Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. Students to investigate the functions of packaging: protection, informing, containing, transportation, preservation, and display.

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.

Thermoforming and Thermosetting polymers CARD SORT activity. Students to match the Thermoforming and Thermosetting polymers name with it’s properties and common uses. Cut the cards around the dashed lines.

Presentation 1 - To demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the choice of material in a design Presentation 2 - To evaluate the properties of materials and how it influences material selection

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to investigate the need for health and safety. 2) Students to apply the knowledge of COSHH to handle, use and store a variety of hazardous substances.

Objectives: Lesson 1: Can I consider what the qualities of a 'resilient' person are? Lesson 2: Can I consider the importance of adopting a 'growth mindset'? Lesson 3: I can look at problems objectively and plan solutions?

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.

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.

Learning objective: 1) Students to identify common modelling materials. 2) Students to investigate how models have been used to develop commercial products. 3) Students to formulate how to cut, shape and join common modelling materials.

Template for a quick plenary which asks pupils to draw the thought triangle and populate it with certain categorised information based on what they have seen, done, heard and what they would like to know now. Great for assessing pupil progress and to show independent learning and introspection. Files include original PowerPoint file, PDF file and a JPEG file excellent for posters and inserting into your own PowerPoint presentations.

For you to be able to know about the uses and working parts of a milling machine. For you to be able to explain the uses of milling machines For you to be able to name parts of a milling machine For you to be able to tell the difference

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to be able to differentiate various temporary and permanent joining methods. 2) Students to be able to analyse how and when to use different types of joining joints and the preparations involved. 3) Students to be distinguish types of joining joints their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.

Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate a range of 2D and 3D drawing techniques. 2) Students to formulate 2D and 3D drawing techniques to communicate ideas.

Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate the terms market pull and technology push. 2) Students to evaluate how market pull and technology pull influences the development of products.

Pewter Caster Jewellery Project. Full Project Booklet containing 33 pages to guide students through the design and make stages of the project. In Microsoft Publisher format. Includes 2 page Assessment Criteria.

KS4 Assessment Feedback Cycle for Design and Technology

For the Eduqas board but can be used for other examination boards too.

Solidworks Session Introduction