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.

This activity can be used to assist in teaching about voyage of and history behind the R.M.S Titanic. You may wish to use the worksheet to further develop researching skills Students may be able to present their findings to the class to check accuracy of the researched information. This would be a great activity to use on days when the regular classroom teacher cannot be present or for significant anniversaries such the Titanic sinking anniversary in April each year. The activity would also lend itself to being used to teach sentence structure or sentence composition. Activities included in this resource RMS Titanic guided research activity RMS Titanic guided research activity (SOLUTION) You may also be interested in other Titanic related items in this store. Titanic Find-A-Word activity Titanic Timeline activity

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 teaching resource has been developed for students studying Technical drawing or graphics lessons. It consists of a range of drawings which can be provided to students at a variety of levels at the teachers discretion. The resource includes engineering objects that provide opportunities for students to extend their knowledge and skills in Oblique drawing practice. Some drawings will require some teacher instruction and guidance prior to students attempting the drawings. Many of the drawings can be used as cover lessons when the usual teacher is not available for the class. Sheets included in this resource are listed below. Glossary of terms Corner stop C Clamp Double step Step Block 1 (sample solution) War Memorial Arches (sample solution) Screen Wall Block (sample solution) Various Exercises

This Design and Technology resource contains a number of individual worksheets that are aimed at providing learning activities around the design on a phone app. The worksheets contained within this booklet have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when normal work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop or classroom, etc. They can also be used for units of work in which teachers are presenting design lessons around the skills needed to design the various aspects of an app such as the designing of the app icon or the layout of the various screens. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. Sheets included in this set are: Smart phones have replaced …………… This activity provides a talking point for students to list all the products that a smart phone does and the products that have become obsolete because of it. Life Without Smartphones Designing an App for your phone Designing an App Icon for your phone (Final Design 1) Designing an App Icon for your phone (Final Design 2) (Alternative Sheet) Smartphone App Storyboard 1 Smartphone App Storyboard 2 (Alternative sheet) Smart phones have replaced …………… (Sample answers) Life Without Smartphones (Sample answer)

This resource has been designed to assist students in developing skills in Technical drawings classes. It consists of activities to develop skills in lettering, measurement and drawing parallel lines. The activities can be provided to students to complete with basic instruction form the teacher making them suitable for cover lessons when the usual teacher may not be in class. 12 Pages Sample solutions are included for relevant activities. Instagram Facebook Youtube Tasstudent Mailing list

Isometric drawing activities. This teaching resource has been developed for students undertaking a unit of work in Isometric drawing. Sample solutions are included for each of the activities included. This resource consists of four activities, with sample solutions and a printable glossary of terms Glossary of Terms Isometric Step Block (Sample Solution Included) Isometric Screen Block 1 (Sample Solution Included) Isometric Screen Block 2 (Sample Solution Included) Isometric Circles (Sample Solution Included)

Woodwork lessons for busy teachers - Set 3 - Materials. This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used 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 space has been provided to insert your school logo is desired. Sheets contained in this resource are: 1 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V1) - Find-A-Word - 10 - 15 min 2 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V2) - Find-A-Word - 10 - 15 min 3 - Where does that timber come from? - Research activity - 10 -15 min 4 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (Life Skills) - Find-A-Word 10 min 5 - Classification of Timber Research/Reading comprehension 25 - 30 min 6 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V1) - (SOLUTION) 7 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V2) - (SOLUTION) 8 - Where does that timber come from? - (SOLUTION) 9 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (Life Skills) - (SOLUTION)

The safety tests included in this resource are designed to be used as an alternative to digital safety tests which are not always possible due to issues such as Internet unavailability or other issues. They could be used for a revision activity, as a way of providing a written test for students following instruction or as an extra activity to provide to students when scheduled practical lessons are not possible. Each of the tests have between 10 and 12 questions which are a mixture of true/false or multiple choice questions. This resource contains safety tests for the following woodwork tools and equipment. General Woodwork Safety Disc Sander Drill Press Wood Turning Lathe Cordless Drill General Woodwork Safety (SOLUTION) Disc Sander (SOLUTION) Drill Press (SOLUTION) Wood Turning Lathe (SOLUTION) Cordless Drill (SOLUTION) Each test has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons and each allows for students to write their name and the date the activity was completed. Answer sheets are included for each of the 5 tests.

