Welcome to Resourceful Mind! Through my extensive experience in teaching design, engineering, graphics, food and textiles, I've developed resources that make topics easy to understand. My materials include clear visuals, simple explanations, and engaging tasks to reinforce learning and support learners.
Welcome to Resourceful Mind! Through my extensive experience in teaching design, engineering, graphics, food and textiles, I've developed resources that make topics easy to understand. My materials include clear visuals, simple explanations, and engaging tasks to reinforce learning and support learners.
Lesson for Food Technology
1-3 lessons on designing a smoothie
Starer
Video Links
Mini plenary anatomy of a smoothie
Differentiated support sheets
Design task with WILF
Exit Card
A revision sheet that covers unit 2 of the WJEC food and nutrition Specification for the principles of nutrition
Macro and Micronutrients
RDA
Amino Acids
Good Fat V Bad Fat
Carbohydrates
Nutrition Labeling
A lesson I gave to highlight the work of Airbus
Covers the requirements of the WJEC Design and Technology specification 2017.
Also could be used to talk about material properties and uses.
Standard lesson
Starter
Lesson objectives
Video link
Mini Review
Narrative slides about the Airbus A380 scaffolding for final activity
Think Pair share (material properties and uses)
Final task: Create an infographic on the Airbus
Exit card
A lesson I gave on looking at the work of other designers focusing on Shigeru Miyamoto
Standard lesson
Starter
Video link
Scaffolding narrative about Shigeru Miyamoto
Mini Review
Task: Design an 8/16 bit pixel character
Extension task: design a pixel level
Pupils really engaged with this lesson and enjoyed the design activity
Cover lesson task or Homework
News article on Bionics with arguments for and against
Key Definitions task
Comprehension questions
60 word summary create an argument for and against.
This is a 10 hour project I created for pupils who are isolating or working from home during the Covid pandemic.
The premis of the project is to consider how design can have a positive impact on others. Pupils are expected to complete the project through independent learning were teacher support is not available.
In this project pupils will consider how they can design a product for someone with arthritis. They will look at existing products, carry out some research, create designs on paper and through tinkercad. They will model their designs using home made playdough and create a final pitch.
The project is designed so that their is some guidance on what the pupils need to learn or be able to achieve, links to internet resources to help them complete tasks and upload or provide evidance.
I use Google classroom to provide pupils with their own copy but you may want to adapt if pupils require paper copies.
Lesson on globalisation I made for WJEC Design and Technology but could be used for business studies or Geography.
Includes
Starter
Introduction
Discussion
Video link
60 word summary
Thought provoking images Mini Review
Exit Card
A revision sheet that can be easily followed by a student to do look/cover/test or make flash cards. Describes what they might be asked in an exam to familiarise themselves with questioning.
Extension task. get the pupils to create GCSE style questions from the examples given.
This help sheet promotes independent learning for the the topic of woods and covers a majority of the criteria from the WJEC resistant materials specification on woods.
Pupils will require the following on their mobile / smart devices
QR code reader
the 'Aurasma' app
Then revision sheet also covers common misconceptions and advice on answering exam questions that require knowledge of wood.
Btec Engineering Learning Aim B Telematics
A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim
Revision sheet and Bank sheet to revise topic: The impact of new and emerging technologies.
Covers
Market Pull V Technology Push
Product Life Cycle
Global production and its effects on culture and people.
Legislation
Consumer rights
Sustainability
Introduction to extrusion for the lesson after introduction to injection molding.
Starter
Lesson objectives
Video link
Animated process
Advantages and disadvantages
Task
Mini Review
Exit ticket
Btec Engineering Learning Aim A Shearing
A power point presentation with starter activity, notes, video links, tasks and plenary that cover this learning aim
Btec Engineering Learning Aim A PCB SMT Manufacture
A power point presentation with starter activity, notes, video links, tasks and plenary that cover this learning aim
Btec Engineering Learning Aim B New Technologies
A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim
Btec Engineering Learning Aim B High performance materials
A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim
Btec Engineering Learning Aim B High composite materials
A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim
Btec Engineering Learning Aim A Drilling
A power point presentation with starter activity, notes, video links, tasks and plenary that cover this learning aim