Pupils sometimes struggle to describe a materials properties and characteristic and justify why different materials are used for different products based on their attributes. This lesson introduces pupils to new vocabulary and deepens their thinking by offereing real situations. A mixture of activities from Think pair share Direct questioning independent learning Taboo Summary Mini reviews This covers the specification requirements for the WJEC understanding the properties of hardwoods, tropical woods and softwoods.

Linked to my KS3 food topics - Smoothie design Pupils are producing smoothie in order to explain healthy eating and nutrition. Part of there assessment is to plan and sequence how they make products. This lessons helps them to investigate and plan a recipe card.

Btec Engineering Learning Aim A Shearing A power point presentation with starter activity, notes, video links, tasks and plenary that cover this learning aim

Btec Engineering Learning Aim A PCB SMT Manufacture A power point presentation with starter activity, notes, video links, tasks and plenary that cover this learning aim

Btec Engineering Learning Aim B High performance materials A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim

Btec Engineering Learning Aim B High composite materials A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim

Whole lesson includes introducing food intolerance Starter Information Scaffolding activities Main task Mini Review Plenary

Food and nutrition lesson on lifestyle choices and diet. Covers individuals with specific lifestyle needs to include vegetarians: lacto-ovo, lacto, vegan, and those with religious beliefs that affect choice of diet to include Hindu, Muslim, Jewish Lesson contains Starter Learning objectives Card sort Summary of 60 Mini review GCSE questions Exit card resources

Introduction to plastics What are they why we use them What are their properties Design a reuseable plastic product kept it simple for year 7’s being taught by a non specialist. Avoided all the plastic term names like polyethylene etc and tried to make it engaging. You could add plastic names to stretch higher ability pupils Useful for that quick lesson you just don’t have the time to create

Lesson for Food Technology 1-3 lessons on designing a smoothie Starer Video Links Mini plenary anatomy of a smoothie Differentiated support sheets Design task with WILF Exit Card

last minute cover lesson activity to design a healthy and nutritious flapjack Includes success criteria Simle instructions Information o help them fulfill the success criteria

Whole lesson on RDA includes: Starter Lesson Objectives Hook 3 Scaffolding Activities 2 Mini Reviews GCSE Exam Style Question Exit Card

Here is one of the powerpoints I made for our house competitions. Players can select from one of the classic children’s games and gain points by playing the game. The powerpoint is fully automated and interactive, There are various outcomes so if they do it once they could do it again for a different outcome. You can add slides and change the transition/links if you desire to make it easier or hard. Interactive games Operation Buckaroo Pop up Pirate Jenga Kerplunk Guess Who and a guess the board game quiz thrown in! This took a couple of hours to create so if you use it and find it useful please review. Thanks

A lesson on calculating the total macro and micro nutrients provided by food ingredients and in a recipe. This lesson provides A starter on previous learning (simple and complex carbohydrates) Learning objectives for lesson (All Most Some/ Expect Develop Stretch) A think pair share (types of macro and micro nutrients) Mini review activity (What are micro macro neither?) Scaffolding (Calculating the nutrients in a recipe for an ingredient) Task (Calculating the nutrients in a recipe for an ingredient) Stretch Task (Calculating the total nutrients in a recipe) Exit Card (Types of macro and micro nutrients) Resources for all the nutrition of ingredients provided by spaghetti bolognese

This help sheet promotes independent learning for the the topic of woods and covers a majority of the criteria from the WJEC resistant materials specification on woods. Pupils will require the following on their mobile / smart devices QR code reader the 'Aurasma' app Then revision sheet also covers common misconceptions and advice on answering exam questions that require knowledge of wood.

Video 8 Mark Question Explanation of advantages and disadvantages using; identify, justify and explain. Exit Card Practice task

Btec Engineering Learning Aim B Telematics A powerpoint presentation that includes a starter, introduction, main activity, video links, task and plenary for this learning aim

Revision resource or cover lesson for the 5 stages of risk assessments and why they are needed. Example of risk assessment and activities to revise learning

Food lessons 1 - 3 food lessons planning evaluating and demonstrating a flapjack Stater Demonstration Mini review on demonstration sensory evaluation using star profile Mini review Planning activity Differentiated support sheets Exit card

A revision sheet that covers unit 2 of the WJEC food and nutrition Specification for the principles of nutrition Macro and Micronutrients RDA Amino Acids Good Fat V Bad Fat Carbohydrates Nutrition Labeling