Originally designed to introduce Thermoplastics as part of the old BTEC Engineering Unit Five: Engineering Materials, this resource could be used on a variety of engineering courses. The PPT and worksheet can be easily adapted to include other thermoplastics that are relevant for your specification.

This useful thinking hats pyramid can be used for a variety of technology based subjects including Design Technology & Engineering. Is is useful at all Key Stages. These nets can assembled by pupils or before hand by teachers and used as a reminder of the six thinking hats This can be useful when analysing existing products and design ideas. A colourful 3D display that can be placed on a desk or work bench, to remind pupils of six thinking hats and how they can be used as part of the design process. This pack also includes larger templates which can be glued together to make an even bigger display. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

This set of learning objectives or assignment briefs breakdown the coursework element of unit six of the Design Engineering Tech Level from AQA. They have been adapted from the exemplar assignment briefs set by the exam board. There are six learning objectives that focus on ensuring the required skills are in place to complete the coursework followed by ten more that focus on the coursework element. These could be easily adapted to suit a centre specific assignment brief.

This useful six R’s of sustainability pyramid can be used for a variety of technology based subjects including Design Technology & Engineering. Is is useful at all Key Stages. These nets can assembled by pupils or before hand by teachers and used as a reminder of the six R’s. This can be useful when analysing existing products and looking at the environmental impact of processes and materials. A colourful 3D display that can be placed on a desk or work bench, to remind pupils of six R’s of sustainability. This pack also includes larger templates which can be glued together to make an even bigger display. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. In this case the hour is split into the four sections of a SWOT Analysis. Pupils would start at Strengths and would have 15 minutes to fill that section before moving on. This resource can be used to revise SWOT or can be used to perform a quick yet effective product analysis. Use this tool to help ensure you have a quick paced lesson. SWOT analysis is useful product analysis tool can be used for a variety of technology based subjects including Design Technology & Engineering. Is is useful at all Key Stages. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

This set of learning objectives or assignment briefs breakdown the coursework element of unit five of the Design Engineering Tech Level from AQA. They have been adapted from the exemplar assignment briefs set by the exam board. There are seven learning objectives that focus on ensuring the required skills are in place to complete the coursework followed by eleven more that focus on the coursework element. These could be easily adapted to suit a centre specific assignment brief.

This activity could be used to support a product analysis tasks or a start helping pupils to learn about ACCESS FM. All you need to do is cut out the front and back of the cards, stick them together and laminate! Kagan structures are a novel way of improving engagement in the classroom, rules of the activity are included in the resource. Quiz Quiz Trade Rules: Each pupil receives one card. The card has a question and an answer on it. Teacher says ‘stand up, hand up, pair up’ With card in hand pupil stands up finds another pupil and the pair high five! They then put hands down so other pupils can find a pair. Partner A asks Partner B the question. If Partner B answers correct Partner A praises them If they answer incorrectly, Partner A teaches them the answer. Partner B then asks their question to Partner A. Once complete they thank each other, swap cards and then move on to find a new partner. Alternatively pupils could use the cards to ask themselves or other about a given product. If you would like a pre-printed and laminated version of this resource, visit my ebay shop! pxaengi_58

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. In this case the hour is split into the six Rs of sustainability. Pupils would start at Recycle and would have 10 minutes to fill that section before moving on. This resource can be used to revise the six Rs or can be used to perform a quick yet effective product analysis. Use this tool to help ensure you have a quick paced lesson. The 6Rs is a useful tool that can quickly analyse a products sustainability and help pupils to begin to think how to lessen the environmental impact of their designs and products. This could be easily adapted for use with any DT/Engineering KS4/KS5 course. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. This revision clock has been adapted to allow pupils thinking time to construct an extended writing paragraph. In this case the time limit will probably be less than an hour, say eight minutes. The eight minutes are split into the four sections: Point, Evidence, Explain, Link. Pupils would two minutes to write notes or construct each part of their paragraph, creating a draft version. This is a quick and effective way of showing pupils that they can write an extended paragraph with ease. With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEEL paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEEL paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support pupils who need support i order to develop their extended writing skills. Other techniques such as PEED, PEAS & PETER may help support more able pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited.

