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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.
Units (11)
Units released in 2020-22
Resources made during the pandemic to support remote teaching.
1
Understanding fibres and fabrics
Year 7
3/4 lessons
2
Catering for needs
Year 7
4 lessons
3
Core design skills
Year 7
4 lessons
4
Textiles technology and sustainability
Year 8
4 lessons
5
Future food and the application of science
Year 8
4 lessons
6
Packaging pop-outs
Year 8
6 lessons
7
Pet tech
Year 8
6 lessons
8
Chilled ready meals
Year 9
4 lessons
9
Para-triathlete design challenge
Year 9
6 lessons
10
Design in the natural world
Year 9
5 lessons
11
Future tech now!
Year 9
4 lessons