The Southfield Designer Links to themed weeks: Science Week History Week Healthy Lifestyle Week Geography Week
Enrichment experiences: D & T through Science D & T through History D & T through Geography
Skills:
To be able to create and construct products linked to real life
To design and generate ideas collaboratively, through discussion focusing on the needs of the user and purpose of the product
To be able to order the stages of making a product
To select and use the appropriate tools to measure, shape, mark out and join materials to make products
To select and use the appropriate materials, considering their components, including construction materials and textiles, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
To investigate and evaluate a range of products
Critically evaluate products against design specification, intended user and purpose
To prepare and cook a variety of dishes using a range of cooking techniques
Knowledge:
To understand and develop knowledge of how to construct a strong structures
Explore existing products
To understand the process of design
Understand that different mechanisms produce different types of movements
Know the technical vocabulary relevant to the project
To know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed
To understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet
Distinguish between fixed and loose pivots
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures; understand and use mechanical systems in their products
To understand and use electrical systems in their products, for example, series circuits incorporating components
To understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world.