This set of Agriculture worksheets based on “Plant Production” have been designed to be used as short activities when a cover lesson needs to be quickly organised or could be used when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class. The worksheets set are all single pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name and date. Worksheets included in this resource Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V1) Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V2) Plant Production - Find-A-Word (LS) Vegetables - Find-A-Word Agriculture Battleship Plant Production Work Scramble Plant Production Cross word (V1) Plant Production Cross word (V2) Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V1) (SOLUTION) Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V2) (SOLUTION) Plant Production - Find-A-Word (LS) (SOLUTION) Vegetables - Find-A-Word (SOLUTION) Plant Production Work Scramble (SOLUTION) Plant Production Cross word (V1) (SOLUTION) Plant Production Cross word (V2) (SOLUTION)

This set of worksheets is students completing a graphics or technical drawing units where skills development in freehand drawing is needed. The set of worksheets all come with sample solutions that the teacher can display once students have completed their work or as a way of providing guidance prior to the activity being attempted. Resources included in this resource (Resources with an * indicate that a sample solution in included) Glossary of terms Practice 1 * Practice 2 * Practice 3 * Practice 4 * Practice 5 Koala Grid * Mountain bike rider grid * Isometric drawing grid Oblique drawing grid Square drawing grid

This resource has been formatted to be easily printed in A4 or A3 size dependent on your printer availability. The posters can also be used to project on to a screen within the classroom. They have each been designed to assist your Design and Technology students to understand and remember the Factors Affecting Design. Posters included in this resource are as follows: Appropriateness Needs Function Life-cycle analysis Aesthetics Finance Obsolescence Short-term and long-term environmental consequences Quality Finance Work health and safety Ergonomics The poster format helps present a clear and visual structure increasing literacy skills, learning and recall in the classroom and folio.

This resource includes 6 different sheets each depicting an Australian Designer who have made significant achievements in their chosen industry. The worksheets are designed to help students research using the Internet and other sources, gain an understanding of the life of the designer. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity but could also be used as a reading comprehension activity, a homework task, a pre-test of knowledge or a post test to test content retention. There are many other ways that a teacher may be able to use this and similar activities in the TPD store. Designers included in this resource are: Harry Seidler Marc Newson Sibella Court Akira Isogawa Collette Dinnigan Carla Zampetti How could this activity be used? The sheets all depict different Australian designers. It would be possible to distribute all 6 resources randomly around the class for students to complete their own independent research, or, alternatively, the teacher may choose to create small groups who will work together on the biography of one of the presented designers. Students can conduct individual research using their personal device, the school computer room or by utilising the school library. You may wish to have the students work in groups of two or individually to complete the work sheet.3. Students can be called on to provide answers to questions following their research. The teacher may wish to use the worksheet as a pre test, testing knowledge that the students may have prior to study. The worksheet could be provided as a homework task The worksheet can be used as an emergency extra or substitute lesson when the usual teacher is not present. Students can be given a writing task after conduction research to write a short biography using information they have gathered.

Research activities for Ten famous British Engineers This resource includes 10 quick simple activity on famous British Engineers. It is perfect for the class that is completing a research task on famous or innovative people from history. It contains one sheet for each engineer and requires them to search for and write down answers to specific questions on the person. Suggestions for using this activity. Students can conduct individual research using their personal device, the school computer room or by utilising the school library. You may wish to have the students work in groups of two or individually to complete the work sheet. Students can be called on to provide answers to questions following their research. The teacher may wish to use the worksheet as a pre test, testing knowledge that the students may have prior to study. The worksheet could be provided as a homework task The worksheet can be used as an emergency extra or substitute lesson when the usual teacher is not present. Students can be given a writing task after conduction research to write a short biography using information they have gathered. The 10 British engineers in this activity include the following: Isambard Brunel George Stephenson Robert Stephenson James Watt Thomas Telford Alexander Graham Bell John Logie Baird Barnes Wallis Joan Clarke Margaret Partridge

Design and Technology - From Concept to Solution is an eBook that has been written for Design and Technology students and teachers. It is filled with advice and tips designed to assist you in setting out your Design and Technology portfolio so that you cover all the essential areas of your design. The introductory chapters to the book provides advice on how to go about finding a problem to research and solve. Following this, the structure of the portfolio is looked at followed by chapters on each of the headings you should be addressing during the design and production of your major project and portfolio. It is vital that you to set out your information in a clear and logical way so the markers will find the information easily in the limited time they have to grade your work. With 67 pages packed with content including web links, examples of student work and interesting design concepts, “Design and Technology, from concept to solution” will be an invaluable tool for your H.S.C year. Chapters included About the Author Introduction The Major Design Project (MDP) Advice on Selecting a Possible Project Ideas General advice on how to set out your portfolio Major Design Project examination criteria Project Proposal and Management 1.1 Identification and Exploration of a Need 1.2 Areas of Investigation 1.3 Criteria to Evaluate Success 1.4 Action, Time and Finance Plan and their application Project Development and Realisation 2.2 Consideration of design factors relevant to the Major Design Project 2.3 Appropriate research and experimentation of materials, tools, techniques and testing of design solutions 2.4 Application of conclusions 2.5 Identification and justification of ideas and resources used 2.6 Use of communication and presentation techniques 2.7 Evidence and application of practical skills to produce a quality project Evaluation 3.1 Recording and application of evaluation procedures throughout the design project 3.2 Analysis and evaluation of functional and aesthetic aspects of design 3.3 Final evaluation with respect to the project’s impact on the individual, society and the environment 3.4 Relationship of the final product, system or environment to the project proposal Useful resources H.S.C Glossary Terms Student worksheets Bibliography and further reading

This resource includes 10 different sheets each depicting an engineer from current and past history. Engineers included in this resource are: Thomas Edison Ellen Ochoa Nicola Tesla Elon Musk John Bradfield Emily Warren Roebling Edith Clarke Buzz Aldrin Lawrence Hargraves James Watt The worksheets are designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important Engineers in world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity but could also be used as a reading comprehension activity, a homework task, a pre-test of knowledge or a post test to test content retention. There are many other ways that a teacher may be able to use this and similar activities in the T.E.S store. The activity should be used when learning about the life of an Engineer. As mentioned previously, it could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present or as an activity to complete during class time. You may also be interested in this Biography Research Bundle focusing on Famous Explorers. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/famous-explorers-bundle-12633686

This resource consists of a range of independent resources for use when completing a CO2 dragsters or Pitsco racer unit of work.