<p>A complete unit of work aimed at Year 8/9 students to introduce them to joints and construction methods. Can be adapted for use as a CAD/CAM project.</p>

<p>A complete unit of work aimed at Year 7/8 to get them to look at design features and CAD/CAM. Basic application and understanding of electronics.</p>

<p>Worksheet to list the advantages and disadvantages of a selection of common wood joints.</p>

<p>A help guide on how to write a design specification, points to consider and questions to help structure responses.</p>

<p>A transition activity to allow Year 7 students to consider what they want to achieve by the end of their secondary education.</p>

<p>All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA GCSE FPN, both NEA 1 and NEA2.</p>

<p>Mostly taken from the support guide and textbook but formatted into running lessons.</p>

<p>To understand how/why the use of colour is important when designing. Making a simple incorrect choice can have devastating consequences on sales and consumer perceptions.</p>

<p>A display depicting the learning needs of famous faces.</p>

<p>Generic risk assessment worksheet/starter activity.</p>

<p>Mostly taken from the support guide and textbook but formatted into running lessons.</p>

<p>Stretch and challenge cards for the more able students to pick freely. Colour coded for beginner, intermediate and expert.</p>

<p>An assembly for Year 6 - Year 7 transition on friendship. Poses the question of what is a friend, why do we need them, how can you be a good one. Youtube video on Toy Story clip.</p>

<p>A guidance sheet to show what needs to be considered when designing for target markets and profiling users.</p>

<p>A simple activity to demonstrate that not all jobs need to be restricted to a specific gender.</p> <p>Ask students to think of a first name for someone who might do hat job/have that particular career.</p> <p>Get students to tell you the names they wrote down, you’ll be surprised how many male names come up for a mechanic and how many female names come up for a nurse!</p>

<p>An overview of drugs classifications and the law. A pairs matching activity to link each drug to the side effects and the parts of the body affected.</p>

<p>Short activity to get to know your new students, they can compare answers and share with one another.</p>

<p>FE and careers options for DT subjects.</p>

<p>All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA GCSE DT.</p>

<p>A look at the issue that surround successful design from moral and cultural, to economic and social to environmental and sustainable.</p>

<p>All in one table, complete mark bands for AQA ALevel DT.</p>