7 Workshop posters for each of the common machines in a Design and Technology Workshop. Pillar Drill, Band Saw, Belt Sander, Centre Lathe, Milling machine, Scroll saw and Shot blaster. Designed to be easy to read for students as well as factually correct using most of the HSE terms and rules. Can be mounted to boards with the official risk assessment placed behind for higher ability students.

Double sided questionnaire sheet for use in market research, good for KS3, 4 and 5. Students come up with questions and answers and then complete the survey to give them data. The sheet also has boxes for students to explain what the results mean to the research they are doing. Students can use this and then move onto Excel to create graphs of the data.

This is 2 lessons based around New and Emerging Technology. Covers: Robotics, Augmented Reality, Smart Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of things and Autonomous Vehicles. There are 2 powerpoints each with their own information sheets for students to explore the technologies themselves and a worksheet to explain the information and the impact they might have. Good discussion lesson, engages students through teacher input and the students exploring the new technologies.

This is a series of resources for students to work through in order to complete the BTEC Engineering Tech Award Unit 2 Learning Aim A Module. The download contains a booklet that students work through and research on the internet to complete. 3 Lessons which set up the module, the research tasks and writing the report. A help sheet for the report and pictures for the product. This is based on the exemplar work that was sent out by the exam board. There are only 3 powerpoints but the lesson 2 powerpoint can be adapted to each of the research tasks. This download should cover about 30 hours when all put together.

Resources to aid the understanding of electronic components. This includes a number of cards which explain various components designed to be set up in 'stations'. Students then fill in their worksheets moving around the class to find the information. There are two worksheets one of which is differentiated for students that struggle with literacy. There is also a starter task for the next lesson or a way of consolidating the learning of the different components.

A variety of different sentence starters that can be used for students developing their designs through drawing and modelling of ideas.

2 different resources that can be used for lessons that need to be covered last minute. One lesson based on tool knowledge and one based on wood knowledge. Have used successfully for a few years, printed out and laminated and left in a draw for when a lesson needs last minute cover. Can be used by any specialism teacher and students can work in books or on paper. Based on a hierarchy system that differentiates the outcomes from a flash task, to a hulk task and finally an incredible task for high ability students.

Starter sheet that asks students to work out and explain the dimensions on a given drawing. Progressively harder questions to provide some differentiation.

Simple explanation sheet for the 6R's. Good for use in lessons to aid students in the subject, uses questions that students can ask about products to help analyse them or make their designs better.

Presentation and resources for a lesson on the eatwell guide that was released in March 2016. The presentation is used to guide through the lesson with all the tasks explained easily for the teacher and students. Starter task is a task around the new eatwell guide leading to students finding out about the three macronutrients of Fat, Protein and Carbohydrates. Students need to then consolidate what they have learnt in the lesson in the plenary sheet based on the expectations.

PowerPoint and resources for a lesson on New and Smart materials in Design and Technology. Their is a starter video (linked to YouTube) with a question sheet to ensure students are paying attention during it. Students have a worksheet that they initially work through during the teachers explanation but then use resources around the room to find out about the different Smart materials, they should then compare and discuss this with their peers. Differentiated worksheets for the main task and a plenary which links well to the progress criteria for the lesson.

Worksheet looking at a number of different electronic components used in schools and their features. Also used to test students on their knowledge of soldering and the techniques used. Differentiated worksheet included to aid lower ability students.

A help sheet that explains how to assemble parts in Autodesk Inventor. The sheet has written instructions as well as pictures to aid students. This is a great sheet to allow students to be in control of their own learning and progress once they start to assemble and be able to make independent progress. Also good for teachers who are not too confident with the program as it talks through the basic stages of assembly which can then be built upon to increase confidence and knowledge of the program.

Mock Exam paper for the Pearson Engineering Tech Award Component 3 Part 2 Responding to an Engineering brief. This is a mock exam made by myself based around a bottle opener and a question for the analysis of data part. This was really useful in helping my students prepare for the exam last year.

Full lesson on Seasonal Food and Food Miles including the PowerPoint and worksheets. The PowerPoint goes through the lesson explaining the parts in the notes section. Bell task, followed by the starter and new information which is written onto the Seasonal food work sheet. Students then use information sheets to create resources to teach the other students about their argument on food miles. Plenary which links the learning to the students everyday life and why it is important. Included: PowerPoint, Work sheet on seasonal food and food miles including numeracy and literacy tasks. Differentiated version also. Information sheets about food miles for the teaching task and a summary sheet for the students to summarise their learning and have a reference. Plenary sheet which links the knowledge to the real world. (The Learning Objectives and SC have been removed so you can add your own tailored versions.)

Two worksheets that can be used to aid in a Point of Sale lesson or used as an extension task. One sheet asks students to label parts of existing points of sale with a differentiated version for different ability students. The other is a sheet with two blank POS display units that students can use to design their own POS for the project they have done.

Help sheet that explains the different parts of the ACCESSFM acronym with a number of questions. The sheet can be printed one sided for high ability students but it also has an another side which can be printed 2 sided to differentiate for lower ability students in the group. this side gives more information and what they should be looking for and commenting on.

Instruction and Help sheet for Autodesk Inventor. This double sided sheet explains the steps in both written and pictorial form for creating basic shapes, adding filets and chamfers to edges as well as how to create a revolves and sweeps in the program. Great resource for letting students explore the program and build on the skills on the sheet. Goes through the basics for anyone to follow and more complex modelling techniques. Great resource for less confident users of the program to aid their own ability and get to grips with the basic functions quickly. See my other resources for a help sheet on assembling parts in Autodesk Inventor.

A worksheet which asks students to compare the nutritional content of different similar recipes. They also need to explain why they think they are healthier and how they could be made healthier. There are also 3 recipe sheets with different recipes that students can compare on the sheet. Great extension task for high ability students.