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DT Client Needs Activity
Printable activity cards for DT on the topic of client needs.
Sheet 1 provides two options of clients and their problems. Students are required to identify the client’s needs and write/sketch a design solution.
Sheet 2 provides a blank client needs template in which students can make up a client with a problem and provide a solution.
Alternatively, this can be used as pair work. Partner A can create the client and their problem and partner B can identify the needs and provide a design solution.
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Designer Research Task_Phillipe Stark
2 page activity requiring students to research the designer Phillipe Stark.
Task 1: Create a moodboard of the designers work + questions
Task 2: Research and write facts about the designer + analysis of his work
This resource can be used as a starter, plenary, homework or cover task.
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DT Client Profile/Needs
2 sheet activity for Design and Technology KS3. Activity requires students to produce a client profile for their product as well as investigate the needs of the client.
Transferable resource that can be used for any design and make project.
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DT Cover Lesson - Design a Cover Activity
This activity involves students designing a new cover for an existing DVD, CD or book of their choice.
Templates for each are provided, along with a section for the students to write about what DVD, CD or book they have chosen, what it is about and who the target market is.
Before designing, students are encouraged to analyse a DVD cover for The Incredibles and identify key features on the cover.
Ideal resource for cover work or as part of a scheme of work.
Image used in the resource is sourced from Google images.
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End of Project Reflection
2 printable project reflection templates. Variation in questions for mixed ability or age ranges.
Encourages reflection on what has gone well and what can be improved during the project/on the final outcome.
Suitable for Art/Design projects with a final outcome.
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Cover Activities - Mini Design Briefs
9 separate worksheets including 9 different design activities.
Design a mug logo for your teacher
Design a Christmas tree decoration suitable for laser cutting
Design a pair of flip flops for a surfer
Design a book cover for your favourite book
Design an Autumn themed cushion cover
Design a household robot that helps around the house
Design an Earth Day Poster
Design a birthday gift bag for a 2 year old girl
Design a chocolate bar
Easy to follow activities perfect for cover work or early finishers/stretch and challenge tasks.
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AQA GCSE DT NEA COURSEWORK PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
Editable power-point template layout for the AQA GCSE DT NEA portfolio.
Template gives students a suggestion of a layout and relevant tasks eg. client profiles, design specifications, for their portfolio, including all SECTIONS A01, A02 and A03.
File is fully editable.
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Design and Technology Product Analysis
Guidance that can be used to help learners understand how to write a product analysis. Sentence structure and two exemplars provided for a range of year groups and abilities. Fully editable.
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Design and Technology Product Design
Selection of 3 resources suitable for a range of DT projects. includes Design brief, Design specification and risk assessment templates.
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Analysing Toy Design Resources
Powerpoint resources containing 16 different editable slides on the topic of toy design/toy safety. Several slides are designed for use as a teaching visual aid that can be displayed to students in lesson to accompany the worksheets tasks, that can be printed.
Tasks allow students to analyse existing toy products considering target market and toy safety. Short questions, exit tickets and longer product analysis tasks included.
Some differentiation provided on resources in the form of sentence starters, key words and sentence structures.
(I use these resources with my year 6-8 classes during woodwork projects.)
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Textiles Doll Project Resources
This editable powerpoint inlcudes a series of resources for the beginning of a project on Textile Dolls in KS2/KS3 Design and Technology.
Included are resources for analysing an existing product using ACCESSFM, re-designing products to meet a new target market’s needs as well as a resource to write a Design Specification for students own products.
Resources are suitable for mixed ability groups as there is some differentiation provided.
This powerpoint can be edited to suit a different project within Design and Technology easily, as the design process and structure of the tasks are relevant to most projects.
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DT Cover Activities
Bundle of 10 Design and Technology activities. These resources are generic to fit into any lesson or can be perfect for cover.
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KS3 Wooden Pencil Holder Project
Entire woodwork based project in which students are required to design and make a wooden pencil holder shaped like a letter of choice. Pencil holder is made with pinewood and has been cut by hand to achieve the shape. Holes are drilled to hold pencils. Wood stain finish applied.
Included in the download is a 58 slide power-point that covers 11, 40 minute lessons. Starter activities, main tasks, plenaries and homework tasks for each lesson.
A separate PDF file is attached that has 34 pages of printable resources to accompany the power-point. (Many of my DT resources seen on this site are included in this project download such as my Designer Research Activity, Risk Assessment Template, Design a Workshop Poster Activity, accessfm Poster, Feedback slips.)
Learning objectives for the project are as follows:
Understand Health & Safety rules in the workshop & how to conduct a Risk Assessment
Recognise different types of wood and understand their properties
Use research to analyse and learn from existing products
Develop isometric drawing and rendering skills
Understand client needs and how to write a design specification
Construct a functional pencil holder developing workshop skills
cutting, filing, shaping and wood staining
Identify the use of different tools and equipment
Understand how to write a project evaluation
Lesson plan overview:
Lesson 1: Health and Safety in the workshop and Wood Theory
Lesson 2: Product Safety and Product Analysis
Lesson 3: Isometric Drawing
Lesson 4: Design Specification and Design Drawing
Lesson 5: Tools and Equipment
Lesson 6-10: Manufacture
Lesson 11: Project Evaluation