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Inside the Project - The future of materials: graphene and the world’s first programmable jacket, In 2018, pioneering clothing company Vollebak created the world’s first graphene jacket. Built with graphene, a material only one atom thick yet stronger than steel, the jacket could regulate heat, redistribute warmth and remain lightweight, waterproof and breathable. Working with the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester, Vollebak has since gone further. Together, they are developing the Thermal Camouflage Jacket, a programmable garment designed to make its wearer...
Materials handling pack – Polymers MSK 601, Materials handling pack – Polymers MSK 601 First released 2017Ages 11-16 This pack of samples helps students get a real feel for polymers and understand their applications in product design. The pack contains 16 different samples and a leaflet summarising the properties and uses of each. Samples: Bakelite Polyester Resin Melamine Formaldehyde Urea Formaldehyde Epoxy Resin Phenol Formaldehyde Acrylic High Impact Polystyrene Expanded Polystyrene High Density Polyethelene Low Density Polyethelene Polyethelene Terephthalate Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Polypropylene Polyvinyl Chloride ...
STEM into Action - Spin Art, Spin ArtSTEM into Action with D&TAges 11-14First published 2016A spin art machine allows paint that is dropped on to paper to fly off, creating interesting patterns. The viscosity of the paint and the speed and positioning of the spinner are factors that can change how the patterns appear. This resource contains a PowerPoint presentation and Word document that covers the science and mathematics behind viscosity, centrifuges, centripetal and kinetic forces and how these and image manipulation can help
Designing 127, Designing 128 Summer 2024 Designing magazine is a showcase for excellence in design across all phases of education, from primary schools to universities, and in commercial and industrial design. Its regular features include interviews with top designers in product design, architecture, engineering, fashion design, food, etc and includes examples of the best work taking place in schools in the UK and across the world. Designing is an inspiration to all budding designers, as well as being informative and...
STEM Careers resources Light Up the World, Age 11-14 years This unit is based around the issue of providing light for people in developing countries who do not have access to mains electricity as an example of a possible career path that D&T might lead to. Light up the World, a humanitarian organisation based at the University of Calgary, is used throughout the project as an example of this type of work in action in the real world. Pupils are given a design brief and are...
Activity One, Activity 1 Take a minute to think about why technology in general (think computers, machines etc) is important. What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of technology. You may want to consider different people / situations to help you with your answer. You may have come up with things such as: Efficiency – doing tasks quicker and easier (think vacuum cleaning, microwaves etc) Doing tasks that are dull, dirty, difficult and dangerous jobs (think landmine clearance, dishwashers etc) Open...
Hertfordshire School’s Robotics Team Triumphs at VEX Robotics World Championship , The robotics team from Haberdashers’ Boys’ School has been awarded the Excellence Award at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas, the highest honour in the world’s largest school robotics competition. This prestigious award recognises outstanding achievement across engineering design, coding, collaboration, and innovation. This victory marks a historic moment for UK schools, as Haberdashers’ Boys’ School becomes the first UK team to win the Excellence Award at their programme level, and...
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. CAD and 3D Printing - this Focused Task for students is to research and design their own teether, drawing inspiration from simple, colorful shapes, food, or animal motifs, to help alleviate the pain of teething toddlers. 3D Sketching - this Focused Task will cover creating a...
The award winners are: The Autodesk Excellence Award for Outstanding Secondary Subject Leadership Beverley Maloney, Royal Hospital School, Suffolk The Autodesk Excellence Award for Outstanding Primary Subject Leadership Tracey Hayter, Yateley Manor School, Hampshire The James Dyson Foundation Excellence Award for Outstanding D&T Teacher(s) Stuart Chatterton, Leasowes High School, West Midlands The Nook Pods Excellence Award for Inspirational Support Staff within D&T Vicki Wilkinson, Kingswood Hoe School, Essex The Institution of Engineering and Technology...
Sustainability Series: Sustainable furniture collection offers inspiration for the classroom, Bill Amberg Studio has partnered with Knepp Estate, home to one of the UK’s most innovative rewilding projects, to create a sustainable furniture collection for the estate’s café and farm shop. Beyond craftsmanship and ethical sourcing, this collaboration offers design and technology teachers a real-world example of circular economy principles and material-led design. Circular economy and material-led design The collection is crafted entirely from materials sourced on
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