KS3 Information

All Key Stage 3 Design and Technology courses have the following objectives in common
Pupils should demonstrate:

Year 7
The Year 7 courses introduce pupils to the processes of designing and making quality products using a range of materials.
Food Technology enables pupils to study various topics including food safety, nutrition and food choices, staple/cereal foods and tasting and testing.
The Resistant Materials course gives pupils the opportunity to design and make an electronic Steady Hand Game. The project ensures that the pupils learn how to use a vacuum former and make a simple electronic circuit as well as introducing them to a range of basic machinery and tools.
The project undertaken in Textiles provides opportunities for the study of ethnic pattern, fibres, yarns and fabrics whilst developing batik and sewing machine skills.

Year 8
The Food technology course will enable pupils to study various topics in food safety and hygiene, tasting and testing, recipe adaptation, enabling them to develop their practical skills.
The Resistant Materials course will focus on designing and making a wind chime* using a variety of materials whilst developing manipulative skills and graphic presentation.
In Textiles, pupils will make a study of textile structures enabling them to broaden their manipulative skills and understanding of a range of textile materials.

*This is a new project for 2005/06

Year 9
In Food Technology the pupils experience mass production techniques. They also continue to develop their recipe adaptation and evaluation skills.
In Resistant Materials the pupils design and make a mechanical clock. This entails using a broad range of materials and equipment.
The Textiles course focuses upon a beachwear and accessories brief, which introduces the pupils to a range of decorative techniques and industrial perspectives.