KS3 Design and Technology revision checklist

Key Stage 3 · National Curriculum

Designing for users

• The iterative design processLesson →
• Design briefs and specificationsLesson →
• Researching users and their needsLesson →
• Sketching, annotation and renderingLesson →

Workshop skills and materials

• Workshop safety and risk assessmentLesson →
• Woods: hardwoods, softwoods and manufactured boardsLesson →
• Hand tools and workshop processesLesson →
• Papers and boardsLesson →

Mechanisms and electronics

• Types of motion and leversLesson →
• Electronic systems: input, process, outputLesson →

Healthy eating and food safety

• The Eatwell GuideLesson →
• Food hygiene and safety: the 4CsLesson →

Drawing and designing for people

• Isometric, oblique and perspective drawingLesson →
• Ergonomics and anthropometricsLesson →
• Designers past and presentLesson →

Materials and their properties

• Properties of materialsLesson →
• Metals: ferrous, non-ferrous and alloysLesson →
• Polymers: thermoplastics and thermosetsLesson →
• Textiles: fibres and fabricsLesson →

Mechanical and electronic systems

• Linkages and pulleysLesson →
• Gears and camsLesson →
• Sensors, components and resistorsLesson →

Nutrition and cooking

• Nutrients and what they doLesson →
• Cooking techniques and heat transferLesson →

Technical drawing and CAD/CAM

• Orthographic projection and exploded viewsLesson →
• CAD and CAMLesson →

Materials, structures and control

• Smart and modern materialsLesson →
• Structures and forcesLesson →
• Programmable control: microcontrollers, sensors and actuatorsLesson →

Industry, sustainability and evaluation

• Scales of production and qualityLesson →
• Sustainability and the 6 RsLesson →
• Testing, evaluating and product analysisLesson →
• New technologies and the responsibilities of designersLesson →

Food choices and food science

• Healthy diets, food labels and adapting recipesLesson →
• Food science: what happens when we cookLesson →
• Where food comes from: source and seasonalityLesson →