Design and Technology Key Resources KS3 Year Resource Packs
Textiles
Contains three sets of resources covering textiles teaching and learning at Early, Mid and Late KS3.
Select the bold links to access the full Early, Mid and late KS3 packs.
To access individual items select the bulleted links.
- Mainly Designing: Learning to look
- Mainly Making: Understanding fibres and fabrics
- Technology in Society: The wider use of textiles in today's society
- Mainly Designing: Dual purpose textiles
- Design and Make: Textile entrepreneurs
- Technology in Society: The true cost of textile technology
- Mainly Designing: Para-triathlete design challenge
- Design and Make: Festival headgear
- Technology in Society: Wearable technology
Food
Contains three sets of resources covering Food Technology teaching and learning at Early, Mid and Late KS3.
Select the bold links to access the full Early, Mid and late KS3 packs.
To access individual items select the bulleted links.
- Mainly Designing: Catering for needs
- Mainly Making: Practical skills building
- Design and Make: Design for health
- Technology in Society: Future food
- Mainly Designing: Multicultural meals for mates
- Mainly Making: Protein foods
- Design and Make: Design and make your school lunch
- Technology in Society: The appliance of science
- Mainly Designing: Standards for food
- Mainly Making: Chilled ready meals
- Design and Make: Event food
- Technology in Society: Hydroponics – working water
Systems and Control
Contains three sets of resources covering Systems and Control teaching and learning at Early, Mid and Late KS3.
Select the bold links to access the full Early, Mid and late KS3 packs.
To access individual items select the bulleted links.
- Mainly Designing: On the level
- Mainly Making: Dusk – lights on
- Design and Make: Touch torch
- Technology in Society: Mobile phone
- Mainly Designing: Electronic musical toy
- Mainly Making: Moody lights
- Design and Make: Smart board game
- Technology in Society: Music players
- Mainly Designing: Activity toy
- Mainly Making: Rescue me!
- Design and Make: Animatronic creature
- Technology in Society: Knight Rider - computerised cars
Product Design
Contains three sets of resources covering Product Design teaching and learning at Early, Mid and Late KS3.
Select the bold links to access the full Early, Mid and late KS3 packs.
To access individual items select the bulleted links.
- Mainly Designing: Core Skills
- Mainly Making: Signs
- Design and Make: Jewellery Design
- Technology in Society: Eco Design
- Mainly Designing: Analyse that
- Mainly Making: Salad Servers
- Design and Make: Lanterns
- Technology in Society: Floating Garden Challenge
- Mainly Designing: Advanced Modelling
- Mainly Making: Does It Connect?
- Design and Make: Learning to learn
- Technology in Society: Evolution and the Future
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