D&T Year 8 - Ifield Community College

D&T Year 8
Course Outline
Designing
Students extend their Year 7 “Freehand Sketching” knowledge and understanding with more
advanced “Designing”. Students are now encouraged to make what they designed.
Making
Students further improve their workshop skills with focussed practical tasks (FPTs), “Moving
toys”, with more complex design and make assignments (DMAs) in wood (“Money box”) and
plastics (“Name plaque” and “Coat hook”).
Evaluating
Students are expected to analyse and evaluate their own work, as well as others, throughout the
entire design (and make) process
A great emphasis is put on both individual students’ ownership of projects, and ‘sustainability’.
Homework
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Homework schedule – Autumn term
Details
* worksheets available to download
8.1 Advanced presentation
Task: Research - 2 ‘eye-catching’ adverts / posters (from newspapers and
magazines, internet, etc.)
Success criteria: (30+ mins)
Task: Presentation / Communication* - ‘fsc’ poster
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
8.2 Designing
Task: Presentation / Communication* - 6 items from home (3D and
rendered)
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
Task: Product analysis* (“Candleholders I like”)
Success criteria: Product Analysis* A4 sheet (45+ mins)
8.3 Moving toys
Task: Presentation / Communication* - Design 3 elastic band, wooden
moving toys
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
Task: Production plan* (how to make elastic band toy)
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
Task: Flow diagram intro worksheet*
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
Homework schedule – Spring term
8.3 Moving toys
Task: Research man-made wood
Success criteria: (45+ mins)
Task: Production plan* (how to make wooden moving toys)
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (1hr)
Task: Product analysis* (“Money boxes I like”)
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
8.3 Wooden moneybox

11 Task: Revise 3D drawing and rendering
Success criteria: (1hr)
12 Task: Presentation / Communication* - 3 charity box designs
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
13 Task: Flow diagram* (how to make a money box)
(higher ability) Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
13 Task: Production plan* (how to make a money box)
(lower ability) Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
Homework
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Homework schedule – Summer term
Details
8.4 Plastics
14 Task: Research – 20 things which are vacuum formed
Success criteria: (45+ mins)
15 Task: Product analysis* (“coat hooks I like”)
Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
16 Task: Research – 20 things which are line bent
Success criteria: (45+ mins)
17 Task: Flow diagram* (how to make a coat hook)
(higher ability) Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
17 Task: Production plan* (how to make a coat hook)
(lower ability) Success criteria: targets on worksheet (45+ mins)
18 Task: Sustainability – what have I done for the environment
Success criteria: help save the planet (45+ mins)
19 Task: Sustainability – what have I done for the environment
Success criteria: help save the planet (45+ mins)
Useful learning tips
Students to self mark homework using available target / level descriptors
Look at the world around you and ask questions – How does it work How is it made
Could I design / make it better
Helpful website: http://www.technologystudent.com/
Teacher to contact for more information
Mr Curran