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Product Design Early KS3 Y7 Mainly Making - Signs, Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Mainly Making – SignsIn this, students explore the importance of designing an authentic, real-context product for a client to meet their specific needs, and design and make a scaled down shop sign from acrylic, using a laser cutter. The PowerPoint resource includes video instruction on using 2D Design software and information on typography, designing logos, and producing a design specification and using a laser cutter to guide the process. This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been...
Curriculum, Different countries have their own specific national curricula. Yet all seek to develop children and young people’s practical designing and making ability, and their creativity in solving real and relevant problems. Studying Design and Technology includes the use of a broad range of knowledge, skills, and understanding, and prompts engagement in a wide variety of activities. Pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts. Through evaluation of past and present Design and Technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the...
Inclusive by Design Webinar, Yesterday we delivered a webinar featuring speakers from our latest issue of Designing magazine. The webinar introduced various products and initiatives designed to inspire attendees about how to integrate inclusivity in D&T classrooms. Key Speakers: Paul Woodward (D&T Association) kicked off the webinar by discussing how design is fundamentally about finding solutions to problems that can enhance people's lives. Paul showcased tools like the Braille Box, which supports students with visual impairments. The session highlighted how such inclusive design practices can be integrated into D&T lessons. Dave Williams...
Product Design Mid KS3 Y8 Mainly Making - Salad Servers, Product Design Mainly Making Mid KS3 Year 8 – Salad Servers Students learn about manufacturing techniques and safe working procedures in the workshop, how to select materials and manufacturing techniques appropriate to them, how to analyse everyday products and identify their physical properties and how finishing techniques can enhance the material or product. This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design and Textiles has been fully refreshed and new titles added. They provide teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a...
Transition in Design and Technology , Study in your own time and at your own pace with the D&T Association E-Learning courses. No need to travel or take time out of school.This E-Learning ‘Transition in design and technology’ course aims to raise awareness of the issues surrounding key stage 2 to key stage 3 transition and suggests some solutions that teachers can implement both within design and technology but also using the multi-faceted and problem-solving nature of design and technology across the school.Objectives:• To consider possible solutions and strategies to aid transition we first need to review...
Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Technology in Society - Evolution and the future, Product Design Late KS3 Year 9 - Technology in Society – Evolution and the futureStudents learn how to evaluate products and how and why they have changed over time, developing an understanding about the relationship between evolution and design. It also looks at biomimicry and how it is affecting design. Includes video links and challenging questions for students.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with...
Product Design Mid KS3 Y8 - Technology in Society - Cost of Technology, Product Design Mid KS3 Year 8 - Technology in Society – Cost of TechnologyThis examines the true cost of technologies, including raw materials, distribution, processing, finishing and packaging and their impact upon the environment. It also includes the positive benefits of different technologies and how the circular economy helps designers balance the impacts.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they...
Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Making - Does It Connect, Product Design Late KS3 Year 9 - Mainly Making – Does It Connect?How to select appropriate manufacturing tools and equipment, the importance of accuracy and teamwork and how templates and jigs can be used to aid manufacturing. The unit includes manufacturing cards, templates and parts for batch production making and links to video.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they can use and...
Primary Self Review and D&T Mark, Why the Primary Self-Review Framework? All schools are required to complete an annual self-review. This generally requires primary and secondary Design and Technology Subject Leaders to provide information to their Senior Management Team. The process of collecting this information can be demanding and you may not have access to resources that support the process adequately. Our Self-Review Framework and Design and Technology Mark has been designed to address this need. The Self-Review Framework (SRF) has been designed to help you undertake the process and develop the subject in your school....
Systems and Control Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Controlled display PoS, Design and Make - Controlled display PoSThis takes students through the process of designing and making an animated Point of Sale display, investigating how control systems can be applied to develop an eye catching and appropriate display unit. This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design, Systems and Control and Textiles has been fully refreshed and new titles added. They provide teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they can use and...
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