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KS3 & KS4 design and technology curriculum

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Year 8

Material testing

8 lessons

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  • Critique and evaluate
  • Design
  • Manufacture
  • Materials

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This unit will develop pupils' knowledge of the physical and mechanical properties of materials. They will compare material properties through testing, with a focus on metals. The ecological and social impact of materials will also be introduced.

Material selection and justification are key to successful design development. This unit builds on the Year 7 unit, 'Principles of materials and manufacturing,' where pupils learnt how to group materials and manufacturing processes. This unit will develop pupils' confidence when articulating design decisions independently in the subsequent iterative design units in Year 10, 'Iterative design: Nature' and 'Interative design: Student Living'.

  1. Physical properties
  2. Physical property testing
  3. Mechanical properties
  4. Mechanical property testing
  5. Material strength
  6. Material strength testing
  7. Metal properties, sources and stock forms
  8. Material ecological and social footprint

  • Pupils can identify specific examples from different material catergories
  • Pupils can identify material properties
  • Pupils know where materials are sourced
  • Pupils know why and how designs are tested
  • Pupils can gather data

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