This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used 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 either single or double pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name. Sheets included in this resource are:- Food Technology Terms Matching Activity (Solution included) Food Technology Battleship group activity Functions of Food in the Body activity (Solution included) The 6 Food Nutrients activity Food Technology Terms Cross Word Puzzle (Solution included)

This teaching resource has been developed for students studying Technical drawing or graphics lessons. It consists of a range of drawings which can be provided to students at a variety of levels at the teachers discretion. They could be used in Stage 5 Graphics or stage 4 Technology Mandatory. The resource includes engineering objects that provide opportunities for students to extend their knowledge and skills in rendering practice. Some drawings will require some teacher instruction and guidance prior to students attempting the drawings. Many of the drawings can be used as cover lessons when the usual teacher is not available for the class. Sheets included in this resource are listed below. Glossary of terms Practice 1 Cylinders and cones Cube 1 Cube 2 Brick and stone work C Clamp Sliding block Engine mount Pipe support Shaft bracket Torch VW Beetle Rendering a car House 1 House 2 House 3

This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used 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 either single or double pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name. Sheets included in this resource are 1- General Woodworking Find-A-Word 2- General Woodworkshop WHS 3- Hand Tool Identification Quiz 4- Woodworking Battle ship Game 5- Woodworking Powertools Find-A-Word 6- Woodworking Safety Terms Find-A-Word 7- Workshop Safety Check the other woodwork resources available in the store. This is one of a number of resources available for woodworking classes.

The resources contained within this booklet have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. Included in this resource Metalwork Multiple Choice Quiz Metalwork Multiple Choice Quiz (SOLUTION) Metalwork Battleship group activity General Metalwork Find-A-Word General Metalwork Find-A-Word (SOLUTION) Hand Tools for Cutting Sheet Metal General Metalwork True/False Quiz General Metalwork True/False Quiz (SOLUTION) Workshop Cleanliness - Good House Keeping Workshop Cleanliness - Good House Keeping (SOLUTION)

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)

Looking for some quick minimal prep printable resources for teaching Metalwork lessons. The resources contained within this booklet have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. The set of resources includes 2 case studies on significant steel engineered structures (The SS Great Eastern and the Brooklyn Bridge) and include a set of questions relating to the text. Both case studies include a find a word which could be provided to students after completion of the main activity. Included in this resource Metalwork Case Study - SS Great Eastern - 3 Pages SS Great Eastern Find-A-Word - 1 Page SS Great Eastern Find-A-Word Solution - 1 Page Metalwork Case Study - Brooklyn Bridge - 2 Pages Brooklyn Bridge Missing Word activity - 2 Pages Brooklyn Bridge Find-A-Word - 1 Page Brooklyn Bridge Find-A-Word SOLUTION - 1 Page

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 printable ready-to-go set of emergency theory lessons for woodwork or timber classes is the second in a series of emergency lessons. Each of the worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used 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 , with the exception of “Woodwork finishing materials” are all either single or double pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name and date. Activity sheets included in this resource are 1 - General Woodwork Find-A-Word (Sample answer sheet included) 2 - Woodwork Battleship - General Woodwork 3 - Woodworking power tools (Sample answer sheet included) 4 - Hand tools identification quiz (Sample answer sheet included) 5 - Woodwork tool identification Activity (Sample answer sheet included) 6 - Woodwork Finishing Materials 7 - General Woodwork (Life skills) (Sample answer sheet included)

This group of worksheets is for students completing study in technical drawing or graphics. The set consists of 3 activities which students can work through to develop skills and understanding of 1, 2 and 3 point perspective drawings. Sheets consist of :- 1 - Glossary of terms 2 - Perspective drawing overview 1 3 - Perspective drawing overview 2 4 - One point perspective room Interior 5 - One point perspective shipping containers (With sample solution) 6 - Rules of perspective drawings 7 - Two Point Cradle Mountain Boat Shed (With sample solution)

<p>Equipment used in Graphics. This is a worksheet for students to fill in a description of each drawing tool. I use this sheet in the early stages of year 9 and occasionally as a revision task for year 10 classes. The equipment is displayed and demonstrated to the class prior to them accessing the information website and completing the worksheet.</p>

Isometric Tracing Grid for use to assist students in understanding how to create Isometric shapes and images.