At Key Stage 3 Design and Technology is a compulsory part of the lower school curriculum and is run on a carousel system with each child rotating through the departments four subject areas.
6/8 week rotation
Resistant Materials 1
Candle holder
All students will design and make a multi material candle holder. All the practical skills used are based around the shaping of different materials, aluminium, copper and wood.
Food Technology
The theme for this unit is designing for manufacturing. The pupils carry out a variety of practical tasks on cakes and scones in which they design and make new products with a range of fillings and flavourings for a target group. Pupils gain the knowledge, skills and understanding they need through a variety of techniques to prepare and process foods. They also learn safety and hygiene when handling food.
SUMMARY OF THE UNIT Food safety Food hygiene Research tasks Generating ideas on a product Product Analysis Practical tasks Evaluation End of unit assessment
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Introduction to food technology What is food safety? Key words : food poisoning Temperature Cooking /serving
Worksheets on food safety Concept of food hygiene Demonstration – seen to safe
Introduction to unit project Key word: Design Brief Intended user of the product Analysing a brief Sensory evaluation on existing product research tasks Generating ideas. Prototype dish –
Evaluating a dish, ideas. Key word : design criteria Identify ways to improve dish. Class feedback on good bad points of prototype Dish. Developing cake making skills Methods of making cakes Further design ideas on cakes Function of ingredients
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Concepts of finishes on food Products – cakes and scones Developing pastry making skills Types of pastries. Brainstorm pastry products and finishes Discussion on scones intended purpose. Techniques to make scones Practical: scones
Industrial practices used for making scones. Keywords: Machines, computer, quality control. Precision in size weight Comparison between homemade scones and factory made. Show detailed comparison. Use a range of cutting and shaping process.
Preparation for assessment test. Revisit selected aspect of the unit. Key words and concepts . Techniques applied. Reasons for outcome Modifying an outcome. Practical/written assessment Recording of assessment
Graphics
Book Binding
Produce a hand bound book decorated with marbled paper. Design and print a front cover. Major homework will be the researching and collecting of images and information for inside the book.
Resistant Materials 2
Key Ring
All students will design and make a Key Ring tag out of two pieces of Acrylic.
All the skills used are based around the cutting, shaping and finishing of acrylic.
Tools used will include Coping saw, Drilling machine and Buffing machine.
