This lesson contains activities designed to illustrate to pupils the main features of wheels and axles and how to make a simple vehicle. The first activity shows the effects of placing axles off centre. The second shows how two axles and a chassis can make a moving vehicle.

The first activity shows a completed hand puppet that teachers can discuss and disassemble on the whiteboard and then reassemble with input from the pupils. The second activity involves a virtual needle game where teachers or pupils have to sew online! The second screen allows pupils to create patterns using the stitching technique and choose different coloured threads. When using the resources teachers should introduce and discuss the following words and concepts: template, fabric, sewing, needle, running stitch, puppet, seam, stitch and thread.

The two activities in this lesson are designed to illustrate to pupils the main features of structures using sheet materials. The first activity shows the names of the main parts of a model house. The second enables teachers to show pupils how to join sheet materials simply. Teachers should introduce, explain and discuss the following words and concepts with pupils: door, window, floor, chimney, wall, stairs and roof. Both activities show a complete model first and teachers should discuss with pupils how to disassemble and then reassemble the product.

This is a collection of work from around 20 teachers. The selection of tasks and products are varied and some may seem eclectic. We hope you will be able to gain possible ideas of how you could further develop your own digital learning resources. Hopefully, some of the material, you will be able to use with limited editing. But the group, take the view that the only perfect resource is the one you develop yourself, to suit your needs, pupils and circumstances. We hope you will find something that fits and is useful.

An extended novel that brings all important food safety messages to life and associated lesson plans.

This lesson helps students to communicate design ideas effectively by using graphical techniques. By the end of this lesson students should have: an understanding of the importance of communicating design ideas to others an awareness of graphical techniques for communicating ideas in a design project an understanding of how ICT can be used to help communicate ideas

Looking at planning techniques and image boards, reflecting the theme of their project. By the end of this lesson students should know how to: carry out initial project planning produce an image board that reflects the intended theme of their project

Identifying primary/secondary research sources using them to maximise their design project By the end of this lesson students should know: the difference between primary and secondary research sources and how to use these sources to maximise their design project how to formulate and analyse a questionnaire as part of their research how to carry out research by evaluating existing products

Develop a design proposal by recording and presenting development work up to and including a performance spec. By the end of this lesson students should: be familiar with strategies for identifying a need know how to formulate a situation statement understand how to formulate a design brief know how to write a performance specification

This lesson describes production scales such as one-off production, batch production, mass production and continuous production.

An introduction to the properties of resistant materials

Support Material for Teachers and Students

Pupils without any previous learning in the subject are introduced to basic electronics. Pupils are taught the skills required to make simple electronic circuitry and will engage in the design of a complete electronic product for a target customer group. Skills such as soldering, circuit assembly, circuit design and component choice are introduced. Polly Booker - Ysgol Clywedog - Wrexham

A PowerPoint presentation, including reference notes and images on Memphis design. (S Smith)

PowerPoint Presentation about the life and work of a well known designer (C Harper, St. Julians school)

Looking at the work of the Alessi family of designers. (D. Jones)

R. Evans Developing a deeper understanding of the process and function of drawing within design