D&T DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE Issue 1 2016 - 17
KEY STAGE 3 & 4 FOOD TEXTILES ELECTRONICS GRAPHICS ENGINEERING COMMUNITY DAY
Salendine Nook High School, New Hey Road, Salendine Nook, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4GN
Foreword Welcome to the first annual Design and Technology magazine, celebrating products made by pupils at Salendine Nook High School. The magazine contains a range of work from Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, collated over the academic year 2016-17. We feel that pupils learn best by thinking and making which really brings our subject alive. Our aim is to fire the spark of their imagination, creating the next generation of innovative young designers. We ensure that pupils are creatively inspired, ready for the future and will contribute to society. We are supportive of all our pupils and each other and believe in strong collaboration with all involved in the community of our school. Pupils have shown how they can solve problems with creativity and flair by producing quality products. As a department we are committed to raising the aspirations of all pupils, preparing them for the technological world they find themselves surrounded by today. This is reflected in the quality work showcased in this magazine. Congratulations to those pupils whose work has been publicised here and I hope it will inspire others to raise standards even higher. Please enjoy looking though the magazine and sharing the vision of Design and Technology at Salendine Nook High School.
Andy Loadman
Head of Department, Design and Technology
KS3 Aim: To give the pupils a wide range of experiences across a variety of material areas Description: Pupils work through a variety of projects across the Key Stage. A small range of projects are shown here including designing a scale model of a single bed based on a theme, modelling a pair of glasses based on a design movement using ergonomic and anthropometric data and an introduction into materials technology.
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Technology Day Aim: Pupils had a whole day in Design and Technology focusing on a project area of their choice. This enabled them to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an extended topic and develop key skills such as group work and presentation techniques. Description: Topic areas covered on the day included an ‘Apprentice’ style challenge, building and testing hovercraft, using Poly Fusion techniques to create products from recycled plastic bags, creating Smart material merchandise and experimenting to produce sweet and savoury breads.
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GCSE Resistant Materials Aim: Resistant Materials provides pupils with the opportunity to work with a variety of materials such as Wood, Metal and Plastic. Pupils work with a wide range of hand tools and also develop their expertise with powered equipment so that they can produce more exciting products in shorter timescales. Description: Y11 is a full project that is made up of a design folder and a practical outcome. Pupils have worked through a variety of Design Briefs including storage and encouraging nature into the garden.
GCSE Graphic Products Aim: To develop an understanding of what graphic products are, how they are made and how we interact with them every day. Description: Pupils choose a task, making a range of products accompanied by a folder showing their research and development. Pupils either make a range of merchandise for a high school band or a stationery box.
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GCSE Cooking & Nutrition Pupils will experience different methods of cooking through making a range of sweet and savoury products. The main meals include bread making skills, meat and fish preparation as well as sauce making. Sweet products cover all of the cake making methods, the use of eggs and pastry. Throughout the project, pupils will focus upon the nutritional importance these products and a maintaining a healthy balanced diet.
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GCSE Textiles Aim: To develop students’ knowledge of Textile applications through theoretical lessons and practical based coursework all of which lead to their final GCSE award. Description: As part of the practical element of their GCSE award each student was tasked with making an industry-standard product which was suitable for a specific target market. They initially decided upon and researched a theme set by the awarding GCSE body. They then designed, developed and constructed a high quality product which answered the requirements of their brief.
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GCSE Electronics Aim: The syllabus has been designed to encourage pupils to be able to design and make high quality electronic products with creativity, originality and flair using a wide range of electronic components and appropriate materials to package the electronic circuit. Pupils also learn electronic theory, and develop their understanding of circuits and their design. Description: Pupils undertake a couple of projects in year 10 which develop their abilities in designing and manufacturing electronic products. They then complete an assessed project of their choice. Products include alarms, scoreboards, remote controlled lighting, automatic fans or any suitably challenging product.
GCSE Engineering Aim: Pupils learn about the vast subject of Engineering and the impact it has on the world as we know it. The main focus materials are metals and plastics. Description: Pupils work as an Engineering Manufacturer would and are given a set of engineering drawings. They have to plan how to manufacture the product, selecting the appropriate materials and manufacturing methods and then accurately manufacture it. An example is to manufacture a USB powered desk lamp.
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Community Day This year, the school hosted its seventh annual Community Day event. In Design and Technology, Year 9 pupils worked on making marketable products that could be batch produced and their own take on traditional fairground games. Visitors to the school were able to have a go at the Steady Hand Game, Wheel of Fortune, Photo Faces, Target Shooting, Hook a Duck and other skill games as well as indulging at the cake and gift stalls.
CONTACT DETAILS Andy Loadman (Head of D and T) Email: ajl@snhs.kirklees.sch.uk Tel. 01484 657541 (1302) www: snhs.kirklees.sch.uk
Tel: 01484 657541
Phil Roper (Second in D and T) Email: pr@snhs.kirklees.sch.uk Tel. 01484 657541 (1302) Email: office@snhs.kirklees.sch.uk