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Key stage 3
Design and technology
concepts develop through our use of threads, which add vertical coherence. Explore free teaching resources for key stage 3, design and technology, covering years 7, 8 and 9. Save hours planning lessons with a slide deck, worksheet, prior knowledge starter and assessment exit quizzes and key vocabulary – all ready for you to teach and adapt for your pupils. You can download lesson and teaching resources, or log in and download units or save units to ‘my library’ – whichever is best for you to plan your design and technology lesson. Read more about how the KS3 curriculum was designed in our explainer.
Design and technology units
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Brand-new teaching resources, thoughtfully crafted by teachers for classroom needs.
1
Principles of materials and manufacturing
Year 7
8 lessons
2
Prototypes with mechanisms: robotics and automation
Year 7
8 lessons
3
Communication
Year 7
8 lessons
4
Collaborative design: tactile toys to teach
Year 8
8 lessons
5
Ergonomic design: accessible controllers
Year 8
8 lessons
6
Material testing
Year 8
8 lessons
7
Functional prototypes: wearable technology
Year 9
8 lessons
8
Developments in new materials: supporting new parents
Year 9
8 lessons
9
Circular economy
Year 9
8 lessons