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.

Learning objective: 1) Students to investigate the source of a range of materials, how they are processed for use and how they can be reused, recycled or disposed of. 2) Students to evaluate the environmental consequences of the use of these materials.

Students to evaluate how built-in obsolescence in new products has led for a ‘throwaway’ culture. Students to investigate offshore manufacture of mass-produced products in developing countries by multinational companies. Students to investigate how tolerance of different cultures to avoid offence influences the designing and manufacturing of products. Resources include full detailed lesson, with videos and engaging activities.

Develop a promotional product using card – modelling techniques. 2) Investigate pop up cards mechanisms including the v-fold (mouth) and the parallelogram mechanisms. 3) The overall theme is ‘Zoo’

Starter - Find the link between two of the products

Puzzles - Form Time Activity. Lateral thinking puzzles and dingbats.

Types of surface preparation tools card sort - Activity to match the type of surface preparation tools with the image of the surface preparation tools. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of drawing methods card sort - Activity to match the type of drawing methods with the image of the drawing method. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of modelling materials card sort - Activity to match the type of modelling materials with the image of the modelling material. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of CAM equipment card sort - Activity to match the type of CAM equipment with the image of the CAM equipment. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of marking out and measuring tools card sort - Activity to match the type of marking out and measuring tools with the image of the marking out and measuring tools. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of thermoplastics card sort - Activity to match the type of thermoplastics with the image of the thermoplastics. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of nails card sort - Activity to match the type of nail with the image of the nail. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Learning objectives: 1) Students to investigate different types of plastics. 2) Students to analyse the characteristics of different types of plastic and be able to identify a number of types of plastics.

Learning Objective: Students to investigate different types of screws and nails and understand how they are used.

Activity to match the type of material properties. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Types of Manufactured boards card sort - Activity to match the type of manufactured board with the properties. A good lesson starter or in lesson activity.

Learning Objective: 1) Students to investigate the four types of motion. 2) Students to evaluate and have knowledge of several mechanical components. 3) Students to be able to link mechanical components together to form mechanical systems

Product Analysis (ACCESS FM) exercise/starter based on a Mobile Phone Stand. Contains images of mobile phone stands in which students choose from. The chosen products is analysed using the Product Analysis form. Also includes earphone tidies images and pewter caster jewellery images.