D&T Practice 2-2013 PDF Copy

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D&T Practice is an A4 magazine publication offering practical ideas and solutions to classroom teaching in D&T. Covering all focus areas it includes case studies of classroom projects, product and resource reviews and profiles of companies in the field, as well as news about the D&T Association and events and activities taking place in design and technology. D&T Practice is published three times a year and is available to D&T Association Secondary members and to other membership categories. It is also available by subscription.

D&T Practice 2-2013

Contents

1. Editorial A message from Richard Green, Chief Executive, D&T Association
2. D&T Association News Find out some the latest news regarding design and technology and the draft Curriculum
3. Review International D&T Teachers Conference, Brunei
4. Resources New resources added to the D&T Secondary website
5. Website A user guide to the website and teaching resources
6. Slot furniture prototypes Using CAD/CAM to investigate methods of construction and mechanisms for slot furniture
7. Re-designing school! GCSE Product Design students get the design brief of re-designing the school for children with different needs
8. 3D printing/rapid prototyping – affordable and worthwhile? Exploring the benefits of 3D printing in schools
9. Being a teacher is like a game of Monopoly… would you agree? Jenny George works with TLO ltd (The Learning Organisation) to develop World Class Learners
10. The impact of VEX Robotics Two award winning design and technology teachers talk about their initial experience and the growth of VEX Robotics in the UK
11. Electronics and sustainability – USB project Year 7 students design a product which uses super capacitors as an alternative power supply reducing the need for batteries
12. Exam Pal – The ‘must have’ app for ALL students preparing for examinations at ALL levels Design teacher and App developer Andrew Buck introduces the new ‘must have’ app for students and parents
13. Team Rush and the F1 in Schools phenomenon Philip Cain of Robert May's School gives his account on the benefits of the F1 in School programme as a model for developing our future designers and engineers

Design and Technology Practice Magazine is a great way to keep up-to-date with exemplar D&T projects, and helps maintain the provision of a broad and balanced 21st Century D&T curriculum.

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