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Knowledge Builder: Design & Technology Year 8 | Autumn
Books to read:
TV programs to watch:
Polymers- Thermosets and Thermoplastics:
YouTube video- Eggs and Ice Cubes
BBC Bitesize AQA D&T:
This helpful revision programme links to our D&T AQA books.
Structures- Roman Catapult:
YouTube video
KS3 D&T BBC Teach:
Short film clip exploring the process of laser cutting.
Stretch your vocabulary
1 trebuchet
3 structural elements
4 Specification
5 3D printing
7 biodegradable
Places to visit:
Thorpe Park
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Titanic Museum
A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile.
Tie, Strut, Compression, Tension, Potential Energy, A-Frame.
A design specification is a list of criteria your product needs to address. Enables physical objects to be formed from reels of Thermoplastics.
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catapult
A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants.
KS3 D&T BBC Teach:
Short tutorial exploring the process of freehand sketching.
The term used to describe materials or substances that will naturally break down over time.
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product analysis
Product analysis allows designers to understand how products work and how they could be improved. This then helps them to produce better designs of their own.
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