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QEGS Design & Technology Curriculum Maps




In Design & Innovation we QUESTION how products are made, the materials they are made from and the techniques used to make them. We EXPLORE the design process to produce products that have a purpose and understand there needs of a user. We GIVE back by making products to improve our lives and, as a result, we SUCCEED by producing creative products that fulfill a purpose. These are designed and made to the best of our ability and that we are proud of.

QEGS Year 10 Design & Technology Curriculum Map
Focus Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Topic Tea light Pewter casting Christmas trivet Role of the designer Kinder surprise Task lighting
Key concepts/ideas Timbers and their properties Students should have an overview of the main categories and types of natural and manufactured timbers: hardwoods including: ash beech mahogany oak balsa softwoods including: larch pine spruce manufactured boards including: medium density fibreboard (MDF) plywood chipboard. Designing and making a tea light using timbers Power generation. How power is generated from: coal gas oil. Arguments for and against the selection of fossil fuels. Metal properties and application. Hand skills. Understanding casting metals. Producing a pewter cast bi-material broach or fob Students should have an overview of the main categories and types of metals and alloys: ferrous metals including: low carbon steel cast Iron high carbon/tool steel non ferrous metals including: aluminum copper tin zinc alloys including: brass stainless steel high speed steel. Using the properties of timber to insulate against heat to produce a Christmas themed trivet. Here you will use Jigs and templates to ensure accuracy. Work accurately using tolerances. How a range of materials are cut, shaped and formed to designated tolerances. Why tolerances are applied during making activities The importance of planning the cutting and shaping of material to minimise waste eg nesting of shapes and parts to be cut from material stock forms. How additional material may be removed by a cutting method or required for seam allowance, joint overlap etc. The value of using measurement and marking out to create an accurate and quality prototype. The use of data points and coordinates including the use of reference points, lines and surfaces, templates, jigs and/or patterns Identifying the role of the designer. Designing products based on the design work of a given designer Students should investigate, analyse and evaluate the work of past and present designers and companies to inform their own designing. Students should investigate the work of a minimum of two of the following designers: Harry Beck Marcel Breuer Coco Chanel Norman Foster Sir Alec Issigonis William Morris Alexander McQueen Mary Quant Louis Comfort Tiffany Raymond Templier Gerrit Reitveld Charles Rennie Macintosh Aldo Rossi Ettore Sottsass Philippe Starck Vivienne Westwood Joe Casely-Hayford Rei Kawakubo Pierre Davis David Adjaye Yinka Ilori Zaha Hadid Elsie Owusu Karim Rashid Kusheda Mensah Aljoud Lootah Morag Myerscough The Singh Twins. Students should investigate the work of a minimum of two of the following companies: Braun Dyson Apple Alessi Under Armour Zara Gap Primark. Designing slot together products for laser cutting. CAD/CAM Students should have an overview of the main categories and types of polymers: thermoforming including: acrylic (PMMA) high impact polystyrene (HIPS high density polythene (HDPE) polypropylene (PP) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermosetting including: epoxy resin (ER) melamine-formaldehyde (MF) phenol formaldehyde (PF) polyester resin (PR) urea–formaldehyde (UF). Designing products to meet a need. Modelling ideas to check their suitability. CAD/CAM for pallet light How products are produced in different volumes. The reasons why different manufacturing methods are used for different production volumes: prototype batch mass continuous.
Key skills Marking out and combining materials. Material finishes Casting techniques, slag, keying acrylic. Working safely use of appropriate PPE Accuracy and repetition Adopting the role of the designer Design working to tight tolerances. Understanding material properties 2D Design and CAM using the CNC router modelling techniques
Key terms/vocab Hardwood, softwood, timber, sustainable Pour, cast, draft Dowel, repetition, heat transfer Designer, art movements and influence Slot together, mass production, environmental impact Modelling, prototype, articulation
Independent learning/wider reading Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve
Assessment RAG of unit and constant feedback to ensure products are made to a suitable standard RAG of unit and constant feedback to ensure products are made to a suitable standard RAG of unit and constant feedback to ensure products are made to a suitable standard Presentation on a specified designer and their work RAG of unit and constant feedback to ensure products are made to a suitable standard RAG of unit and constant feedback to ensure products are made to a suitable standard
Careers links/Future Learning Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production

