Schemes of work: Design and technology at key stage 3 Teacher's Guide

APPENDIX 4: PROGRESSION IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

STRAND C - USING ICT YEAR 9

	Year 7 - Unit 7C Using ICT to support researching and designing Year 8 - Unit 8C Using ICT to support making Year 9 - Unit 9C Using ICT to link with the world outside school
Unit 9C Using ICT to link with the world outside school
Knowledge, skills and understanding
About the unit Through this unit, pupils should be able to: use ICT to research and analyse information and expertise from outside school work collaboratively or remotely on a design project use conferencing to work on joint projects with a group of partners outside school develop teamwork skills find out about the benefits and drawbacks of face-to-face and remote communication use CAD/CAM.
Product evaluation Organise a range of activities that give pupils an opportunity to: find out about products that have been designed by global or remote design teams find out the benefits and drawbacks of face-to-face and remote communication.
Design and make assignment During the DMA, pupils would be expected to: select information sources that will help with ideas for their design, drawing on range of social and cultural settings seek the opinions of potential users of the product write full technical reports, including CAD drawing files that they have imported produce plans that specify the exact details of how a product is made through each making stage write manufacturing instructions to be followed by others, showing awareness of others' situation and skills consider and reflect on the design criteria as closely as possible, working within the constraints prioritise and reconcile decisions on materials, time and production adapt manufacturing methods to changing circumstances use hand-tools and CAM equipment competently work effectively within a team, discussing and responding to information, working on designing and making aspects, and reviewing product outcomes.
DMAs 9C Corporate identity; Going public