Year 7 Design & Technology
READING TASKS
Mammoth book of Great Inventions by James Dyson
Featuring over 600 colour photos with the full range of discoveries and technological advances from across the ages, this is the ultimate reference guide and source of inspiration for would-be inventors of all kinds, young and old. Inventions covered extend from early Persian ice cream to the more recent microchip and the latest advances in animal cloning. James Dyson's personal insights into the process of invention appear throughout.
Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Engineers by Diane Taylor
Have you crossed over a bridge today? Have you ridden an elevator to a top floor? Have you opened up a carton of milk? All of these things were made possible through engineering! InGutsy Girls Go for Science: Engineers with STEM Projects for Kids, meet five female engineers who revolutionized the role of women in engineering.
WRITING TASKS
A Product That's Changed the World
Write about an innovative product that you feel has changed the world.
Product Review
Imagine that you are a design journalist. Write a review of two different products that you use everyday.
Pencil Case Task
Choose a product from your pencil case. Imagine that you are that product. Write a story about your life-cycle.
LISTENING TASKS
Podcast - STEM
Listen to the Stemettes Podcast
Do you want to expand your knowledge of STEM but don’t know where to begin?
Venturing into STEM podcasts can be a little daunting as there are so many out there and it’s hard to know which one to begin with.
Well in this article they have compiled a list of favourite podcasts by women in STEM to help you get started in the STEM podcasting world…
WATCHING TASKS
How it's Made - Table Tennis
Watch “How it’s made - table tennis table”
The Price of Fast Fashion
Watch “BBC: the price of fast fashion”
How its Made
Watch one of the many 'How it's made' videos on youtube.
RESEARCH TASKS
Cooking Skills Task
Choose a recipe that you would like to make.
- List the food/cooking skills that would be used, the equipment needed and any food hygiene and safety points.
- Make the recipe, taking photographs at each stage, sketches of each stage could be used instead of photographs. .
- Create a step-by-step recipe card using the photos. Include the skills, equipment and food hygiene.
Staying connected
Keep up to date with news from the design industry.
Dezeen is an online architecture, interiors and design magazine
Design Milk is an online magazine dedicated to modern design offering the latest updates in art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion, and technology
ArchDaily the world's most visited architecture website.
TRIPS AND VISITS
Design Ideas
Visit John Lewis especially the lighting, furniture, electrical and homeware departments to help with your future projects.
CREATIVE TASKS
Reaching for the Stars
Find out about the different space craft that have helped humans reach for the stars by building scale models of them.
Nets and templates can be found on the STEM website.
Brand Logo Redesign
Graphics: Redesign a existing chocolate brand logo.
What would you change?
Think about the font, design, colour, theme and images used.
Food - 5 A Day
Draw around your hand - and then create a 5 A DAY poster to encourage those that live with you to eat a variety of fruit and vegetables each day.
