What Will I Learn?
Key Stage 3
Year Seven
Autumn
Health & Safety – an introduction: the correct way to use tools, how to behave to ensure their own safety and that of other students and staff.
CAD/CAM Project: Learning the software
Spring
CAD/CAM Project: Design and make
Research, design, make and evaluate artefact using the laser cutter.
Structures Project
Explore structures & forces, including shell & frame structures, both manmade & natural.
Summer
Paper Engineering Project: Design & Make
Exciting imagery & kinetic, fun book/card making. Taking inspiration from famous pop-up author Robert Sabuda
Year Eight
Autumn
Activity Pack Project: Designing for a specific target market: learn 2d design skills to create & develop cartoon characters
Spring
Activity Pack Project: Design and Publish
Design and create book in Microsoft Publisher.
Four Piece Puzzle Project
Exciting design & make puzzle project that also gives the opportunity to understand the properties of the materials we often use in DT.
Summer
Four Piece Puzzle Project
Testing prototypes and learning to use machine and hand tools.
Year Nine
Autumn
Graphics Shop Design Project
World-of-work graphic design experience. Learn how to create a brand identity. Create designs for a new business that would be commercially viable for their local area: Romford or Barking and Dagenham.
Spring
Acrylic Jewellery Project: CAD/CAM Design
make a marketable product in the form of acrylic jewellery & display packaging. Develop an understanding of the types of plastics/polymers that are in general use, how they are part of our lives and how we must think of sustainable replacements.
Phone Stand Project: Skills & Processes
Design and create a wooden phone stand. Learn about the properties of timber & manufactured board and discover new making processes.
Summer
New & Emerging Technologies: research project: find out about new technologies which are being developed to positively impact the manufacturing industry and society.
Key Stage 4
Year Ten
Autumn
Design a London Monument:
An Introduction to Architecture
Design an Alessi-style Product:
Exploring culture and society thorough research, including anthropometrics & ergonomics with a focus on Alessi products.
Spring
Mechanical Toy Project:
Introduction to theory of movement and exploration of a range of materials, their properties & the processes needed to make the product.
Summer
Packaging Project: Explore tessellation
Learn about packaging through deconstruction and theory.
Use CAD to design or adapt or edit nets with complete accuracy.
Independent Design Project: Themes and Contexts
Independent design project for final assessment.
Year Eleven
Autumn
Final Assessment Design Project
Spring
Final Assessment Design Project
Summer
Design Theory: preparation for final examination
Robotics and workforce automation
If you require any further information please email cdt@steds.org.uk.
