Year 8
Year 9
Graphic Communication
Overview
Students develop 3d drawing skills, such as Isometric drawing techniques, one and two dimentional design and various rendering techniques before brigning these skills to gether to present these in a pop up card style design.
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As this is the first students unit, they will build upon a mixed level of experience from primary education, using there skills in design and rendering. Generally some student will have had more experience and demonstrate a better initial understanding at this stage.
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Electronics
Overview
Students learn about simple electronic components, including LED, cell, and resistors. Students will learn about resistor colour code theory and be able to calculate the size of these and finally produce a Lego themed press torch.
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Students draw upon thier design skills developed in unit 1, using drawing techniques such as tone, and rendering to be able to communicate thier ideas effectively.
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Resistant Materials
Overview
Students explore health and safety in a workshop, showing a good understanding of the ability to work safely using hand tools and machine tools such as the belt sander. Students develop an awareness of different classifications of wood and bring these skills together to create a mobile phone stand using softwood.
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Students again utilise thier design skills from previous learning, by demonstrating what makes an effective design. Students also consider what is mean by efficient design to ensure that they do not waste materials in thier design work.
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Textiles
Overview
In textile, students learn hand sewing skills and a range of stitching techniques such as running stitch, back stitch and whip stitch and methods of applique decoration using buttons and sequins. They then apply these as part of the design process to create a custom mobile phone pouch.
Building On
Students develop design skills while improving thier accuracy in measuring and cutting. They also apply the the stages of the design process such as generating designs, and then refining them in thier design development ideas.
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Food and Nutrition
Overview
Students understand the importance of hygience and what is meant by the 4 C's. Also develop knife and preparation skills while producing a fruit salad. Students create a range of simple snack foods such as Mini Pizzas, Quesadillas, Cookies and Scones, to allow them to understand different methods of cooking using the hob and oven.
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Draw upon the understanding of how to be safe with sharp equipment, and accuracy in wieghing and measuring. Team work skills and working with others are also important at this stage.
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Stuctures
Overview
Structure exist in the world all around us, and students take part in experiement to find out how these retain thier integrity when placed under a load. Students need to understand different types of forces, as well as the most common types of bridge designs, by replicating these designs using paper straws and testing them to destruction.
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Design skills and communciation skills are vital in this unit, and as students are working as part of a team, they will also need to be able to work with others and listen to the points of view of others.
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Graphic Products
Overview
Students learn what is the function of packaging, and what types of graphic technique companies try to use when creating a brand identity. The aim in this unit is to enabe students to create thier own brand for a new chcolate bar, while creating a simple mould for a chocolate bar using a Vacuum Forming machine.
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We will develop the students understanding of product analysis in which students explored in Y7 electronics. As students have explored the idea of Injection moulding in the Year 7 electronics unit, the application of vacuum forming is a natural progression in the student of working with plastics.
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Resistant Materials: Wood
Overview
A pebble themed tea light in the final outcome in this unit, where students learn about sustainability of using wood as part of the FSC initiative. Students also gain further experience of a range of materials and learn what is meant by a Composite Material and explore a range of different types of composites. Students also get an opportunity to use concrete as part of their design.
Building On
Another opportunity to develop workshop safety skills and apply correct working practices when using hand tools. Students build on thier knowledge of types of woods and how these can be used sustainably in a responsible Technology environment. Students also recap machine safety skills from year 7 when using the Pillar Drill.
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Textiles
Overview
Students develop Sewing machine skills in this unit. The project outcome is to make a drawstring bag, using various printing techniques.
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Students build on the hand sewing skills from y7, but also develop new decoration techniques. Given the intended outcome, students also need to complete a Sewing Machine assesment to be able to use these safely.
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Resistant Materials: Metal
Overview
Making simple pendants or charms using a Pewter casting technique is the goal for this unit. This allows students to develop thier accuracy in making a mould and finishing the final outcome.
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Students use hand tool skills from both previous RM projects as well as design developement methods?
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Food and Nutrition
Overview
Multicultural food is the focus in Year 8, and explore the idea of Food Miles and Seasonality. This can allow students to be more reflective when planning meals in the future.
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Using the knowledge gaining from the eatwell guide, students can start to evaluate possible menus for balance and nutrition.
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Product Design
Overview
With the objective of creating a Ice Scraper, students learn what is meant by Ergonomic and Anthropometric information and how this can be used to ensure that the final design is usable by people of different sizes. Students again work with acrylic and use a line bending machine to reform the final design.
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Students should be becoming more proficient in the use of design skills at this point, and will draw upon the design process of using intial designs and design developments to refine ideas
