Useful Websites
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Links for Teachers
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Pilot related links
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General links
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Food Technology links
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Textiles Technology links
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Pilot related links:
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The Department for Education and
Skills (DfES) website
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk |
This site aims to give you a taste
of what the Key Stage 3 National Strategy is all about, and
what it means for schools, departments, teachers, pupils,
parents and governors across the country. The site
includes information on each of the Key Stage 3 Strategy
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The Department for Education and
Skills (DfES) website - Schemes area
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
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This site is home to the QCA / DfES
scheme of work for Design and Technology. The entire
scheme of work or individual units can be downloaded.
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Creativity: find it, promote it.
http://www.naction.org.uk/creativity |
This website gives practical ideas on how to promote pupils'
creative thinking and behaviour.
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| http://www.nc.uk.net/Id |
This educational site is for all those who work
with pupils with learning difficulties. It includes
guidance on developing the school curriculum, and on planning,
teaching and assessing the national curriculum subjects,
religious education and PSHE and citizenship for these
pupils. It also includes guidance on developing skills
across the curriculum.
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| http://www.nc.uk/net |
This site links every National
Curriculum programme of study requirement to resources on the
Curriculum Online.
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| http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk |
The Virtual Teachers Centre Curriculum Areas are
designed to provide information and resources to support
subject teachers.
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| http://www.nc.uk.net/gt |
This guidance is for teachers, coordinators
and other involved in teaching the gifted and talented.
Site includes subject guidance for Design & Technology.
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| http://www.ncaction.org.uk
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This website uses
pupils' work and case study materials to show what the
National Curriculum in Design & Technology looks like in
practice.
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The National Association
of Advisors and Inspectors in Design & Technology
http://www.naaidt.org.uk
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Design & Technology
Association website
http://www.data.org.uk
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General links:
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| http://nuffieldfoundation.org |
One of the UK's best
known charitable trusts. Their aim is to explore new
approaches to teaching and learning by developing, managing
and supporting curriculum projects.
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| http://www.techitoutuk.com |
A family tree of
everything Design & Technology! Compiled by UK
Technology teachers, this website doesn't just include
absolutely everything you need to know about Design &
Technology, it also offers help with coursework and exam
revision and example work.
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| http://www.technologypupil.com
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Animations, diagrams,
activities, keywords, templates, project ideas, checklists ...
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| http://www.technology.org.uk |
Technology Insight
works to enhance the links between industry and the classroom
for Design & Technology. There is plenty of help on
how to organise industry visits and create links between your
school and local industries. There are also lots of
resources for pupils to use in between school and local
industries. There are also lots of resources for pupils
to use in projects.
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| http://www.uniqueprojects.com |
Hundreds of things to
make, with estimated costs, primary materials and
timescales. Make a wine rack, try your hand at a hammock
or even create a crawling bug toy! These products are
designed to be high quality products you can use everyday for
minimal cost.
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The Technology
Enhancement Programme
http://www.tep.org.uk |
Supports the teaching
and learning of Technology in schools and colleges. Get
the newsletter online and look at other schools' projects and
ideas.
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| http://www.howstuffworks.com
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If you want to know how
anything works - try this website!
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| http://www.design
-technology.info |
Design & Technology
on the web. Covering many areas of Design &
Technology at KS3 and GCSE.
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| http://dtonline.org |
This website covers
aspects of Design & Technology for pupils of all
ages. Information, animated diagrams and project ideas
make this a useful resource.
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| http://www.designandtech.com |
A gallery of Design
& Technology work produced by schools all over the country
along with a bank of really useful and comprehensive
background information relating to every area and topic of
Design & Technology. You can even have a go at
making advertisements and design Point of Sale items!
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| http://www.ergonomics4schools.com |
Ergonomics is the way
we use science to design objects and systems that make our
lives easier. This educational site aims to answer all
pupils' questions about ergonomics and does so clearly,
concisely and attractively. There are handy hints on
what to consider when writing questionnaires, it explains
trickier concepts such as aesthetics and encourages pupils to
think about the factors that will affect the quality of their
products.
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| http://www.design-technology.org |
A continually growing
website offering free resources for Design & Technology
pupils of all ages. Detailed projects along with
objectives along and skills covered make this a very
comprehensive resource for pupils and teachers.
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| http://www.freeimages.co.uk |
A bank of 2500 free
photographs that can be used in projects.
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The Design Museum
website
http://www.designmuseum.org.uk |
The UK's largest
provider of design education resources. This site
includes on-line exhibitions about 20th and 21st century
design. Download information packs that support the
teaching and learning of Design & Technology at all
levels.
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The Design Council
website
http://www.design-council.org.uk |
Aims to inspire the
best use of design in the UK in business and education and
helps pupils make the most of their creativity. This
website includes educational resources such as case studies
and other ways of getting pupils excited by design.
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Alessi website
http://www.alessi.com |
The famous Italian
designers of innovative household products with details of
their products and information about their designers.
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| http://www.baddesigns.com |
Learn how it shouldn't
be done with these examples of products that could have been
designed much better! How would you improve them?
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| http://www.colourmatters.com |
This website tells you
all about the psychology of colour, e.g. how we respond to
different colours and what we associate certain colours
with. Also - take the global colour survey and see how
you view colour.
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http://www.channel4.com/
learning/microsites/R/realdesign |
What do designers
really do and why do we need them? How do they come up
with new ideas and what do they do to design new products?
