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Effective resources to make delivering design & technology content as easy as possible and help reduce teacher workload! A number of resources to help with cover or non specialists!

Effective resources to make delivering design & technology content as easy as possible and help reduce teacher workload! A number of resources to help with cover or non specialists!
KS3 Graphic design project - Client led
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KS3 Graphic design project - Client led

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A KS3 packaging project of approx 15- 20 hours. Teaching PowerPoint and Workbook Project is designed and has succesful been taught by non specialists. Software mentioned (but could be edited or done by hand ) Photoshop and 2D design. This Project covers; Fonts Designing for a specific client - students choose a specific compnay and design for them Exploring the project Design Brief Packaging Symbols Paper and printing theory Design Specification Logo design Product analysis NETS Designing Evaluation
D&T - Children's toy Project / Scheme of work
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D&T - Children's toy Project / Scheme of work

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A project suitable for KS3/4 where students reserach, design & make their own childrens toy. Suitable for Resistant materials, textiles or graphics. About 8- 10 hours suggested. (Less if products are not made). Inlcudes frayer model key words Covers; Exploration of a context Secondary research Product analysis Design Breif Design specification Design generation Manufacture Evaluation against specification and of final product.
D&T- Biomimicry & sustainability
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D&T- Biomimicry & sustainability

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2 lessons on sustainability & biomimicry. Suitable for KS3 and above. Good cover lesson Lessons provide theory on sustianability and energy , task on improving the sustianability of a product, what biomimicry is and 2 tasks of biomimicry designing
D&T-A level designers/ socio economic timeline
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D&T-A level designers/ socio economic timeline

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A editable timeline covering the main design movements, socio economic influences and major technological developments. Allows students to make notes or could be used as a retrieval exercise. Covering AQA alevel design & technology specification
Frayer model- Design & Food technology
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Frayer model- Design & Food technology

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A number of frayer model slides that can be printed or added into PPT’s Includes; Risk Precaution Target market Specification Food provenance Seasoning Seasonality Finite Non-finite Ergonomics Anthropometrics Iterative design
D&T Displays bundle
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D&T Displays bundle

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-Materials posters ( properties/ usages) -Environmenatl & social moral issues in design posters -Designers and companies posters (from aqa specification) -UCAS for Design subjects display -Careers display for design
D&T Careers Display
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D&T Careers Display

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A display of ‘where could design take you’ including over 20 different careers. File can easily be adapted to add more careers and change to school branding
D&T New & Emerging technology- 3D printing suitable for KS3/4
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D&T New & Emerging technology- 3D printing suitable for KS3/4

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A Short lesson and worksheet covering new & emerging technology through 3D printing Lesson explores 3D PRINTING; houses, food, meat, bioprinting Responsibilities of designers Social/ moral/ ethical impact and issues Cultural capital Covers the English National curriculum for KS3 *Understand developments in design and technology, it’s impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers *
D&T- Material Posters -Set of 9
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D&T- Material Posters -Set of 9

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Clear material posters giving information on categories, properties and uses of materials (Timbers, manufactured boards, polymers, metals,Textiles, Papers & boards, new materials, smart materials, technical textiles) Covering Core content of AQA specification. Very useful for students when annotating design ideas and completing research. Allows for independent learning as students can go to display when needed.
D&T A LEVEL Materials revision sheets
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D&T A LEVEL Materials revision sheets

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A number of mindmap revision sheets covering ; woods, polymer, papers & boards, metals, new & smart materials, material testing. Instructions for students; These revision sheets allow you to see what you can remember about topics covered in the exam. Once you have done add to the mind map with your notes and add anything you have missed in another colour. Doing this will allow you to see what you need to focus your revisions on There are 3 levels for you to progress through which get more challenging. Hint; If you date the mind maps every time you redo one it will show you how far you have come and help boost your confidence.
KS4 D&T- NEA style scheme of work (AQA) Technology storage
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KS4 D&T- NEA style scheme of work (AQA) Technology storage

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A project aimed for year 9 or 10 preparing them for the AQA NEA. The context for the project is technology storage but this could easily be changed. The Teachers PowerPoint will help first time teachers of the NEA or just give less work to those who have taught it before. The student worksheets aim to help students set out work and make it easy to check all elements have been completed
D&T- 26 Design Theory revision / homework's KS3& GCSE
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D&T- 26 Design Theory revision / homework's KS3& GCSE

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A range of homeworks that cover the theory aspect of design and technology KS3 and GCSE. Many pages set up to be cut into small slips to be handed out Covering; Social moral issues Design for disability Environmental issues Energy CAD/ CAM New technologies Designers Technology push Plastic processes Technical/ E textiles
D&T Y7-13 Reading Journey
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D&T Y7-13 Reading Journey

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A suggested reading journey for year 7-13. Easy to Edit to your own schemes of work. Many of the books will be suitable for most projects. KS3 includes Food Technology KS4 is based on BTECH but many books could stay the same for GCSE KS5 is based on A Level product design