Design Technology
Welcome to Evelyn Grace Academy's Design Technology Department
Our Head of Design Technology is Ms L Pattison
Key Stage 3
Year 7 Project – Passive Speaker
Design Focus – Brutalist Architecture
Technology Focus – Vacuum forming, concrete casting and wood joints
Year 8 Project – Branding and design
Design Focus – Design Principles, the 10 Commandments of Design, Colour Theory (Design Focus)
Technology Focus – Photoshop, CAD and Laser Cutter
Year 9 Project – Fragrance Bottle
Design Focus – Iterative design process, modelling and prototyping and design analysis
Technology Focus – Modelling techniques, sketching and communicating ideas successfully
Key Stage 4
Year 10
Woods project - Electronic Speaker project focusing on modelling and prototyping. Productions methods and CAD/CAM, Finishing techniques (wood), Soldering, Circuit boards.
Metals project – Pewter casting project focusing on material properties, CAD/CAM, design ideas and design briefs
Plastics project – Acrylic Torch Project – CAD/CAM, design ideas, material properties, user needs and research
Year 10 – Theory topics covered:
- Key ideas in design technology
- Material properties of woods, metals and polymers
- Designing and making theory
Year 11
NEA project coursework (self-initiated project with a examined design context)
Year 11 – Theory includes:
- Key ideas in DT, Materials and Systems
- Core technical knowledge
- Specialist material knowledge (Woods, metals and polymers)
- Design and making process.