For you to be able to consider elements when designing a product. For you to be able to design a cheap functional chair. For you to be able to use a balloon diagrams when selecting materials for a product design.

Is to identify the construction techniques and materials used on a towing trailer for a car. Is to identify the key regulations, legislations, construction and materials used in relation to towing car trailers.

The Big Picture: Students to investigate Plastics Manufacture including bottle manufacture, blow moulding, and vacuum forming using the focus educational software on plastics. Students to investigate Plastic memory using the strip heater in the form of a toothbrush holder mini project. Students to investigate Lathe work in particular the metal turning lathe Students to create a Tool Recognition Presentation (3-6 slides)

Aims and objectives f lesson: To analyse the differences between branded clothing and non-branded clothing. To evaluate why people buy branded clothing over non-branded clothing. To identify a branded clothing and create a product analysis of the branded clothing

Resource contains Tool recognition presentation and tool recognition worksheet.

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to be able to differentiate various temporary and permanent joining methods. 2) Students to be able to analyse how and when to use different types of joining joints and the preparations involved. 3) Students to be distinguish types of joining joints their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.

Learning Objectives: 1) Students to investigate the materials and/or components used in manufacturing a product. 2) Students to analyse properties, qualities, advantages and disadvantages of materials/components used in manufacturing a product. 3) Students to justify the choice of materials and/or components.

A detailed lesson on Composites suitable for Keystages 3, 4 and 5 students.

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.

Aims and objectives: To investigate mechanisms in the world around us. To analyse the mechanisms used in bicycles. To research alternative mechanisms in which bicycles can be powered and design an alternative bicycle mechanism. Resources include: full lesson PowerPoint Presentation and detailed lesson plan which includes timings, and assessment for learning information.

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

Two posters designed to advertise our after school club and the other for our GCSE coursework sessions to students. They were designed to be eyes-catching and informative. Editable file in Publisher format. PDF version and JPEG are included.

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.

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

Learning Objective: To investigate freehand pictorial drawings

BTEC Level 3 Engineering - Drawing Methods Lesson

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’

Aims and Objective: To analyse how the Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To analyse the role of ICT in the design, development, marketing and sales of products. To evaluate the transfer of data using Bluetooth wireless personal area networks and the uses of videoconferencing. Detailed revision lesson on Kyoto Protocol, Sustainability, ICT, Digital Media and New Technology designed to aid GCSE students with their revision. It includes an activity were students have to design a Fact File to aid personal revision