Learning Objectives: For students to be able to differentiate and be able to select the correct tools and equipment when marking out and measuring. Students to be able to distinguish the tools’ uses, advantages and disadvantages.

3 Lessons: Students to analyse how to use various adhesives and the preparations involved. Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of adhesives. Students to analyse how to use various heat treatments to alter the properties of metals and the preparations involved. Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of heat treatment. Students to analyse how to use various finishes to improve the performance, quality and appearance of manufactured products. Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of finishing techniques.

Learning objective: Students to investigate the main design periods through history.

Sustainability of materials card sort - Activity to work out the order of the sustainability of materials life cycle. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation, lesson plan and activity sheet. Aims and objectives: 1) Students to evaluate existing packaging graphics used in chocolate boxes. 2) Students to create packaging graphics for a chocolate box.

Learning Objectives: 1)To investigate the correct method of measuring and marking out timber, metal and plastic. 2)To work collaboratively

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. 1) Students to investigate different types of packaging. 2) Students to analyse why different materials may be better for different items. 3) Students to compare the difference between die cutting and creasing, and learn about registration marks.

Instructions: Common Drill bits CARD SORT activity. Students to match the Drill Bits images with it’s name, and with it’s characteristics. Cut the cards around the dashed lines.

Instructions: 1)Types of Hinges for use with plastics CARD SORT activity. 2)Students to match the Types of Hinges image with it’s name, and with it’s characteristics. 3)Cut the cards around the dashed lines.

Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate what product analysis is. 2) Student to evaluate how product analysis is used to improve new products.

Match the Names and Images Metal based protections and finishes with Characteristics. Working in PAIRS.

Common types of metal fixings CARD SORT

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. 1) Students to investigate the relevance of safety for the product user. 2) Students to analyse that designers and manufacturers have a both a moral and a legal responsibility for he products they create.

Advantages and disadvantages of CAD/CAM Card Sort activity. Students to sort the cards into Advantages and Disadvantages. Cut the cards around the dashed lines.

Full lesson resource includes full PowerPoint presentation. Students to investigate the functions of packaging: protection, informing, containing, transportation, preservation, and display.

Graphics common sealing and binding methods CARD SORT

Graphics Marking Out and Cutting Tools CARD SORT

4 week Christmas Card Design Project

2 lessons (2 hours) wooden bottle opener project