A4 posters of some of the most famous scientists and engineers with the SI units that bare their names. Namely:
Georg Ohm
Alessandro Volta
Andre-Marie Ampere
Heinrich Hertz
Joseph Henry
Michael Faraday
Isaac Newton
James Watt
James Joule
Charles Coulomb
Wilhelm Weber
Nikola Tesla
Six worksheets used as an extended learning activity or homework. They cover the following topics:
Soldering skills
Electronics tools and equipment
Electronic Components 1
Electronic Materials
Electronic Components 2
Electronic Materials
Resistant Materials (plastics)
Ten differentiated colour codes exercises, students to calculate the resistor values using the colour code provided.
Differentiation:
Worksheets 1 to 5: Some bands are already identified
Worksheets 6 to 10: No bands are identified (some unusual values also included)
This is an electronically editable research task consisting of 12 pages. Learners to find out the working properties, physical properties, applications and other information as appropriate and record their findings in the tables.
It is based on the AQA GCSE Design & Technology specification and includes the following materials:
Manufactured boards
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Thermoplastics
Thermosetting plastics
Non-ferrous metals
Ferrous metals
Alloys
A PDF version is also provided to allow the resource to be printed where learners have limited ICT access.
A workbook originally written for an NOCN Entry Level Basic Cooking.
This workbook contains:
A blank recipe sheets with space for photographic evidence and assessment feedback
Using The Cooker worksheet
Recognising Equipment worksheet
Eating a balanced diet (health plate) worksheet
Storing Foods Safety worksheet (3 pages)
Safety in the Kitchen worksheet
Evidence sheet for working safely
A complete lesson with the aim of raising awareness of the sugar content of processed foods. Students will learn how to read nutritional information on packaged products and determine their sugar content.
To reinforce the high levels of sugar present, students will compare the sugar content of foods with their equivalent in sugar cubes, smarties and biscuits based on a practical investigation.
Three worksheets consisting of a range of metal and wood working tools with a space for students to name and describe their purpose. The resource includes:
**Measuring & Marking out wood **
Tape measure
Steel rule
Marking guage / mortice guage
Trysquare
Sliding Bevel
Pair of compasses
Measuring & Marking out Metal
Steel rule
Centre punch
Scribe
Vernier caliper
Engineer’s square
Dividers
This resource consists of:
Two colour worksheets showing images of components and a blank space to the right: students to cut out symbols of components and place in the corresponding location. There are two sheets covering 40 electronic components including input/output devices, semiconductors and passive components. Answer sheets are included.
In addition an A3 poster is provided showing component images and the symbols that represent them. This can be printed out or projected onto board.
Three worksheets: students to identify tools used in the construction of electronic circuits and state their purpose. The worksheets include the following tools:
Soldering iron
Soldering iron stand
Side cutters
Long-nosed pliers
Pliers
Cross-head screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Desoldering pump
Crimp tool
Precision screwdrivers
Solder
Desoldering braid
Safety glasses
A powerpoint with animations demonstrating the operation of a number of basic circuits. Ideal for lazy starters and plenaries as well as general teaching. Slides progress by key-press to allow for directed questioning. The file is editable to your own needs.
Potential dividers - Introduction to formula and three worked examples
Potential dividers - Animation shows the voltage produced at the wiper of a potentiometer
Light Dependent Resistors: Animation shows the output voltage produced as light level changes
Comparator: Animation shows the effect on the output level for combinations of input levels
Light Sensor: An animated description of the operation of an op-amp based dark activated switch circuit
555 Timer (Astable): Formula introduced and an animation shows the effect of changing timing capacitor value
555 Timer (monostable): Formula introduced and an animation shows the basic operating principle
FET Driver: Single page simple explanation of a FET
AND Gate: Animation showing the effect of changing input levels using a switch analogy and plotting a truth-table
OR Gate: Animation showing the effect of changing input levels using a switch analogy and plotting a truth-table
An introductory workbook scheme for Year 7 students who are new to Food Technology. The workbook guides students through the fundamentals of health, hygiene, safety, use of equipment, nutrition, sensory testing and design of a product. Included are recipes for lemonade, fruit salad and coleslaw which allow students to explore a range of equipment and ingredients. A design task involves students planning, making and evaluating a pasta salad.
Page 1&2: Targets & Assessments - (Pages for students and teachers to assess learning and set targets)
Page 3: Hygiene and Safety Rules of the Food Technology Area
Page 4: Safety Rules for A Safe Kitchen - (worksheet)
Page 5: Food Hygiene - (worksheet)
Page 6&7: Washing & tidying up (worksheet)
Page 8: Kitchen Equipment (worksheet)
Page 9: Health and Safety rules
Page 10&11: Cookers and Hobs (worksheets)
Page 12: Lemonade
Page 13: Health plate
Page 14: Health plate (worksheet)
Page 15&16: Healthy Eating (worksheets)
Page 17: Vitamins and Minerals worksheet
Page 18: Recipe for fruit salad
Page 19&20: Nutrition test
Page 21-23: Food sensory testing (worksheets)
Page 24: Coleslaw recipe
Page 25: Sensory testing of coleslaw made by two different methods (worksheet)
Page 26: Designing an pasta salad (worksheet)
Page 27: Pasta salad design specification (worksheet)
Page 28: Pasta salad ideas (sketch page)
Page 29: Pasta salad design (sketch page)
Page 30: Planning the salad (flowchart worksheet)
Page 31: Pasta salad evaluation (worksheet)
Page 32: Packaging design (sketch page)
Page 33: Sensory evaluation of pasta salad (worksheet)
Page 34: Personal evaluation of the course (worksheet)
This resource consists of six worksheets suitable as quick activities in the classroom. The worksheets included are:
Naming pieces of equipment
Naming of electrical equipment
Explaining what pieces of equipment can be used for
Naming ingredients and stating if they need to be cooked or not
Nutrition
Health eating plate
A set of four worksheets. From the images, students are to identify components, draw their symbols, describe their function and catagorise into inputs, outputs and processes where appropriate. A feedback/assessment box is included at the bottom of the fourth page. The components included are:
Lamp
LED
Toggle switch
555 Timer
Microphone
Speaker
Motor
Microswitch
Transistor
Rectifier
7-segment display
Push switch
Diode
Power transistor / MOSFET
Peizoelectric transducer
Tilt switch
Relay
Preset potentiometer
Potentiometer
Resistor
Battery
Electrolytic capacitor
Ceramic capacitor
Cell
Polyester capacitor
Ideal for an easy starter or plenary activity. The sheet includes six images of tools for students to identify, name and give an example use. The following tools are inlcuded:
Tenon saw
Hacksaw
Junior hacksaw
Handsaw
Coping Saw
Mitre saw
A collection of eight A4 posters/presentations which show images of eight different fruits and their countries of origin:
Apple
Banana
Kiwifruit
Grapes
Orange
Pomegranate
Lychee
Passion fruit
This is an electronically editable research task consisting of 3 pages. Learners to find out the working properties, physical properties, applications and other information as appropriate and record their findings in the tables.
It is based on the AQA GCSE Design & Technology specification and includes the following papers and boards:
Bleed proof paper
Cartridge paper
Grid paper
Layout paper
Tracing paper
Corrugated board
Duplex board
Foil lined board
Foam core board
Inkjet card
Solid white board
Check out my other resources to find additional tasks relating to resistant materials.
A PDF version is also provided to allow the resource to be printed where learners have limited ICT access.