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The Impact of Modern Technologies
Detailed Lesson Resource on the Impact of Modern Technologies in Society. Innovative use of group activities to create engagement and progress in learning the topic.
Aims and Objectives:
To evaluate the impact of modern technologies.
To compare the advantages and disadvantages that the use of modern technology has brought to society.
To analyse how modern technologies has impacted environmental issues and sustainability.
To create an A3 poster in groups and deliver a short presentation in front of other groups.
GCSE Design Technology: Year 10 Mocks Revision General Quiz
GCSE Design Technology: Year 10 Mocks Revision General Quiz
Composites, Smart and Modern Materials
Students to investigate the characteristics and uses of different types of composite materials. Students to identify a number of smart materials, and evaluate their reactive capability and uses. Students to investigate nanotechnology, nano-materials, their properties and their uses.
How do designers gather inspiration? Biomimicry
1) To investigate ‘Biomimicry’ in relation to designers gathering inspiration. 2) To analyse how the shape and design of nature is implemented into the design of products. 3)To create a design of a furniture (table or chair) based on ‘Biomimicry’.
Product Analysis
Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate what product analysis is. 2) Student to evaluate how product analysis is used to improve new products.
Exploring childcare careers Card Sort
Exploring childcare careers Card Sort with a video exploring careers in childcare.
Bundle
Packaging Bundle
Five lesson bundle on Packaging:
1) An Introduction to Packaging Graphics
2) Industrial Manufacture of Packaging
3) Packaging and materials: The Functions of Packaging
4) Product Marketing - The Power of Branding
5) Making Products Safe (Packaging)
Making Products Safe (Packaging)
Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. 1) Students to investigate the relevance of safety for the product user. 2) Students to analyse that designers and manufacturers have a both a moral and a legal responsibility for he products they create.
Product Marketing – The Power of Branding
Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. 1) Students to analyse the power of branding and it’s effect on different consumer groups. 2) Students to evaluate how products are marketed using a variety of techniques, including leaflets, flyers, point of sale, packaging and digital media.
Packaging and materials: The Functions of Packaging
Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. Students to investigate the functions of packaging: protection, informing, containing, transportation, preservation, and display.
Industrial Manufacture of Packaging
Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. 1) Students to investigate different types of packaging. 2) Students to analyse why different materials may be better for different items. 3) Students to compare the difference between die cutting and creasing, and learn about registration marks.
An Introduction to Packaging Graphics
Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation, lesson plan and activity sheet. Aims and objectives: 1) Students to evaluate existing packaging graphics used in chocolate boxes. 2) Students to create packaging graphics for a chocolate box.
BfL 3-2-and-1 count down
BfL 3-2-and-1 count down
Count down timer on PowerPoint using animation to countdown 3-2-and-1 in order to give students warning to stop talking and listen to the teacher.
Year 7 and 8 - Moral, social and cultural issues in Design Technology
Students to evaluate how built-in obsolescence in new products has led for a ‘throwaway’ culture.
Students to investigate offshore manufacture of mass-produced products in developing countries by multinational companies.
Students to investigate how tolerance of different cultures to avoid offence influences the designing and manufacturing of products.
Resources include full detailed lesson, with videos and engaging activities.
Sustainability of materials card sort
Sustainability of materials card sort - Activity to work out the order of the sustainability of materials life cycle. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.
Measuring and Marking out Timber, Metal and Plastic
Learning Objectives: 1)To investigate the correct method of measuring and marking out timber, metal and plastic. 2)To work collaboratively
Year 7 and 8 - Sustainability of materials
Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate the source of a range of materials, how they are processed for use and how they can be reused, recycled or disposed of. 2) Students to evaluate the environmental consequences of the use of these materials.
Promotional Products using card
1) Develop a promotional product using card – modelling techniques. 2) Investigate pop up cards mechanisms including the v-fold (mouth) and the parallelogram mechanisms. 3) The overall theme is ‘Zoo’
The Impact of Modern Technologies
Detailed Lesson Resource on the Impact of Modern Technologies in Society. Innovative use of group activities to create engagement and progress in learning the topic.
Aims and Objectives:
To evaluate the impact of modern technologies.
To compare the advantages and disadvantages that the use of modern technology has brought to society.
To analyse how modern technologies has impacted environmental issues and sustainability.
To create an A3 poster in groups and deliver a short presentation in front of other groups.
Plastics: Thermoplastics vs Thermosetting plastics
Learning objectives: 1) Students to investigate different types of plastics. 2) Students to analyse the characteristics of different types of plastic and be able to identify a number of types of plastics.
Types of drawing methods card sort
Types of drawing methods card sort - Activity to match the type of drawing methods with the image of the drawing method. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.
Puzzles - Form Time Activity
Puzzles - Form Time Activity. Lateral thinking puzzles and dingbats.
Types of surface preparation tools card sort
Types of surface preparation tools card sort - Activity to match the type of surface preparation tools with the image of the surface preparation tools. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.
Material Properties Card Sort Activity
Activity to match the type of material properties. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.