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Resourceful Mind

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Welcome to Resourceful Mind! Through my extensive experience in teaching design, engineering, graphics, food and textiles, I've developed resources that make topics easy to understand. My materials include clear visuals, simple explanations, and engaging tasks to reinforce learning and support learners.

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Welcome to Resourceful Mind! Through my extensive experience in teaching design, engineering, graphics, food and textiles, I've developed resources that make topics easy to understand. My materials include clear visuals, simple explanations, and engaging tasks to reinforce learning and support learners.
Wood Grading and Defects
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Wood Grading and Defects

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Lesson to meet requirements for teaching limitations and defects in wood to help pupils make informed choices when selecting timber. Common defects of wood. (5min) Class Teaching method: Introduce, pupils investigate, mini whiteboard to recall facts. Rational: Introducing new vocabulary. Line of questioning: When selecting wood, why is important to look for defects? mini whiteboard: Progress check Grading wood (5 min) Pair Teaching method: Demonstration, Questioning, mini whiteboard: Progress check Rational: Make informed decisions, check progress Selecting Wood (15 min) Pair Teaching method: Facilitate pupils investigation, provide factsheets, pupils to record information found through scanning, circulate to guide pupils. Model scanning method. Rational: literacy focus to develop pupils lit skills, pupils need the information to make informed choices, working in pairs to support each other. Consolidating Information (10 min) Silence Teaching method: Open question – ‘When selecting a wood species for a product what do pupils have to consider before committing to the material?’ Rational: Pupils to answer an assessment of learning question using as much detail as possible. Consolidating learning from this and previous lesson. Learning Leading to Pupils will have to select and justify materials for their products, they have to state what needs to be considered and how the materials they select can be quality checked and finished to achieve a good result. Extension activity and Stretch it (10 minutes) Individual How wood is graded. Pupils to investigate how wood is graded and what information they would find from a piece of wood graded wood.
Food Technology Smoothie Design Lesson
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Food Technology Smoothie Design Lesson

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A smoothie design lesson I made for year 7. Especially useful in helping pupils use specifications to evaluate their designs. Includes; Stater Video Links Support sheets Example Exit Card Please leave feedback
Focus on Designer Design task
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Focus on Designer Design task

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This lesson follows on from the revision of a designer lesson in my resources. The reasonong behind the lesson is to reiterate the work of the designer but to also focus on some sketching skills and design thinking. There are 3 tasks. 1 Practicing sketching - Straight lines, Curves, Ellipses, Perspective, Coverging lines 2. Practicing shading and contering (if you are not great at product design then I suggest you use this video from you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UqGtsjKiU ) 3. Design a clock using sketching skills in the style of Phillipe Stark There are some visual images that you can use for inspiration as well. Not my greatest resource but could come in handy
Product Design / Engineering WJEC Core Knowledge Mock Exam with answers 2023
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Product Design / Engineering WJEC Core Knowledge Mock Exam with answers 2023

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I have compiled a practice exam with answers to aid students in preparing for the WJEC product design and engineering exam. The questions are centered on the fundamental principles and concepts specified in the curriculum. The exam includes questions from the SAMs and previous papers, and I have created an editable document that can be printed and distributed to students. Providing past papers and mock exams can help students to familiarize themselves with the format and style of the exam, as well as identify areas where they may need further study or practice. Encouraging students to practice with past papers and mock exams can also help to build their confidence and reduce anxiety around the exam.
Cover activities: Design Challenges
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Cover activities: Design Challenges

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A simple set of design and technology activities that could be used as emergency cover. 15 activities in total suitable for year 7 - year 10 I created these quickly as a teacher called in sick in the morning and needed some activities that students could work through independently without much instruction. They are not perfect and done in a rush but they did they job!
Introduction to Plastics
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Introduction to Plastics

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First lesson introduction to plastics for Memory Game Definitions Literacy Thermo forming and Thermosetting Types of plastics Properties
Smart Materials Design and Technology
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Smart Materials Design and Technology

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Introduction to smart materials when you just don’t have enough time or resources to give everyone a smart material to experiment with. Good revision lesson too. Includes: Video link introduction Key Vocubulary Smart Material animations Mini Review Scaffolding Tasks Example GCSE Questions Exit Card.
Food Technology Lesson on Vitamins
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Food Technology Lesson on Vitamins

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An investigation lesson on vitamins including a starter, link to a great vitamin video, table for pupils to complete as a group and 6 fact sheets for pupils to investigate and get the information they need. Extension task of class discussion about vitamins and an exit card.
Btec Engineering Unit 1 exam revision 8 mark questions
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Btec Engineering Unit 1 exam revision 8 mark questions

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Had to do a quick revision lesson for the btec engineering unit 1 exam focusing on the 8 mark questions; blended wing bodies and automated manufacturing. The slides outline what is needed to answer the questions and how to access the higher marks. Pre completed Revision cards for Lean Manufacturing Powdered metallurgy Blank revision cads for pupils to complete Feel free to adapt Stater answers Blended wing bodies = Less Drag, More lift, quieter, more fuel efficient, harder to control, less safe (with regards to being able to evacuate) Hope it helps! Please leave feedback.
Cover lesson: Plan your living space
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Cover lesson: Plan your living space

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I created this lesson for a non specialist to cover a DT lesson, can be used as a standalone or over a couple of lessons. Lesson plan: Draw a living area using a grid and symbols: Objective: Students will plan and draw a living area layout using a grid system and symbols to represent furniture and objects. Materials Needed Grid paper or drawing paper (a pre-drawn grid is available in slides will need to br printed out A3) Pencils, erasers, rulers Example floor plan diagrams for reference Lesson Steps Introduction (10 minutes) Introduce the concept of floor planning and how architects and designers use grids and symbols to plan living spaces. Show examples of floor plans and discuss Symbols(10 minutes) Introduce common symbols used in floor plans to represent furniture (e.g., beds, sofas, tables), doors, windows, and other objects (e.g., TV, plants). Mini review Grid Basics (10 minutes) Explain the grid system and how each square on the grid represents a specific measurement (e.g., 1 square = 10cm). Demonstrate how to measure and mark the grid using rulers and pencils. Planning Phase (15 minutes) Assign students to plan their living area layout on the grid paper. Encourage them to consider scale, proportions, and functionality (e.g., placement of furniture for traffic flow). Drawing Phase (20 minutes) Once planning is complete, instruct students to start drawing their floor plan using symbols for furniture and objects. Emphasize neatness, accuracy in scale, and clear labeling of symbols. Extension activities Review and Discussion (10 minutes): Have students display their floor plans and discuss their design choices with classmates. Encourage peer feedback on layout effectiveness and creativity. Reflection (5 minutes): Ask students to reflect on the challenges faced during the activity and what they learned about floor planning and design principles. Challenge advanced students to incorporate additional elements such as color codes for different areas (e.g., living room, kitchen).