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Member only Tasks and Activities, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Rock, Paper, Scissors Micro:bit - this FT will cover how students can make their own ‘rock, paper, scissors’ game that may form the start of a game design opportunity. 5-minute Modelling - This unit introduces the Soma cube puzzle using Tinkercad, teaching basic functions like move, duplicate, and group to create 3D shapes, with...
Member only Tasks and Activities, Focused Tasks FTs are where students are taught specific technical knowledge, designing skills and making skills. This may be a quick whole-class making activity, learning a new CAD programme, exploring polymers, or much more. Casting - this Focused Task delves into the process of metal casting, specifically using pewter, and involves creating moulds through either 3D printing or layered MDF techniques. CAD - this Focused Task will use Siemens' Solid Edge (other CAD software packages are available) to create a single part bracket. Finite Element...
What are legal implications regarding other teachers, i.e. unqualified teachers, teaching D&T?, The document BS4163:2021 Health and safety for design and technology in educational and similar establishments – Code of Practice’ provides clear guidance on those responsible for supervising students whilst undertaking design and technology activities. As a Code of Practice it provides practical compliance of how to comply with the law. Approved Codes of Practice have a special legal status. If employers are prosecuted for a breach of health and safety law, and it is proved that they have not followed the relevant provisions of the...
Studio Design Lead at Rebellion, Ben , Watch Ben's Video here Ben is Studio Design Lead at Computer Games company Rebellion. He describes his career and experience, the importance of planning, team working and communication and the wide diversity of activities in his role. Play video.
Apprentice Project Engineer, Motorsport, Ella , Watch Ella's video here Ella works for Grainger & Worrall and is in her first year of a four-year apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, attending college three days a week. She enjoys the diverse range of activities, including customer visits, quality control and new and emerging technologies. She aims to choose an area to specialise in but will make a choice when she has more experience. Ella feels it is inspiring and important that there are more women engineers now and they are bringing change to the industry. Play video.
Torben Steeg, After gaining a degree in Physics and Computer Science at the University of Manchester, I engaged in detached youth work for some years before entering teaching. As a teacher I taught D&T, Control Technology, Science, Computing and IT before moving to the University of Manchester, to work with the Technology Enhancement Programme. Since then I have worked with the Nuffield D&T Project and the Electronics in Schools Strategy, led the PGCE (teacher training) course in D&T at the University of Manchester, contributed to Masters programmes in educational ICT and worked as a GCSE examiner for AQA. ...
Chief Executive of Engineering UK, Dr. Hilary Leevers, In this week’s episode of Designed for Life, we are fortunate to speak with Dr Hilary Leevers, the Chief Executive of Engineering UK.🎧 Listen hereWe break from the usual show format to explore some of the data surrounding entry to engineering as a profession and discuss Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which this year runs from November 11th to 15th.EngineeringUK drives change so that more young people choose engineering and technology careers. You can join us by getting involved in Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2024. This annual celebration is dedicated to showcasing the amazing work...
Trustee (retired), The Comino Foundation, David Perry , 'Without hands-on learning a person is incomplete' - David Perry David started life as a comprehensive school teacher and was heavily involved in the development of radical approaches to design in general education, culminating with an MA in the field at the Royal College of Art. He became a teacher trainer at the then King Alfred's College (now Winchester University): as Head of Department leading new course designs including a dual-pathway teaching/industrial design B Ed/BA (Hons). Director of the Royal College of Art Schools Technology Project,...
Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall, This is a big episode for Designed for Life, as we proudly reach number 100! We are delighted to have Dean Kamen, an American engineer, inventor, and businessman, on the show. Dean is known for his inventions of the Segway, iBOT, and Slingshot (a water purification system) and for founding what he proudly calls his greatest invention, FIRST.🎧 Listen now. In this episode, we investigate the mindset of a serial inventor to discuss what drives a high-school student to set up a business that yields $60,000 before he finishes school and then...
Toys, Toys EYFSFully updated 2014Ages 3-5 years Activities and goals for teaching Early Years Foundation Stage children about Toys, including building a toy collection and developing practical skills. The resource contains a short PowerPoint file looking at joining methods, with examples of a kite, doll and swing; a unit of work including research activities, practical skills and designing and making activities; a vocabulary sheet with important key terms. All the activities are linked to Early Learning Goals in the curriculum.
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