Medium Term Plan: Module 1

D&T -KS3 Year 8 - Medium Term Plan: Module 4: – Desk Tidy

Module 4: Desk Tidy

Sequence Assessment Key of Theme/Aims Key Activities Resources Student Outcomes Opportunities Vocabulary Lessons Introduction to the desk Discuss the brief and Design booklet. Exemplar Completed design sheets. Quality of design tidy. specification. desk tidies. Pens and sheets. Use exemplars to pencils. demonstrate possible 1 outcomes. Students complete design sheets and draw design ideas. Marking out and Demonstrate the materials Marking out tools. MDF Construction started of Accuracy of marking Names of tools construction techniques available. Demonstrate the blanks. component pieces for the out. use of try square, marking desk tidy. gauge, templates, and 2 centre punch for marking out the designs onto MDF. Students begin construction. Use of jigs and The use of drilling and Laser cutter. CNC Holes drilled using drilling Accuracy of work. Safe Batch and mass advanced other jigs is demonstrated. machines. Examples of jigs or aids. Students working. Design production. manufacturing. Advanced manufacturing machine made products. understand the sheets. Jigs. Laser is discussed and advantages and cutter, CNC. demonstrated using disadvantages of CAD/CAM 3 exemplars, especially the advanced manufacture. laser cutter and CNC Final designs. machines. Construction continues. Assembly and finishing Final construction Abrasive papers, PVA glue The assembled product. Accuracy and finish Abrasives, 4 continues as the clamps. quality. acrylic. components are glued into Brushes, acrylic paint. position. Abrasive papers are used to give a smooth finish. Demonstration of how to apply acrylic paint to MDF effectively. Testing and evaluation Construction concludes. Design booklet. Design sheets. Completed Test. Final assessment Market Completion of testing and Test sheets and tested product. of completed project. research. evaluation sheets. Testing Survey. 5 by survey. Questionnaire Assessment of finished product as a class activity. Test