This unit begins by revising the symbols used for components in an electrical circuit diagram. Section 1 asks pupils to look at a circuit diagram and decide whether the cicuit would work before building and testing it. Section 2 asks pupils to drag components on to the screen to build particular circuits

A complete 10 week course in Systems and Control including lesson plans, presentations, examples and worksheets.

Year 1/2 Fruit and Vegetables: A seven week lesson plan and worksheets which include activities for looking at fruit and vegetables, making coleslaw, designing and making a fruit salad and making soup. Year 3/4 Money Containers: A seven week lesson plan and worksheets which include activities for designing, making and evaluating a money container. Two Flash presentations show examples of the work completed by the pupils.

A comprehensive series of multimedia materials to support the teaching of the GCSE Design and Technology Textiles Technology course. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements. The bilingual resources include video clips, animations, text and quizzes within Moodle and can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or by students on individual computers. The images included in this work, to the best of our knowledge, are from sources that their use do not breach any copyright rules. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A comprehensive series of multimedia materials to support the teaching of the GCSE Design and Technology Textiles Technology course. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements. The bilingual resources include video clips, animations, text and quizzes within Moodle and can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or by students on individual computers. The images included in this work, to the best of our knowledge, are from sources that their use do not breach any copyright rules. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

Design and Technology Textiles Technology course. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements. The bilingual resources include video clips, animations, text and quizzes within Moodle and can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or by students on individual computers. The images included in this work, to the best of our knowledge, are from sources that their use do not breach any copyright rules. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

Design your own siege engine and change variables to try out an interactive mangonel.

Looking at planning techniques and image boards, reflecting the theme of their project. By the end of this lesson students should know how to: carry out initial project planning produce an image board that reflects the intended theme of their project

A comprehensive set of resources for Key Skills in the Motor Vehicle Sector, also suitable for the learner in the Workplace. These resources can support the learner in developing and applying the skills and knowledge required for applying Key Skills in a Motor Vehicle context

By the end of this lesson students should know how to: * carry out initial project planning * produce an image board that reflects the intended theme of their project

This lesson helps students to communicate design ideas effectively by using graphical techniques.

Support Material for Teachers and Students

A PowerPoint presentation, including reference notes and images on Memphis design. (S Smith)

Design and make a product, choosing suitable fabrics and joining techniques

Packaging is a series of Powerpoints that form a Unit of Work that supports the teaching of Design, in particular Packaging. Packaging is aimed at developing the skills needed to understand the process of Packaging and how to design a suitable product that fits the needs of the consumer. The aim is for the pupils to study the process of packaging, use 3D shapes from nets, develop their own ideas and design a cereal packet. There is an optional unit to advertise the finished product.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

An introduction to the properties of resistant materials

Pupils without any previous learning in the subject are introduced to basic electronics. Pupils are taught the skills required to make simple electronic circuitry and will engage in the design of a complete electronic product for a target customer group. Skills such as soldering, circuit assembly, circuit design and component choice are introduced. Polly Booker - Ysgol Clywedog - Wrexham

Activity designed for pupils to think about and investigate shelters using a set of 11 photographs.

Develop a design proposal by recording and presenting development work up to and including a performance spec. By the end of this lesson students should: be familiar with strategies for identifying a need know how to formulate a situation statement understand how to formulate a design brief know how to write a performance specification

Aims Students should: * understand the role yeast plays in bread making * know the effect that temperature and sugar (substrate) concentration have on the rate of bread dough expansion * understand the need to control variables in investigations Contents * Starter (including animation) outlining how yeast causes dough to rise.