QEGS Year 11 Design & Technology Curriculum Map
Focus Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Topic NEA Project: • Investigations of user and stakeholder needs and wants. Design brief. Investigating existing products. Generation of initial ideas. Design developments – iterative process. November Mock Exam Preparation: Recap and revision of in-depth and core knowledge topics. Past papers and exam based skills. NEA Project: Exploration of materials. Development of final design. NEA Project: Technical specification. Planning for final prototype. Manufacturing final prototype. Completion of NEA Project: Manufacturing final prototype. Testing and evaluating final prototype. Core technical principals covered: new and emerging technologies, energy generation and storage, developments in new materials, systems approach to designing, mechanical devices, materials and their working properties The impact of new and emerging technologies on: the design and organisation of the workplace including automation and the use of robotics buildings and the place of work tools and equipment. Enterprise based on the development of an effective business innovation: crowd funding virtual marketing and retail co-operatives fair trade. The impact of resource consumption on the planet: finite non–finite disposal of waste How technology push/market pull affects choice. Changing job roles due to the emergence of new ways of working driven by technological change. Changes in fashion and trends in relation to new and emergent technologies. Respecting people of different faiths and beliefs. How products are designed and made to avoid having a negative impact on others: design for disabled elderly different religious groups Positive and negative impacts new products have on the environment: continuous improvement efficient working pollution global warming. The contemporary and potential future use of: automation computer aided design (CAD) computer aided manufacture (CAM) flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) just in time (JIT) lean manufacturing. Levers, motion and forces – identifying and being able to describe and sketch
Key concepts/ideas Creating initial design ideas based on research and developing the ideas using an iterative design process. Identifying an end-user/client for the design project. Developing a Design Brief and Specification for a product. Generating and developing design ideas for the product, making and refining a prototype and evaluating a prototypes fitness for purpose
Key skills Modelling ideas and refining to ensure that a suitable final product is created. Development of test pieces and refinement to ensure that the final product is to a suitable standard – ie using the iterative design process. Analysis of final product and on the specification and client requirements March Mock Exam Preparation: Recap and revision of in-depth and core knowledge topics. Past papers and exam based skills. Final Exam Preparation: Recap and revision of in-depth and core knowledge topics.
Key terms/vocab Automation, Client, Commercial process, Commercial product, Conceptual stages (of design), Continuous improvement, Co-operative, Crowd funding, Ecological, Ethics, Fabricate, Finite, Functionality, Fusibility, Iterative design, Lean manufacturing, Life cycle assessment, Market pull, Mechanical device, Nesting, Physical properties, Planned obsolescence, Primary source, Primary source (of materials), Product, Prototype, Schematic diagram, Social footprint, Social responsibility, Stock form, Technology push, Tolerance, User, User centered design, Working properties Automation, Client, Commercial process, Commercial product, Conceptual stages (of design), Continuous improvement, Co-operative, Crowd funding, Ecological, Ethics, Fabricate, Finite, Functionality, Fusibility, Iterative design, Lean manufacturing, Life cycle assessment, Market pull, Mechanical device, Nesting, Physical properties, Planned obsolescence, Primary source, Primary source (of materials), Product, Prototype, Schematic diagram, Social footprint, Social responsibility, Stock form, Technology push, Tolerance, User, User centered design, Working properties
Independent learning/wider reading Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of power generation, renewables/nuclear/finite Casting techniques used in industry Researching other designers on the DT Spec Research to inspire design activities Research how technology has allowed lighting design to evolve
Assessment GCSE NEA Past papers prior to final GCSE exam
Careers links/Future Learning Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production Product designer Joinery/carpenter Metal working skills Product design marketing Engineering CAD CAM production