Design & Technology

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 YEAR 8

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Design and Technology is taught on a carousel.

Students will experience four aspects of the subject, Food and Nutrition, Product Design - Resistant Materials, Product Design - Graphics and Product Design - Textiles.

Each area will have approximately 9 weeks in each of the areas.

COURSE CONTENT - ON ROTATION Food and Nutrition

Students will learn how to cook a range of dishes safely and hygienically and to apply their knowledge of nutrition. In addition, they will consider the factors that affect food choice, food availability and food waste. They will deepen their knowledge and understanding of food and nutrition, develop food preparation and cooking techniques and apply their knowledge to make informed choices about their own diet. They will learn about the nutrients; their sources and functions; how to adapt and follow recipes using appropriate ingredients and equipment to prepare and cook a range of more complex dishes.

Product Design (Resistant Materials)

Students will design and make a piece of pewter cast jewellery. They will use a range of designing strategies including sketching, crating, modelling and CAD designing using 2D Designer. Students will realise their designs using a range of techniques including pewter casting, wasting of materials using a variety of hand tools, drilling and polishing.

Product Design (Textiles)

Students are encouraged to understand a range of ways that textiles can be decorated and investigate dying techniques. Students experiment with different media, designing and making a drawstring bag for shoes that incorporates the processes of decoration and dying of their own design.

Product Design (Graphics)

Students will learn how to use a range of 3D drawing techniques to generate ideas including Isometric, 1 point perspective and 2 point perspective. They will also look at the use of colour including rendering using a range of medias. Students will investigate existing products, identify a suitable client (Target market Group) to produce a picture frame for a standard 150mm x 100mm Photograph. Students will also develop their knowledge and understanding of 2D designer.

ASSESSMENTS Assessments are carried out at key points throughout the unit and summative assessment will take place once the unit is complete and final products are completed. One combined Design and Technology paper (one hour) will be sat during the summer examination period and will form part of the overall Design and Technology assessment.

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS DEVELOPED

All focus areas ensure that students can confidently use a range of materials and understand their properties whilst developing a student’s ability to understand the processes that materials undergo to transform them from raw stock items to finished products. All students will understand the design process when tackling design and make tasks.

RESOURCES

All focus areas have project booklets which will be supplied at the start of each unit. All materials and consumables will be provided.

SETTING

The teaching in Year 8 is taught in mixed ability groups.

ASSESSMENTS Assessments are carried out at key points throughout the unit and summative assessment will take place once the unit is complete and final products are completed. One combined Design and Technology paper (one hour) will be sat during the summer examination period and will form part of the overall Design and Technology assessment.