Design & Technology

Outline of course:

Content:

• Designing and making
• Understanding materials, structures, products and applications

All work is carried out with regard for quality and health and safety

Projects:

• Electronics project
• Design Challenge
• Functional artefact in mild steel

Skills:

• Graphical skills to aid the development of design
• Marking out
• Fabrication and joining of various materials
• Applying scientific principles
• Evaluating products against specific criteria
• Working collaboratively

Homework Activities: Students will have a week to complete homework assignments when they are set. These will take the form of researching existing products in terms of function, suitability for the target market, aesthetics and economic factors. In addition students will be expected to develop their design skills by using a variety of drawing techniques and recording and evaluating practical activities in the form of Storyboards, flow charts and questionnaires.

Assessment:

• Homework marked according to school marking policy
• Class assessment of product models
• Electronics project and mild steel artefact, assessed against National Curriculum levels

Parental Contribution:

• Supporting art, design and technology exhibitions
• Useful resources and equipment:
• Good colouring pencils
• Black fine liner
• Good compass
• Pritt stick

Other relevant information: There will be a charge for '3D'

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