Technology Tasks
Technology Tasks is a teaching and learning tool, a worksheet and study package for Design and Technology in the National Curriculum.| Content
of Technology Task The titles of the Units are listed below. Each title is followed by a brief description of the content treated in the Unit. Every Unit includes design and making activities and pupil evaluation of materials and mechanisms. |
| Bin It - An exploration of litter bin mechanisms and design |
| Circus in Town - Learning about cam and follower action |
| A Cover Up - Designing and making with fabrics |
| Fasteners - Examining design and making of fasteners |
| Flashing Lights - Design and making using electric on/off switching controls |
| Hanging Loose - Developing knowledge about stability and modelling skills |
| A Helping Hand - Integrating knowledge of 'control at a distance' mechanisms |
| Hot Rods - Making self-propelled vehicles on wheels and studying energy |
| Keeping Cool - Rotation effects and the transition from manual to self-powered |
| Making with Clay case study - Developing knowledge and know-how using clay |
| Man in the Ice case study - Properties of materials, fabric structures, weaving |
| Moving Bridges - Planning, designing, using knowledge of mechanisms and materials |
| Moving Things Along - Using crank action and the use of belt drives to convey materials |
| On the Town - Large collective products, drawing plans, modelling, reporting |
| Safe and Sound - Electrical circuits in electrical control, application of knowledge |
| Sssssssssss - Exploring and evaluating simple pneumatic devices |
| Structures case study - Strengths of structural shapes and non-conventional materials |
| Summer Fair - Designing and translating designs into products |
| Times Up - Timers and solving practical problems |
| Up and Away -Drawing a plan and designing and making a model to suit the situation |
The Authors
Professor Lynn Newton works at the University of Durham.
Professor Doug Newton works at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Lynn and Doug have written widely on many aspects of primary school Science and Design and Technology.
Their books include:
Bright Ideas - Design and Technology (Scholastic)
Practical Guide to National Curriculum Technology (Scholastic)
Action Plans for KS1 Technology (Scholastic)
Footsteps into Science (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
A Question of Science (Watts)
Co-ordinating Science Across Primary School (Falmer Press)
Teaching for Understanding (Falmer Press)
Meeting the Standards in Primary Science (Falmer Press)
The price below is all-inclusive.
| Technology Tasks: | |
| One copy | £45.00 |
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