KS3 Design Technology

Year 7

Curriculum Vision for Design & Technology

In Design & Technology (Product Design), pupils will:

Learn about…..

• Working safely with a ‘Duty of Care’ to others in an Engineering workshop
• Resistant Materials including various Woods, Metals and Plastics
• The properties of these materials.
• Identify specific Metals and Plastics
• Using various ‘Grades’ of abrasive paper
• How to Cut/ Shape/ Manipulate/ Drill/ Join and finish these Materials
• How products are developed from initial ideas through to production
• Presenting a ‘Pitch’ to promote an Invention/ Innovation or new product
• Packaging of products and Advertising Graphics

Be able to:

• Measure and Mark out accurately on Metal and Plastic
• Safely and confidently use a- Hacksaw, File, Pillar Drill, Belt Sander, Electric Hand Drill, Centre Punch, Engineers Square, coping Saw, Oven
• Operate a Vacuum Former to create Blister Packs
• Evaluate practical work completed.

Year 8-9

Please note this information will be added in due course…