Design and Technology
Subject Leader: Mrs Chinery (KS1) & Mrs Martin (KS2)
Steve Jobs was one of the founders of Apple, one of the most successful companies in the world. As head of Apple, Jobs introduced many popular electronic products, including the Macintosh computer and the iPhone.
Jamie Oliver is a British chef who achieved worldwide fame with his television shows and as author of a number of cookbooks with a variety of culinary themes. He also helped revolutionise school dinners, making them healthier and of better quality.
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer who, by developing his brand around the image of an elite American lifestyle, built one of the world’s most successful fashion empires.
Cooking at home
Cooking is a vital part of our Design Technology curriculum and baking or cooking at home is a great way to support healthy eating, hygiene and culinary skills. Have a look through the websites below for some inspiration and recipes. Send any photos of your bakes into the admin email and we can display them on our website!
At Sunnymede, we follow a evaluate, design, make and evaluate cycle for each unit we complete. Design Technology can be completed at home in various ways:
evaluate existing structures
propose how to improve structures and designs
design a new product or component
make a prototype and test it out to see if it works
explore the 'Explain This...' BBC series and have a go at home. Link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-ks2-explain-this/z7w7mfr
Early years- were using tools to model with clay and create diva pots during the festival of lights topic.
Design and technology in action in KS2
YEAR 3
We have been busy making pop-up cards in our Design Technology lessons. At first, we made various prototypes of different pop-up mechanisms. We had to listen and follow instructions carefully. Our cards look amazing. What do you think?
Some children were so inspired, they went home and researched pop-up cards independently!
YEAR 4
The children have been working on making their own Christmas electrical decorations. Having been studying electrical circuits in science, they were able to link their skills to design a circuit to light up their own stained-glass windows. The pupils carefully used craft knives to shape their intricate detailed designs resulting in engaging decorations!
Year 5
In design and technology, year 5 designed their own biscuits with a specific theme. Some examples included Easter, Valentine's, football and Winter.
Year 5 tasted and evaluated biscuits before conducting a survey. Inspired by The Apprentice, we then designed cookies with a particular theme. Can you tell what our theme is?