Design Technology Theory SL Bundle IB DT

This bundle includes all SL (standard level) content required for the Design Technology IB DP course. In this series of lessons, students gain an understanding of the required topics:

1. Human Factors and Ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
1.1b Psychological factors
1.1c Psychological factors

2. Resource management and sustainable production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
2.4 Clean technology
2.5 Green Design
2.6 Eco-design

3. Modelling
3.1 Conceptual Modelling
3.2 Graphical Modelling
3.3 Physical Modelling
3.4 CAD
3.5 Rapid Prototyping

4. Final Production
4.1 Properties of 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

5. Innovation and Design
5.1 Invention, IP and patents
5.2 Categories of innovation
5.3 Innovation, Acts of insight
5.3 Strategies for innovation
5.4 Stakeholders for Innovation
5.5 Planned and Perceived Obsolescence
5.5 Product Lifecycle
5.6 Rogers’ Characteristics
5.7 Market Analysis
5.7 Market Competition
5.7 Target Markets
5.7 Writing a design specification

6. Classic Design
6.1 Characteristics of classic design
6.2 Classic design, function and form

Please visit my shop for more information on the individual units. Unfortunately TES does not allow me to create a bundle of this size. In the download you will receive a zip file with all the units organised, together with a unit planner for the full two year DT IB 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.

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