Chelmsford County High School for Girls

Subjects

Design & Technology - Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3 Design & Technology is divided into a number of topics which span Years 7 - 9. The emphasis is on developing ideas, planning, producing products and evaluating them, as well as knowledge and understanding.

Year 7

• Transition: building on learning from Key Stage 2
  The main aim of this unit is to improve continuity and progression when pupils transfer from primary to secondary school.
• Understanding materials
  The main aim of this unit is to develop pupils' understanding of the properties of materials and how to apply this understanding when designing with resistant materials.
• Designing and making for yourself
  The main aim of this unit is to develop pupils' understanding of designing for manufacturing, and of manufacturing itself.
• Using ICT to support researching and designing
  The main aim of this unit is to develop pupils' understanding of how they can use ICT to support their researching and designing.
• Using control to control a display
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn how to apply and combine their understanding of electrical and mechanical control and structures when designing and making.

Year 8

• Exploring materials
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to explore the properties of materials when designing, so that they will be able to identify appropriate materials for a task.
• Designing for clients
  The main aim of this unit to develop pupils' designing skills and to teach them about designing for clients.
• Using ICT to support making
  The main aim of this unit is to teach pupils how they can use ICT to plan their making, find out about the making process, and make products through CAM (computer-aided manufacture).
• Using control for security
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn how to apply and combine their understanding of mechanisms, pneumatics and computer control when designing and making.
• Producing batches
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn how to make and produce their work in quantity.
• The world of professional designers
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn about the work of designers and engineers who have influenced the development of products today and in the past.

Year 9

• Selecting materials
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to apply their understanding of the properties of materials when designing.
• Designing for markets
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn about designing for manufacturing and the main commercial processes that are used by manufacturers.
• Using ICT to link with the world outside school
  The main aim of this unit is to give pupils an opportunity to use ICT to work collaboratively on a design and make project.
• Using control for electronic monitoring
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn how to apply and combine their understanding of electronic control and product design control when designing and making.
• Ensuring quality production
  The main aim of this unit is for pupils to make and produce their work in quantity.
• Moving on to key stage 4
  The main aim of this unit is to ensure that pupils make a smooth transition from key stage 3 to key stage 4.