Learning Objectives: 1) Students to investigate, analyse and evaluate the work of design companies: Dyson and Apple. 2) Students to create their own designs informed by the work of design companies: Dyson and Apple.

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.

To investigate the importance of ergonomics is in the designing of products. To design a toothbrush for an elderly person taking into account ergonomics

Aims & Objectives: IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS & CAUSES OF CONTACT DERMATITIS. EXPLAIN HOW TO PREVENT CONTACT DERMATITIS. TO PASS THE EXAM.

Learning objectives: Students to investigate the role of the manufacturer. Activity based on the manufacture of Brompton fold-up bikes.

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.

Types of thermoplastics card sort - Activity to match the type of thermoplastics with the image of the thermoplastics. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Students are investigating the different aspects of Sustainability within Product Design. These will be done by paired, group, and individual work. This is a mixed ability class and will be working mixed ability groups.

Learning Objectives: Students to differentiate and be able to select the correct tools when removing waste material during the manufacture of products. Students to be able to distinguish the tools’ uses, 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.

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.

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.

To become familiar with the 8 categories of Engineering Materials.

Learning Objectives: 1)To investigate the correct method of measuring and marking out timber, metal and plastic. 2)To work collaboratively

Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate what product analysis is. 2) Student to evaluate how product analysis is used to improve new products.

Advantages and disadvantages of CAD/CAM Card Sort activity. Students to sort the cards into Advantages and Disadvantages. Cut the cards around the dashed lines.

Product Analysis (ACCESS FM) exercise/starter based on a Mobile Phone Stand. Contains images of mobile phone stands in which students choose from. The chosen products is analysed using the Product Analysis form. Also includes earphone tidies images and pewter caster jewellery images.

A poster I designed which displays the classroom rules clearly to my students in lessons. Files include original design file, pdf version and jpeg version.

Name the hazard/meaning of the sign pictured below. Write down where you have seen the sign the workshop.