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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.
Food Technology - Designing Cupcakes
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Food Technology - Designing Cupcakes

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Design and make task Designing cupcakes (Not healthy eating but a good one for designing and thinking about adding fruit and making things healthier) Pupils really engage with this activity. Fun starter Lesson objectives - focusing on the design outcome Peer assessment of modeled outcomes Specification Main task Exit card Nutritional Resources
Food Technology Lesson on Minerals
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Food Technology Lesson on Minerals

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Includes Updated power point 2020 This lesson follows on from my Vitamins lesson. Pupils should use the investigation technique to scan and skim information to find facts form the fact sheets on minerals provided. There is a short video on minerals a show me game and plenary. Also a piece of homework for them to produce their own fact sheet on water. Please leave feedback!
Wood Properties and Characteristic literacy focus  lesson new vocabulary
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Wood Properties and Characteristic literacy focus lesson new vocabulary

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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.
Interactive Wood Revision Help sheets
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Interactive Wood Revision Help sheets

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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.
BTEC Engineering Unit 1 Example test 1 with answers
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BTEC Engineering Unit 1 Example test 1 with answers

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Unit 1 Engineering example test. 19 questions in the on screen format to familiarise pupils with the style of questions they will get from 1 mark to 8 marks. All questions include sample answers and key buts of linked knowledge that they should know.
Introduction to extrusion
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Introduction to extrusion

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Introduction to extrusion for the lesson after introduction to injection molding. Starter Lesson objectives Video link Animated process Advantages and disadvantages Task Mini Review Exit ticket