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Create, Experiment, Build, Question and Learn. I am a specialist Product and Graphic Design Teacher, specialising in the Iterative process of designing, prototyping and evaluating. With a particular focus on entrepreneurship and making, rooted in real-world contexts and challenges. My mission is to plan and deliver creative, fun and engaging lessons for KS3, 4 and 5, ages 11-18.

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Create, Experiment, Build, Question and Learn. I am a specialist Product and Graphic Design Teacher, specialising in the Iterative process of designing, prototyping and evaluating. With a particular focus on entrepreneurship and making, rooted in real-world contexts and challenges. My mission is to plan and deliver creative, fun and engaging lessons for KS3, 4 and 5, ages 11-18.
Robots in Automated Production IB DT
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Robots in Automated Production IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task and a mock exam question where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learned so that they are prepared for any internal or external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
IB MYP Graphic Design Unit
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IB MYP Graphic Design Unit

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Statement of Enquiry: Designers adapt forms to communicate with and engage different audiences. In this outstanding, creative scheme of work, students are given different graphic design briefs for different clients. The scheme is a great, broad introduction to different aspects of graphic design. Briefs include: Poster using personified typography that encourages a healthy lifestyle. Logo and campaign. Book using personified typography to teach children the alphabet. Cereal packaging for adults and children (with summative portfolio). Lessons include: Introduction to graphic design. Personification and anthropomorphism. Typography. Personifying typography. Design briefs (poster and book). Logo and campaign. Summative mini project and portfolio (cereal packaging). With practical, written and theory work closely related to the IB philosophy and 4 Design objective strands. Project applies a practical understanding of factual, conceptual and debatable questions. The scheme is a full term (12 - 20 week) project though could be condensed or even further extended if necessary. Students can work within the full digital project portfolio provided or in sketchbooks. Graphic work can be completed on paper and/or on Canva (free, cloud-based program). Student and teacher examples included. This unit/project is designed for a term (12-14 weeks) though can be extended or condensed by modifying the design process and portfolio accordingly. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there are a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects. ↠This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback. © DesignandEngineering
IB MYP Phone Stand Unit
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IB MYP Phone Stand Unit

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Statement of Enquiry: Designers find opportunities from markets and trends to influence the form and function of successful products. In this outstanding, creative scheme of work, students are given a brief to design a phone stand that benefits a particular user, retailer (client) and charity. Students research peoples interests (surveys, user persona) and apply this research to influence and justify the form and function of their own product. They make and evaluate various prototypes of their product whilst evidencing the design process throughout. Lessons include: The brief: what are we designing and who for? User research: How do we design with and not for users? Product analysis: How can we really understand a product? Summarising our research: Writing a design specification. Sketching: How do designers generate ideas? CAD (Sketchup): How can we prototype without the use of materials? Paper prototyping: What form will our product take? Card prototyping: Why make something more than once? Plastics theory: Are plastics fantastic? Laser cutting (optional): How can automation help with manufacturing? User testing: Why and how do we test products? Client evaluation: How will we market and sell our product? Project applies a practical understanding of factual, conceptual and debatable questions. The scheme is a full term (12 - 20 week) project though could be condensed or even further extended if necessary. Students can work within the full digital project portfolio provided or in sketchbooks. CAD work can be completed using Sketchup (free, cloud-based program). Laser cutting is optional as product can be prototyped by hand using digital or physical processes. Student and teacher examples included. This unit/project is designed for a term (12-14 weeks) though can be extended or condensed by modifying the design process and portfolio accordingly. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there are a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects. ↠This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback. © DesignandEngineering
Physical and Mechanical Properties IB DT
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Physical and Mechanical Properties IB DT

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Physical and Mechanical Properties IB DT with Spaghetti Bridges. Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learned to create a bridge first in a digital game, then in real-life, using spaghetti. This gives students a practical understanding of the theory so that they are better prepared for any internal or external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback.
IB Units Map
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IB Units Map

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You can use this resource to help map and plan MYP units and statements of inquiry (IB), with drop down-options for relatable sustainable development goals (UN), ATL skills (IB) and inner development goals (IDGs). This resource helps plan units in-line with real-world problems, promoting international mindedness and skills.
Timber IB DT
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Timber IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task and a mock exam question where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learned so that they are prepared for any internal or external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Glass IB DT
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Glass IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task and a mock exam question where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learned so that they are prepared for any internal or external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Final Production Theory Topic 4 Bundle IB DP DT
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Final Production Theory Topic 4 Bundle IB DP DT

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In this series of lessons, students gain an understanding into the topic 9 (Innovation and Markets) theory content of the IB DP Design and Technology course. Lessons include objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learnt so that they are prepared for any IB DP assessments. Lessons cover the entirety of what students need to learn for Topic 9 Innovation and Markets and can be taught in any order. 4.1a Physical and Mechanical properties 4.1b Smart Materials 4.2a Metals and metallic alloys 4.2b Timber 4.2c Glass 4.2d Plastics 4.2e Textiles 4.2f Composites 4.3 Scales of production 4.4 Manufacturing processes 4.5 Production systems 4.6 Robots in automated production Lessons can be taught in any order. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there is a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback.
User Centred Design IB DT
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User Centred Design IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Strategies for user centred design IB DT
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Strategies for user centred design IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Strategies for User Research IB DT
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Strategies for User Research IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Beyond Usability Designing for Pleasure and Emotion IB DT
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Beyond Usability Designing for Pleasure and Emotion IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
UCD Theory IB DP DT Topic 7
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UCD Theory IB DP DT Topic 7

