This resource contains interactive tasks for Ks3 students the contents of this resource includes. video worksheets powerpoint presentation The resource can be used to introduce students to the hazards that may arise within a workshop and rules they must follow.

Here you have a Design Technology Quiz, tried and tested with KS3 and GCSE students studying DT. The quiz is interactive throughout using Hyperlinks navigating to the correct and incorrect answers which appear clearly on the screen for students to see. The quiz contains 23 questions and covers: environmental impact, selecting the correct materials, textiles fabrics, obsolescence and standard components and their function. This Quiz has been tried and tested and has had fantastic feedback from students and teachers. It is great for a specialist teacher or a non-specialist teacher during a DT cover lesson. You may also be interested in: Made for teachers Shop Design Technology Theory Lessons Design Technology Cover Worksheets Complete Food Lesson Bundle AQA Food Preparation and Nutrition Nea 1 & 2 Coursework Guidance & Exam/Mock Questions Preparation EDUQAS Food Preparation and Nutrition NEA 1 & 2 Coursework Guidance & Exam/Mock Questions Preparation Food Written Exam/Mock Questions and Revision suitable for all exam boards (Larger Bundle GCSE Food Exam/Mock Questions with Model Answers BUNDLEsuitable for all exam boards (smaller Bundle)

A pic ‘n’ mix revision booklet for Design and Technology GCSE. 15 pages with 50 video explanations, 28 exam questions and over 50 revision tasks. To be used independently, during tutor time, supporting class revision for students and parent/carers. If a student only completes the definitions and watches the videos they should get a 4/5 grade in the exam. I created it for students who are disengaged with revision. For each topic there is:- video explanations definitions of key terms question exam questions further revision tasks The sections link to the AQA specification, however it is fully editable so you can adapt to fit other exam boards. It covers: Core technical principles Specialist technical principles - timber (although most are generic links/questions so can be adapted to other materials) Design and making principles Feedback welcome.

I have created an A4 activity sheet for cover lessons in technology, there are 5 different problem solving task meaning that this can be used multiple times with the same group. It is also quite versatile and can be used across different year groups.

Introduction to smart materials when you just don’t have enough time or resources to give everyone a smart material to experiment with. Good revision lesson too. Includes: Video link introduction Key Vocubulary Smart Material animations Mini Review Scaffolding Tasks Example GCSE Questions Exit Card.

This powerpoint covers the majority of the GCSE AQA Engineering specification. Suitable for all examboards, and this powerpoint is complete with highlights to each part of the spec. Created for the 2022 Exams with Advanced Information, but the content will be examined for all exams. Can be used for DT revision. I achieved a Grade 9 in the Summer 2022 GCSE Exams using this booklet and received 80/80 in my NEA Component, achieving a grade 9 overall.

Exam questions broken down exploring markscheme and ideal response content.

Literacy mat with common tools and processes used in the subject. Can be useful for students from Year 7 to 11. Document available with - PDF and Powerpoint Reccomended that it is printed in A3

A powerpoint of 24 lesson starters for Design Technology. Great for KS3 especially. Minimal preparation required, just need a projector! Topics cover resistant materials, graphics and product design.

A KS3 project (year 8 or 9). A project written for an environment without powerpoints and interactive boards. It hangs on the initial two lessons researching into pop up mechanisms and then pop out mechanisms. Students practically manufacture a range of them, but also record and analyse the mechanisms in a work booklet. The remaining weeks focus on concept designs, then developments and a final working card. Included are all the resources (templates & handouts) along with lots of exemplars from previous students.

Over 100 slides and an accompanying 16 page workbook to aid delivery of the electrical and electronic systems sections of the new AQA GCSE Engineering specification and the new AQA GCSE Design and Technology specification. Includes slides, animations and questions on: power supplies, system diagrams, input and output devices, process devices (timers, counters, comparators, logic, microcontrollers), transistors.

Lettering for Design and Technology display boards with a range of background to each letter.

92 x 4 revision questions based on the GCSE exam board specification for product design. Ideal for student led revision or teacher led questioning. Covers many areas across the design technology specifications including colour coded categories for easy reference to: electronics, timbers, textiles, polymers and metal, sustainability: Origins to disposal. Wider issues in DT. Health and safety. Finishes, stock forms, tools equipment and standard components amongst many others.

Designed as an introductory scheme of learning to CAD/CAM and laser cutting pupils, this 6 hour scheme of learning has everything you need to design and make a professional quality clock. Pupils will be able to independently use Techsoft 2D desgin to create tool path that can be used to laser cut a clock. Using Quartz clock mechanisms pupils will then learn how to write an advert and retail their clocks to a target audience. With all handouts, instructions and step-by-step guidance to ensure success and progress in all pupils this unit of work has been designed to be delivered within a single term. Editable files available upon request. I have taught this project numerous times to great success and pupils enjoy the design process Lesson 1 - Automation Lesson 2 - Laser Cutting Lesson 3 - Design Tutorial Lesson 4 - Iterations of ideas and market research Lesson 5 - Presentation of final ideas and manufacture Lesson 6 - Marketing and persuasive writing Files included are: PowerPoint for delivery, Project Overview and a printable resource pack including complete step-by-step guide of the process.

PowerPoint based class revision aid. 25 tiered questions organized into 5 categories based around content from the OCR Engineering Design - Component R038. This resource works really well as a pacey “low stakes test” in pre-exam revision sessions; especially with my HAP boys who like trying to devise a competitive strategy needed to win. TEACHER RULES: Divide your class into teams. Teams take turns to choose their category and difficulty level (challenge!) Other teams can guess wrong answers for half points (numeracy!) Answered question values turn black stopping questions being asked twice. After each answer use the ‘rollover’ home button to return to the main screen. Most points at the end wins! Please leave feedback to help me improve or devise new resources.

This is a selection of images and objects for students to work out what objects are and to think outside the box. I use these as little starters to get students to think visually as soon as they come in the room. There is also images of everyday objects for students to think of other uses forcing them to be creative and inventive.

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The structural elements that hold together an aerospace vehicle must be strong and as lightweight as possible to minimize the fuel needed to reach orbit. NASA engineers continually strive to develop new materials and methods of structural design. In this challenge, students will undertake the problem of designing a strong but lightweight thrust structure that can withstand the launch of a bottle rocket by means of a wooden lever. By using simple materials such as craft sticks, cardboard, and a hot-melt glue, students strive to make their structure lighter while maintaining its strength.

A NASA video presentation about the engineering design process in action at Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, in Arizona. Learn about the next generation of the ATHLETE vehicle. See how the original design changed to allow a split into two robots and the addition of unique tools for exploration.