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| http://www.paperonline.org |
Everything you need to
know about paper is here: how is paper used? What
is the difference between the paper used for newspapers and
that used for writing paper? How is paper recycled?
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British Falcon website
http://www.british-falcon.co.uk |
A company that
specialises in plastic packaging. For ideas about
packaging and the benefits of each type, take a look at the
products here.
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| http://www.adflip.com |
Advertisements from the
1940s to the present day. See how advertising has
changed over the past 60 years and some ideas about how pupils
could advertise a product.
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Food Technology links:
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http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/
nutrition |
The Nutrition Cafe
contains some great food-related games - lots of fun and
educational too!
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| http://www.foodfitness.org.uk |
From the Food and Drink
Federation, this colourful website is specifically designed to
increase children's awareness of healthy eating using two
families - one healthy, one unhealthy - to demonstrate.
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| http://www.flourandgrain.com |
Wheat, barley and oats
are very important in our daily diet. This website uses
interactive games and animations to show how grain and flour
are used. The downloadable Healthy Living Pack provides
a wealth of printable resources that can be used in class and
the Teacher's Centre has come great background notes.
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| http://www.dole5aday.com
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Exciting and colourful
resources to teach pupils about the 5-a-day approach to eating
fruit and vegetables.
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The Vegetarian Society
website
http://www.vegsoc.org |
Their 'Youth Pages'
are aimed at pupils of all ages. GCSE pupils will find
the Project Book a really helpful resources. The
Vegetarian Society is also keen to help with any information
that you can't find on the website.
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The American Dietetic
Association website
http://www.eatright.org |
Includes information
about food and nutrition for all sorts of dietary needs.
There are fact sheets to download and plenty of resources that
are ideal for class materials or projects.
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| http://www.foodsubs.com |
The Cook's Thesaurus
is a cooking encyclopaedia that covers thousands of
ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures,
descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations and suggested
substitutions. An excellent source, good for lesson
starter images and descriptions.
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| http://www.foodlink.org.uk |
A complete guide to
food safety with downloadable detailed fact files covering
food poisoning, hygiene, food storage and preparation.
There is also a colourful 'Test Yourself' section and
celebrity chefs' tips for food safety.
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The Food Standards
Agency website
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk
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Your first stop for
topical issues in Food Technology as well as official
information regarding food labelling and healthy eating.
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/food |
Just type in the
ingredients and see what dishes you can make with what you've
got! There is also news and features about food and
nutrition as well as advice on what pupils should eat to make
studying for exams more effective.
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The British Egg
Information Service website
http://eggsedu.org.uk |
Provides an exciting
mix of information and activities. For KS3, 'All about
Eggs' is a fun new project including diagrams to label,
stories, cooking information and egg art. For KS4, the
downloadable Marketing Case Study is a great way to teach
pupils about industry and involve them in the process.
Teachers' notes are included.
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| http://www.diabeticnetwork.com |
Looking for information
related to the diet of diabetics? This comprehensive
site has it all.
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| http://kraftfoods.com
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Recipes, tips and
articles about nutrition. The handy 'Shopping List' will
compile a list of ingredients you will need to buy as you
select the recipes you want to use.
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| http://www.recipesource.com
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A searchable archive of
recipes which can be browsed by ethnic region or type of dish.
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| http://www.sainsburys.co.uk |
Sainsbury's offer a
wealth of advice on healthy eating as well as an online recipe
database.
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| http://www.foodtech.org.uk
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A site for pupils and
teachers to find out more about Food Technology in
industry. Video clips, case studies, photographs and
diagrams make this a great resource for explaining key
concepts in food technology.
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The US Partnership of
Food Safety Education website
http://www.fightbac.org
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Provides fun ideas and
activities for pupils about food safety.
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The British Dairy
Council website
http://www.milk.co.uk |
Includes downloadable
fact sheets as well as a quiz and competition.
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The Institute of Food
Science and Technology website
http://www.ifst.org |
Find out all you need
to know about the latest hot topics in Food Technology.
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| http://www.nutrition.org.uk
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How are different
types of food chemically composed? What is Celiac
disease? How did people survive on wartime
rationing? Why do toddlers need a different diet to
teenagers? Pupils can find out on this website from the
British Nutrition Foundation.
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Textiles Technology links:
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| http://www.wikipedia.org
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For a handy timeline
of clothing and the textiles technology, scroll down to 'Other
Category Schemes' and click on 'Themed Timelines', scroll down
to 'Technology'.
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| http://www.woolmark.com
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Industry news, consumer
advice and educational resources (see 'About') for wool.
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| http://www.lycra.co.uk |
Learn more about how
Lycra is used.
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| http://www.fabriclink.com
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A website looking at
the care and use of a variety of fabrics. Useful
information such as flammability and safety and a handy Fabric
Dictionary will really help pupils working within Textiles.
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| http://www.fabrics.net |
A huge resource centre
for fabrics and fabric care. There is a huge list of
contact addresses from all over the world where pupils can
obtain more information. The Q & A pages are a great
place to get more information about specific fabrics and
techniques.
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The Silk Association of
Great Britain
http://www.silk.org.uk
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Gives you all the
information you need about the history production, care and
types of silk.
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| http://www.textileweb.com |
Site allows you to keep
up-to-date with the latest information in the textiles
industry.
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