In this activity pupils consider the challenges of an astronaut travelling on the long journey to Mars and then plan what the astronaut might need. A further task asks pupils to design a floor plan for the part of the rocket where the astronaut will live for the journey. Pupils can then build a model of their...

Aimed at primary level, the seventeen activities this pack investigate science around the theme of water. They link to the topics of states of matter, materials, electricity and area of design and technology and geography.

The activities include: creating a model of the water cycle, demonstrating surface...

This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in engineering and design technology. 

This resource explores the problem caused by birds in the vicinity of airports and aeroplanes and pupils...

A range of Nuffield Foundation resources for students to develop and reveal their capability, longer more open tasks requiring designing, making and evaluating are necessary. Sometimes these activities are referred to as projects, or design and making assignments. In Nuffield Design and Technology these are called...

A selection of chooser charts developed by the Nuffield Foundation, focusing on designing at Key Stage Four to help students make decisions about approaches to take for strategy and communication. Tasks are available for Key Stage Four in electronic products, food technology, graphics products, product design and...

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation capability tasks focusing on the design, making and evaluation of electronic products.

For students to develop and reveal their capability longer more open tasks requiring designing, making and evaluating are necessary. Sometimes these activities are referred to as...

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation chooser charts focusing on electronic products.

Chooser charts help students make decisions about approaches to take for strategy and communication. The chooser charts are particularly useful when students are tackling open-ended projects, such as capability tasks...

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation resource tasks focusing on electronic products.

Resource tasks are short, practical focused, activities designed to teach the resources for capability in a way which should intrigue and amuse students.

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation capability tasks focusing on design, making and evaluation in food technology.

For students to develop and reveal their capability longer more open tasks requiring designing...

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation chooser charts focusing on food technology.

Chooser charts help students make decisions about approaches to take for strategy and communication. The chooser charts are particularly useful when students are tackling open-ended projects, such as capability tasks.

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation resource tasks focusing on food technology.

Resource tasks are short, practical focused, activities designed to teach the resources for capability in a way which should intrigue and amuse students.

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation capability tasks focusing on the design, making and evaluation of graphics products. Each PDF contains two capability tasks.

For students to develop and reveal their capability longer more open tasks requiring designing, making and evaluating are necessary....