Design Technology
Design Technology KS3 Curriculum Topics
Autumn Term |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year |
Night light project. Product specification and brief |
Night light project. Health and Safety in the workshop and practical work. |
Night light project. Health and Safety in the workshop and practical work. |
Night light project. Electric components and soldering |
Night light project. Electric components and soldering. Creating a high quality finish using machinery. |
Night light project. Creating a high quality finish using machinery and materials. Night light assembly and evaluation. |
Year |
Bottle Opener Project. Working and isometric drawings. Metal theory. |
Bottle Opener Project. Health and safety and knowledge of tools and workshop machinery |
Bottle Opener Project. Using tools to measure and make accurately |
Bottle Opener Project. Using tools to measure and make accurately. Begin making. |
Bottle Opener Project. Continue making |
Bottle Opener Project. Working with metal and wood, theory and assembly of bottle opener. Evaluate |
Year |
Jewellery Project. Design movements. Project brief and research |
Jewellery Project. Iterative design ideas reflecting prior research and theory of available materials for laser cutter. |
Jewellery Project. Development of design ideas with annotation. |
Jewellery Project. Computer Aided Design skills and application |
Jewellery Project. Computer Aided Design skills and application |
Jewellery Project. Construction of jewellery and evaluation. |
Design Technology KS4 Curriculum Topics
Autumn |
Autumn |
Spring |
Spring |
Summer |
Summer |
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Year |
Theory plus designing and making skills - Metals |
Theory plus designing and making skills - Woods |
Theory plus designing and making skills - Plastics |
Theory plus designing and making skills - Papers and Boards |
Core Theory |
NEA project starts |
Year |
NEA |
NEA |
NEA |
Exam Prep-Theory |
Exam Prep-Theory |
Exam Prep-Theory |