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DT Client Profile/Needs
2 sheet activity for Design and Technology KS3. Activity requires students to produce a client profile for their product as well as investigate the needs of the client.
Transferable resource that can be used for any design and make project.

KS3 Wooden Pencil Holder Project
Entire woodwork based project in which students are required to design and make a wooden pencil holder shaped like a letter of choice. Pencil holder is made with pinewood and has been cut by hand to achieve the shape. Holes are drilled to hold pencils. Wood stain finish applied.
Included in the download is a 58 slide power-point that covers 11, 40 minute lessons. Starter activities, main tasks, plenaries and homework tasks for each lesson.
A separate PDF file is attached that has 34 pages of printable resources to accompany the power-point. (Many of my DT resources seen on this site are included in this project download such as my Designer Research Activity, Risk Assessment Template, Design a Workshop Poster Activity, accessfm Poster, Feedback slips.)
Learning objectives for the project are as follows:
Understand Health & Safety rules in the workshop & how to conduct a Risk Assessment
Recognise different types of wood and understand their properties
Use research to analyse and learn from existing products
Develop isometric drawing and rendering skills
Understand client needs and how to write a design specification
Construct a functional pencil holder developing workshop skills
cutting, filing, shaping and wood staining
Identify the use of different tools and equipment
Understand how to write a project evaluation
Lesson plan overview:
Lesson 1: Health and Safety in the workshop and Wood Theory
Lesson 2: Product Safety and Product Analysis
Lesson 3: Isometric Drawing
Lesson 4: Design Specification and Design Drawing
Lesson 5: Tools and Equipment
Lesson 6-10: Manufacture
Lesson 11: Project Evaluation

Geometric Art Cover Activities
This resource includes a 7 activity bundle of PDF worksheets on the topic of Geometric Art. Each worksheet is set up in the way that it can be used as a one off cover activity or as a series of lessons.
It can also be used within a scheme of learning on the topic of Line, Shape, Pattern etc.
Tasks include:
Mood-board on Geometric Art activity
Masking Tape Geometric Art activity
Geometric Pattern Design activity
Artist Research activity - Elyse Dodge
Artist copy activities(x3) - Elyse Dodge

Design and Technology Design Brief Template
Template for product Design Brief. Ideal for KS2/KS3 or Low ability/SEND/EAL learners. Fully editable.

Art Vocabulary
Helpful visual aid for Art students to develop their vocabulary.
Print ready file. Can be printed as a classroom display poster or a helpful handout.

Retrieval Practice Relay Race
Editable Power-point template for a learning relay race. Aim of the task is to quickly get students to retrieve prior learning on a topic. One student starts by writing all the information they can about a topic. After a set time, they must pass the worksheet to the next student and they must add more information that the previous student did not write down and so on.
Can be adapted for any subject and any topic.

David Hockney Cover Lesson
Series of worksheets on the Artist David Hockney. Worksheets are created in a way that they can be used as one off cover activities or incorporated into a scheme of work.

Pop Art Cover Activities
This resource includes 6 PDF worksheets of activities on the topic of Pop Art. It has been designed to be suitable for a one off cover lesson or used as part of a scheme of work.
The tasks include:
Pop art mood-board activity
Artist Research activity- Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol
Artist Copy activity- Roy Lichtenstein
Typographic Pop Art activity
Design your own Pop Art soda can activity

DT Rendering Task
1 sheet activity that allows students to practice rendering isometric shapes to look like materials with coloured pencil,
Includes stretch and challenge questions.
Ideal for a cover lesson or within a scheme of work on isometric drawing/design drawing.

Sample Risk Assessment for DT Project
Example risk assessment for a wood based DT project including hazards such as environment, tools and equipment like disk sander, hand drills, saws and wood stains.

Art Study Piet Mondrian
Worksheet on the artist of Piet Mondrian. This worksheet is ideal for a one off cover activity or can be used as part of a larger scheme of work.

Artist Research Questions Template
Versatile and editable template of questions that can be used for any artist.
Add artist name and images to adapt file to suit current artist of study.
Challenge questions provided to stretch more able students.
Ideal for cover work or as part of a scheme of work.

DT Project Planning Sheet
One sheet activity to get students thinking about the theme of a new project, potential products they could make, potential clients and the design process.
Can be used at the start of any design and make project.

Arts & Crafts Movement Cover Activities
This resource includes 7 single worksheets relating to the Arts and Crafts Movement. The resource can be used as cover work or as a series of tasks within an existing scheme of work.
Tasks include
creating a moodboard about the movement
artist research - William Morris
artist copy - William Morris x4
design your own Morris inspired pattern

Salvador Dali Cover Lesson Activities
5 activities provided on printable worksheets. Tasks include:
Research moodboard and questions
Mindmap of facts about the artist and questions
Artwork Analysis
Artist copy
Create a Dali inspired observational drawing
Worksheets are designed in a way that they can be used as cover work with minimal instruction or supplies needed.
Can also use tasks as part of a larger scheme of work on the artist.

Frida Kahlo Cover Lesson Activities
6 activities provided on printable worksheets. Tasks include:
Research moodboard and questions
Mindmap of facts about the artist and questions
Artwork Analysis
x2 artist copy tasks
Create a Kahlo inspired self-portrait
Worksheets are designed in a way that they can be used as cover work with minimal instruction or supplies needed.
Can also use tasks as part of a larger scheme of work on the artist.

Yayoi Kusama Cover Activities
5 activities provided on printable worksheets. Tasks include:
Research moodboard and questions
Mindmap of facts about the artist and questions
x2 artist copy tasks
Create a Kusama inspired artwork
Worksheets are designed in a way that they can be used as cover work with minimal instruction or supplies needed.
Can also use tasks as part of a larger scheme of work on the artist.

AQA GCSE DT NEA COURSEWORK PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
Editable power-point template layout for the AQA GCSE DT NEA portfolio.
Template gives students a suggestion of a layout and relevant tasks eg. client profiles, design specifications, for their portfolio, including all SECTIONS A01, A02 and A03.
File is fully editable.

Art Value Scale Template
Printable template for practicing achieving a range of value using a variety of mark-making techniques.

DT_Toy Safety Activity
This resource includes 2 worksheets with questions relating to toy safety. Ideal for starter/plenary.