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Inspiring innovation – intellectual property in design

Inspiring innovation – intellectual property in design, Inspiring innovation – intellectual property in design This resource has been developed with the Intellectual Property Office to help teachers and students to understand the implications of IP in product design. It consist of five PowerPoint classroom teaching presentations and associated materials that schools can use and adapt, in which the students develop their ideas and realise the importance of securing the intellectual property, and two videos outlining IP and the associated 'business days' that schools can...

Inspired by Industry Fussy

Inspired by Industry Fussy, This context encourages students to explore sustainability, materials, and product design, focusing on the environmental impact of manufacturing. It provides opportunities to discuss plastics and their alternatives, such as bamboo, wood, and recycled materials, while considering user habits and design challenges. Outcomes may be conceptual or practical, including refillable packaging, bathroom organisers, or fabric-based designs. The project promotes creative freedom, allowing students to experiment with CAD, prototyping, and sustainable decision-making. Schools can adapt the theme to suit their curriculum, fostering a deeper understanding of responsible...

Graphic design and getting the most out of publisher

Graphic design and getting the most out of publisher, This session hopes to serve as a very basic introduction to graphic design using an easy to access program - Microsoft Publisher Session Content: Understand how to use templates Introduction to common CAD commands Implementing progression How to incorporate IEA’s (Investigative and Evaluative Activities) Presented by: Matt Legg, Primary Teacher at Cumnor House Sussex. Matt graduated as a Product Designer from Bournemouth University spending some of his...

Designing 115 pdf copy

Designing 115 pdf copy, Designing 115 February 2020 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 challenging in the ideas...

What do I do if my contact details change?

What do I do if my contact details change?, It is important that you inform us of your change of school, home address or contact details. If you do not then you may not receive vital membership information: renewal information, your membership magazines, monthly e-newsletter, info on CPD sessions and new teaching. You can update personal information from your members' log-in page. To change school contact details please contact Membership by telephone 01789 470007 or email us on membership@designtechnology.org.uk

Sustainable Design Competition Winner

William Farr School Wins Sustainable Design Competition!, We are thrilled to announce the winner of our exciting competition, held in collaboration with The Sustainable Design Studio! After receiving an array of impressive entries from talented Key Stage 3 and 4 students across the country, the judging panel has selected a Year 11 student from William Farr School, submitted by their teacher Neil Wright, as the overall winner. The competition, which was open exclusively to D&T Association members, challenged students to showcase their creativity and innovation while incorporating sustainability...

Focused Tasks and Investigative and Evaluative Activities

Member only tasks and activities, Building on approaches familiar in primary, each Inspired by Industry context will feature opportunities to deliver content and exploratory opportunities, running alongside the main project. These are used to deliver skills and knowledge alongside an open design brief: Investigative and Evaluative Activities (IEAs) where students learn from a range of existing products and find out about D&T in the wider world. This may be aspects such as product disassembly, reflection and prediction and discussions and explorations regarding sustainability. ...

Fancy a bag?

Fancy a bag?, Age 5-7 yearsFirst published 2012 In this project children design and make a bag of their own creation for a specific user and purpose. The resources are designed to unlock children’s innovative thinking. They provide a context that leads children to a wide range of different design responses increasing their ownership of the design process. Children use their knowledge of materials and their properties (Science objectives) and investigate textiles (Art objectives) to learn how textile products can be designed and made using a range...

Willy Wonka's Fair Trade Cookies

Willy Wonka's Fair Trade Cookies, Willy Wonka's Fair Trade Cookies Year 5-6Age 9-11 First published 2011 This project is adapted from unit 5D and focuses on developing children’s skills, knowledge and understanding of food, building on previous learning in which children prepared food products using simple processes. Children learn how to adapt a basic recipe to develop a product with specified criteria. Investigation of existing products, including fair trade, will inform design ideas. There are opportunities to apply maths by measuring accurately, converting measures and applying ratio and proportion to recipes.

Moving pictures

Moving pictures, Year 1 Age 5-6 years Fully updated 2021 Moving pictures are popular with children and by making simple sliders and levers children will gain an understanding of the mechanisms that make things move. This encourages children to recognise and learn about different types of movement through investigating mechanisms in everyday objects and designing and making a moving model to illustrate a story or as a card or display. Children develop their designing skills through trying out ideas with materials to make a mock up before developing

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