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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.

Revision lesson to cover the surface finishes and treatments that are available to enhance functional and aesthetic qualities in materials. Mini reviews Video resources Past paper questions and knowledge check tasks Handouts

A simple set of design and technology activities that could be used as emergency cover. 15 activities in total suitable for year 7 - year 10 I created these quickly as a teacher called in sick in the morning and needed some activities that students could work through independently without much instruction. They are not perfect and done in a rush but they did they job!

5 homework tasks for textiles

First lesson introduction to plastics for Memory Game Definitions Literacy Thermo forming and Thermosetting Types of plastics Properties

Btec Engineering Learning Aim B Powdered metallurgy A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim

Introduction into sustainability What is sustainability the 6R’s How to be more sustainable design activity

An investigation lesson on vitamins including a starter, link to a great vitamin video, table for pupils to complete as a group and 6 fact sheets for pupils to investigate and get the information they need. Extension task of class discussion about vitamins and an exit card.

Introduction to ACCESS FM getting pupils to analyse a product Lesson contains Starter Hook Mini Review Class Discussion Independent Task Exit Card

Unit 1 Engineering example test. 19 questions in the on screen format to familiarise pupils with the style of questions they will get from 1 mark to 8 marks. All questions include sample answers and key buts of linked knowledge that they should know.

to ferrous and non ferrous metals helping pupils understand the terms ferrous and non ferrous. Lesson explains pure metals and alloys, the effect of moisture on ferrous and non ferrous metals and why different metals are used for similar products. Lesson includes Starter Explination of ferrous and non ferrous 2 Mini reviews Video 3 scaffolding tasks Exit card

15 pages of design tasks or emergency cover work. Design a bookend Design a pop vinyl figure Design a picture frame Design a car Design a milkshake brand Design an automata Design a mobile phone holder

Food and nutrition lesson on lifestyle choices and diet. Covers individuals with specific lifestyle needs to include vegetarians: lacto-ovo, lacto, vegan, and those with religious beliefs that affect choice of diet to include Hindu, Muslim, Jewish Lesson contains Starter Learning objectives Card sort Summary of 60 Mini review GCSE questions Exit card resources

Equipment Pictograph Food Allergies Fruit salad design

In this lesson we will cover how new products come to market. Various videos, mini reviews, pupil tasks and end review

Emergency Cover Work/busy worksheets for general DT Last minute Design tasks, Question tasks, Copying tasks for when cover is required.

4 Christmas activities for ks3 DT. Not the greatest stretching activities but I had to provide some quick cover work for a teacher for a non specialist. Might be useful to someone else too

Quick resource I created for a cover lesson for my year 8 food class. We are currently learning about staple food ingredients. Could be useful for someone.

A smoothie design lesson I made for year 7. Especially useful in helping pupils use specifications to evaluate their designs. Includes; Stater Video Links Support sheets Example Exit Card Please leave feedback