teachers” available on this site.

Students will draw a front, top and side view of the Block pictured. All necessary dimensions should be included. A sample solution is included in this resource.

Students will draw the top view of the Metal cover to twice the scale. (2:1). A starting point has been identified on the Right Hand Side (RHS) Sample solution is included in this resource.

This resource has been formatted to be easily printed in A4 or A3 size dependent on your printer availability. The posters can also be used to project on to a screen within the classroom. They have each been designed to assist your Stage 6 Design and Technology students to understand and remember the Factors Affecting Design. Posters included in this resource are as follows: Appropriateness Needs Function Life-cycle analysis Aesthetics Finance Obsolescence Short-term and long-term environmental consequences Quality Finance Work health and safety Ergonomics The poster format helps present a clear and visual structure increasing literacy skills, learning and recall in the classroom and folio.

Students will draw a front, top and side view of the Block pictured. All necessary dimensions should be included. A sample solution is included in this resource

Students will draw a front, top and left side view of the Corner stop pictured and include dimensions. This drawing will be at a scale of 2:1 A sample solution is included with this resource

These drawing exercises can be provided to students to work on at their own pace. Each sheet includes 4 drawings to be completed and will need to be completed on either an A4 sheet or A3 sheet. For each drawing, students will create a border and title block to the teachers specifications. Each drawing indicates the preferred sheet size for the drawing in the lower right hand side and indicates a scale in the upper right. The teacher may wish to modify the instructions to use these drawings to provide guidance for other types of drawings such as Oblique drawings, rendering exercises or perspective drawings. There are three pages included in this resource each with 4 drawings to complete.

Students will draw a front, top and side view of the Pipe support pictured to half scale. All necessary dimensions should be included. Approximately This activity should take approximately 40 - 55 minutes for the average student to complete.

This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used when a cover lesson needs to be quickly organised or could be used when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class. The worksheets set are all either single or double pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name. Sheets included in this resource are General Woodworking Find-A-Word General Woodworkshop WHS Hand Tool Identification Quiz Woodworking Battle ship Game Woodworking Powertools Find-A-Word Woodworking Safety Terms Find-A-Word Workshop Safety

Students will draw a front, top and side view of the C Clamp pictured. This drawing will be drawn at a scale of 2:1 (Half scale). Spacing is important with this drawing. All necessary dimensions should be included. Sample solution included

The resources contained within this booklet have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. Included in this resource Metalwork Multiple Choice Quiz Metalwork Multiple Choice Quiz (SOLUTION) Metalwork Battleship group activity General Metalwork Find-A-Word General Metalwork Find-A-Word (SOLUTION) Hand Tools for Cutting Sheet Metal General Metalwork True/False Quiz General Metalwork True/False Quiz (SOLUTION) Workshop Cleanliness - Good House Keeping Workshop Cleanliness - Good House Keeping (SOLUTION)