Design & Technology Mr Vincent

Application of principles

Metals

Spring

• IR receiver • Microphone Processes • Counters • Microcontrollers • Transistors and Thyristors • Signal conditioning Outputs • LED/ bulb • Speaker/ buzzer • IR and Ultrasound emitter • Motors Passive components: Resistors, Transistors, Thyristors, Capacitors, Diodes

Practical: Arduino based product. Team challenge based on a context from previous year’s NEA titles. Apply their understanding of electronic and mechanical principles to solve an identified problem. Pupils develop problem solving and creative thinking skills while gaining confidence in working in teams.

Introduction to Metals

Ferrous Metals • Iron, Steel & Stainless Steel Non-Ferrous Metals • Aluminium, copper and tin Alloys • Brass, pewter & tin/lead solder

Properties and characteristics of metals

• Density, strength, hardness, durability, strength to weight ratio, stiffness, elasticity, impact resistance, plasticity, corrosion resistance, thermal and electrical conductivity

Lifecycle of metals

• Recycling and sustainability • Upcycling Cover a wide variety of theory examining metal as a material and its manipulation and use.

Apply their knowledge to answer questions about metals.

Commonly available forms and stock components

• Length, sheet, reels, rods • Bolts, rivets, hinges, screws

Summer Manufacturing in School

• Wastage techniques: Sawing, drilling, sheering and turning • Addition techniques such as welding/brazing and riveting • Deforming and reforming: pressing, bending and casting

Industrial manufacture

• CNC milling, turning, sheet metal folding, pressing and stampings and die casting.

Application of principles Projection Nightlight

Polymers Introduction to Polymers

Thermo polymers • PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PP, ABS, Acrylic and TPE Thermosetting polymers • Silicone, Epoxy Resin and Polyester Resin

Properties and characteristics of Polymers

• Density, strength, hardness, durability, strength to weight ratio, stiffness, elasticity, impact resistance, plasticity, corrosion resistance, thermal and electrical conductivity

Lifecycle of Polymers

• Recycling and sustainability • Upcycling • Eco-materials Apply their understanding of metal manufacturing methods. They apply creative process to design the projection aspect of the task Practical competencies developed include: • Marking and cutting techniques • External and internal thread cutting • Facing off and parallel turning • Using shears to shape metals • Mould making and casting. • PCB manufacture – UV exposure, resist developing and use of Ferric Chloride • PCB drilling and soldering

Cover a wide variety of theory examining polymer as a material and its manipulation and use.

Apply their knowledge to answer questions about polymers.

Commonly available forms and stock components

• Length, sheet, reels, rods, rolls • Caps, fasteners and bolts

Manufacturing in School

• Wastage Techniques: Sawing and drilling • Addition techniques such as adhesion and heat welding • Deforming and reforming: Moulding, vacuum forming and heat bending

Industrial manufacture

• Compression Moulding, injection moulding, vacuum forming, rotational moulding, extrusion and blow moulding

Application of principles Practical Task: Electronic Dice Apply their understanding of polymer manufacturing methods. They apply creative process to design the casing for the circuit using polymer forming methods Practical competencies developed include: • Marking and Cutting techniques • Soldering of PCB • Programming of PIC microcontroller • Mould making, Vacuum Forming, Line bending, 3D Printing

Coursework

Iterative Design Challenge (50%) x x Coursework begins following context release on 1st June

Autumn Spring Summer

Suggested further reading:

The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design Alvin R. Tilley John Wiley & Sons; Revised Edition edition (13 Feb 2002) ISBN: 0471099554

Invention by Design – How Engineers get from Thought to Thing

Small Things Considered: Why there is No Perfect Design Henry Petroski Harvard University Press, 1998 ISBN 0674463684

Henry Petroski Random House, 2004 ISBN 1400032938

Product Design (Portfolio) Paul Rodgers Laurence King (1 Aug 2011) 1856697517

Material Innovation: Product Design

Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture Andrew H. Dent

Jennifer Hudson Thames and Hudson Ltd (12 May 2014)

Laurence King; 2 edition (25 April 2011) 0500291292

1856697258

Drama

Aims and Objectives

The course engages and encourages pupils to become confident performers, devisers and designers. Pupils learn to collaborate with others, think analytically and creatively and evaluate effectively. They gain the confidence to pursue their own ideas, present them in a clear, compelling way, reflect and refine their efforts and will emerge with a valuable toolkit of transferable skills, highly applicable both in further studies and in the workplace.

Exam Board: AQA

Web link: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama/gcse/drama-8261 Course Code: 8261

Week/ Term Task

Live theatre

Autumn

The set text

Devising Theatre

Group Devised piece – as performers or designers Developing and refining the group piece Carry out research, develop ideas, rehearse, refine and amend their work in progress in order to create and communicate meaning and fulfil dramatic aims.

Devising theatre Performance to a live audience Communicate meaning in order to engage a live audience

Devising logs A series of planning and writing workshops reflecting on the initial stimulus, research, refinement and success of the Devised Piece. Record, analyse and evaluate their own process of creating devised drama.

Description Pupils should be able to

Preparation and post show work on digitally recorded live productions – e.g “Small Island” or “Peter Pan”

Practical workshops and written work on the set text – e.g “Blood Brothers” or “Around the World in Eighty Days”.

Games and exercises and written reflection Describe, analyse and evaluate, using appropriate theatre terminology, confident understanding of performance and design essentials and precise, practical detail, how meaning is interpreted and communicated by theatre makers. Develop knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and context of the whole play. Consider the practical demands of the text – particular moments and creative overview. Explore ideas for how the play may be interpreted practically -in both design and performance. Refine skills of description, explanation and analysis. Take risks and commit to exploration and experiment without fearing mistakes; collaborate with others; respond creatively to a range of stimuli; develop their performance skills (particularly physical and ensemble) and, if chosen, design skills (particularly sound and lighting).

Spring