A presentation, with supporting worksheets at the end, that teaches students the benefits and limitations of different drawing techniques prior to undertaking the assignment. (Includes Isometric, Oblique and Orthographic Projections.)

An A-level resource for use on product design, resistant materials, and graphic products courses. Can also be used as part of BTEC Level 3 Engineering, Unit 16 Engineering Drawing for Technicians. A slideshow with animations and questions for discussion and a series of slides just with questions that can be printed as supporting worksheets for students to annotate answers onto.

A short lesson on the advantages and disadvantages of JIT for Year 10/11 engineering. If you like this resource you'll love my other BTEC Level 2 Engineering Unit 1 resources.

A PowerPoint, worksheet and suggested answers guiding students through a life cycle analysis of an IPhone 6.

A short PowerPoint that covers the four levels of production related directly to the Edexcel Level 2 BTEC syllabus, includes worksheets.

A presentation and worksheet on Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

Worksheets that cover Kaizen.

A lesson and worksheet for modern material foams.

A set of single page pdf’s to support the teaching of pewter casting, including CAD videos and walkthroughs and a pillow pack.

A 16 question, editable 50 mark mock exam including the follow topics. Modern high performance materials. Composites The 6 R's Renewable Energy Machining Health and Safety Robotics Mass Production. See my other mock exam for different questions! Free for NQT's, just get in touch.

A 16 question, editable 50 mark mock exam including the follow topics. (PDF also included for those who don't have publisher.) Modern high performance materials. Renewable Energy. Machining; Milling, Drop forging, Sand casting, Welding, Shearing, Turning. Health and Safety. CNC manufacture. Continuous Production. Surface mount technology.

Teacher powerpoint slides, individual activities and exemplars for a 14 hour project for KS3 year 7 or year 8. This project is skills based. Students will need a USB cable (which can be recycled from a keyboard or device) and a LED card (can be purchased in bulk on AliExpress.) The plywood base uses 18mm and 3mm ply, however the base can be made from a solid piece of timber with a slot rebated on a table router. This pack contains. 1 - Choosing a design brief and writing a specification. 2 - Drawing design ideas in isometric, 2D and using tinkerCAD, including a PDF of exemplars. 3 - Storyboard planning task, including images and machine infographics. 4 - Pillar drill matching and writing activity (in class, cover or homework). 5 - Soldering reading/word frame activity (in class, cover or homework.) 6 - Evaluation This activity can be extended with the use of multiple layers and embellishment on the base. For ITTs it can be simplified using Vinyl Cut stickers on backboards that are precut, this saves time and file conversion. YouTube CAD tutorials available.

A student friendly tracker for self assessment or teacher assessment to help identify areas of strength and areas of weakness for The Engineered World exam. Created in excel, completely editable. Can be used along side my mock exams and other resources. Free to NQT's just get in touch.

A set of worksheets. The first asks students to copy and label the die casting process diagram. The others are to label the stages of die casting using keywords and write the advantages and disadvantages. Any suggestions just get in touch.

This is a team work based game that introduces students to the following topics: Surface mount technology CNC machinery Pick and place robotics Drop forging Shearing Teams of four/five are assigned roles (I've assigned teams of 4 because I have classes of 20+) but you could do teams of three by merging the writer/explainer role. Five paragraphs (1 about each process) are put out on different tables and students have to work as a team to produce a quick poster of each process using words and pictures. I'm going to give the team with the best 5 posters a prize at the end. Students are each given specific tasks and their are rules to keep them in check. A five minute timer and two minute timer are in the powerpoint to help you move them on and keep the pressure/pace of the competition going. They could even vote for the winning team at the end or you could get the teams to swap posters and add in anything they think was missing.

This resources is an adaptable lesson PowerPoint including worksheets covering the advantages and disadvantages of Titanium, Tungsten, Superalloys, Modern high performance ceramics, Kevlar and Optical Fibres. In the bell task students can annotate the first slide in pairs or teams to establish prior knowledge. The main task is a series of six fact slides, one for each material. I print and place these on the tables and then students can move around the room to each table copying down the facts. However, you could a copy of each material slide to a table and use KAGAN strategies (5 minutes - 10 minutes per slide to copy each and swap) if they are a lively bunch or you want them to remain seated. Discussions for a plenary or save for your next starter. If you are unsure there are some free Unit 1 resources for other topics available so that you see my resources in more detail before committing to buy! Free for NQT's, just get in touch.

A set of resources including four worksheets and a presentation that aims teach students about blended wing bodies used in the aerospace engineering sector. The bell work is a spot the difference task that aims to encourage students to compare and contrast traditional aircraft with aircraft that have blended wing bodies. This moves into a discussion about their advantages and disadvantages. From this point students should be able to answer all of the questions in the worksheets. Types of questions include multiple choice questions, learning of key terms, and given statements where students have to justify the answers. The final task is a long answer question, ideal as an extension for more able students, or a homework for all. Please look at my other free resources if you are curious about my teaching style and want to see what's on offer before you commit to buy! Free for NQT's, just get in touch.

Three pdf worksheets aimed at teaching students the stages of investment casting. The first resource asks students to watch a ten minute youtube clip and then write the stages of investment casting onto the worksheet. There are times given (in minutes and seconds) where the teacher can pause the video and students are given keywords to allow them to learn the correct terminology. This could also be given as a homework. The second task is to revise the process by cutting and sticking the icons into the correct order. Any questions just ask! *Colours correted, some of the pictures were wax coloured, not aluminium coloured

This lesson on telematics has a range of activites starting with a discussion about SATNAV and Global Navigation Satellite Systems moving towards their use in the automotive sector. Powerpoint and three worksheets that are fully editable. The lessons are differentiated and tasks are marked cleared with P, M, or D so that students can understand the level of detail required for their target grade. If you like this please look at my other BTEC resources. All reviews /advice greatly appreciated! Free for NQT's just get in touch.

A set of worksheets. The first asks students to copy and label the die casting process diagram. The others are to label the stages of die casting using keywords and write the advantages and disadvantages. Any suggestions just get in touch.