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. In this case the hour is split into the four sections of PEST. Pupils would start at Political and would have 15 minutes to fill that section before moving on. The total time can of course be adapted to suit a shorter or longer lesson. This resource can be used to revise PEST or can be used to perform a quick yet effective product market analysis. Use this tool to help ensure you have a quick paced lesson. PEST is useful product market analysis tool can be used for a variety of technology based subjects including Design Technology & Engineering. Is is useful at all Key Stages. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

This is a set of two mock exams and mark schemes that are designed to test pupils knowledge after the teaching of Unit One. The mocks cover criteria from PO1 - PO5. The mocks have been built on past papers and mark allocations from AQA. The majority of the questions are different to the past papers available form AQA. They could be used as end of topic assessments, end of term assessment or as a resource for exam style questions. They have been designed to look professional and as similar to the real exam as possible to get pupils used to seeing the exam. The documents were created on Word for Mac so the format may need tweaking if opened on a PC, however the PDF files are also available. These mocks & mark schemes will save you hours of planning!

With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEE paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEE paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support lower abilities or younger years. Other techniques such as PEEL, PEAS & PETER may help support older pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited. Printed & laminated versions are available from my Ebay shop!

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. This revision clock has been adapted to allow pupils thinking time to construct an extended writing paragraph. In this case the time limit will probably be less than an hour, say six minutes. The six minutes are split into the three sections: Point, Evidence, Explain. Pupils would two minutes to write notes or construct each part of their paragraph, creating a draft version. This is a quick and effective way of showing pupils that they can write an extended paragraph with ease. With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEE paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEE paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support lower abilities or younger years. Other techniques such as PEEL, PEAS & PETER may help support older pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited.

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. In this case the hour is split into the eight sections of ACCESS FM. Pupils would start at Aesthetics and would have 7.5 minutes to fill that section before moving on. This resource can be used to revise ACCESS FM or can be used to perform a quick yet effective product analysis. Use this tool to help ensure you have a quick paced lesson. ACCESS FM is useful product analysis tool can be used for a variety of technology based subjects including Design Technology & Engineering. Is is useful at all Key Stages. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. This revision clock has been adapted to allow pupils thinking time to construct an extended writing paragraph. In this case the time limit will probably be less than an hour, say eight minutes. The eight minutes are split into the four sections: Point, Evidence, Explain, Develop. Pupils would two minutes to write notes or construct each part of their paragraph, creating a draft version. This is a quick and effective way of showing pupils that they can write an extended paragraph with ease. With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEED paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain, Develop ) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEED paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support pupils who need support i order to develop their extended writting skills. Other techniques such as PEEL, PEAS & PETER may help support more able pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited.

This resource provides some keywords and key questions for analysing a product in terms of SMSC issues. This could be used during a product analysis for coursework or could be used a s a group activity to highlight some of the key issues designers and engineers face when designing and manufacturing products. There are two formats included which can be easily edited to suit different specifications or groups.

With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEE paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEE paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support lower abilities or younger years. Other techniques such as PEEL, PEAS & PETER may help support older pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited. Printed & laminated versions are available from my Ebay shop!

A simple yet effective starter activity which involves pupils matching each material property to the correct definition. Definitions are suitable for a range of specifications and can be easily adapted to include exact properties required for any specification.

With literacy and extended written the focus across the wider curriculum, this simple activity card will help pupils to produce a well written paragraph in a typically practical based subject where pupils may not expect to be producing written work. A PEEL paragraph (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link) is a technique used by English departments to help pupils produce a well written paragraph. A PEEL paragraph a simple technique which could be useful to support lower abilities or younger years. Other techniques such as PEAS & PETER may help support older pupils. This download includes Adobe Illustrator and PDF files which are ready to print and use or they can be easily edited. Printed & laminated versions are available from my Ebay shop!

A revision clock is a innovative method of getting pupils to split their time up in a lesson or at home when revising and to break larger topics down into manageable chunks. Pupils have a limited time to write down facts about a given topic. In this case the hour is split into twelve common physical properties. Pupils would start at area and would have 5 minutes to fill that section before moving on. This resource can be used to revise physical properties. Use this tool to help ensure you have a quick paced lesson. There are two file types available and can be easily edited to ensure that it is suitable for your subject/specification.