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In this series of lessons, students gain an understanding into the topic 7 (User Centered Design) theory content of the IB DP Design and Technology course. Lessons include objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learnt so that they are prepared for any IB DP assessments. Lessons cover the entirety of what students need to learn for Topic 7 and can be taught in any order. 7.1, 7.2 UCD. 7.3 Strategies for User Research. 7.4 Strategies for User-Centered Design (UCD). 7.5 Beyond Usability - Designing for Pleasure and Emotion. Lessons should ideally be taught in order. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there is a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects.
UI UX Design an app
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UI UX Design an app

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This series of lessons introduces students into app design. The project brief can be altered to suit any current design project but the example brief is to design an app that directs people to water bottle re-filling locations. Students first sketch then develop a clickable prototype using a free cloud-based digital design program (Figma Education, online). Introduction to UX design. Wireframing with pencil and paper. User testing - Iterative Design Introduction to UI design Making a digital wireframe Making a clickable protoype. Templates, student examples and a step-by-step guide are included. Students and teachers simply need to sign up for a free account and set up a team/class using Figma. – ↠This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback. © DesignandEngineering
What is coding and Scratch?
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What is coding and Scratch?

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How does a computer understand instructions? This lesson acts as a short introduction to what coding is and explains the principles of input, process, storage, and output through the use of Scratch, in a practical and fun way. ♦ Introduction to coding. ♦ Introduction into process - storage - process - output. ♦ Introduction to Scratch programming language. ♦ Practical activity where students code each other before moving onto computers. Students love this activity which teaches them about logic and writing commands that a computer will understand. ♦ Practical coding activity to understand the basics of how to move a Sprite and apply what they have learnt in the previous practical task. This is the first introductory lesson of a unit/project that introduces students to the exciting world of coding! In the project, students will design and code their own educational game for primary year students. The full scheme will be uploaded in March 2023 when it is fully complete. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work please leave a review and visit my shop where there is a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects. – ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback.
Characteristics of Classic Design IB DT
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Characteristics of Classic Design IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
Classic Design Theory IB DP DT Topic 6
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Classic Design Theory IB DP DT Topic 6

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In this series of lessons, students gain an understanding into the topic 6 (Classic Design) theory content of the IB DP Design and Technology course. Lessons include objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learnt so that they are prepared for any IB DP assessments. Lessons cover the entirety of what students need to learn for Topic 7 and can be taught in any order. 6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design 6.2 Classic Design Function and Form Lessons should ideally be taught in order. If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there is a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects.
Classic Design Function and Form IB DT
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Classic Design Function and Form IB DT

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Lesson includes objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and current real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons consist of tasks that apply directly to their internal assessment (IA) so that they can practically apply the key theory that they have learned. This best prepares students for both internal and external IB assessments. ↠ Projects work in Powerpoint or Google Slides. This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback and I will happily support with any issues.
IB MYP Design Units Bundle
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IB MYP Design Units Bundle

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MYP Units Bundle which covers each year group for the MYP 1 - 5 Design curriculum, representing a significant saving over buying units individually. In these outstanding, creative units, students are tasked with designing and making solutions in line with specific client-led briefs. With practical, written, and theory work closely related to the new MYP Design Specification and four assessment criteria. These units/projects have been designed for a term (12-14 weeks) or half-term (6-8 weeks) though each can be extended or condensed by modifying the design process and portfolio accordingly. Included is a unit planner that maps each project to units of inquiry (IB), sustainable development goals (UN), ATL skills (IB), and inner development goals (IDGs). Each project covers the entire iterative (non-linear) design process as well as relatable theory. The units are flexible and can be adapted to be taught throughout MY1 to MY5. The recommended MY year group can be found below. Units include: Graphic Design Unit - Personified Typography (various briefs) (MY1). Product Design Unit - Phone Stand Product (MY2 or 3). Architecture Unit - Introduction to Architecture. Worlds’ Leading Architects and Their Creative Processes (MY2 or 3). Product Design Unit - LEDC Solar Light. (MY4 or 5). Architecture Unit - Microhouse. (MY4 or 5). For more information about each unit please click on each relevant individual resource.
Sustainability IB DP DT Topic 8
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Sustainability IB DP DT Topic 8

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In this series of lessons, students gain an understanding of the topic 8 (Sustainability) theory content of the IB DP Design and Technology course. Lessons include objectives, keywords, engaging activities, videos and real-world examples that students can relate to. Lessons culminate in a task where students consolidate and apply the key theory that they have learnt so that they are prepared for any IB DP assessments. Lessons cover the entirety of what students need to learn for the topic and can be taught in any order. 8.1 Sustainable Development 8.2 Sustainable Consumption 8.3 Sustainable Design 8.4 Sustainable Innovation If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there is a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects.