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Design and Technology Curriculum Overview
Year 7
| Students in KS3 are taught in a carousel studying 4 subjects across the year. | |
|---|---|
| Materials | Wooden desk tidy / phone holder. |
| Materials 2 | Textiles: Sea Creature themed pencil case |
| Graphics | Mug and packaging, design and make. |
| Food | A selection of healthy snacks and meals based around the eatwell guide. |
Year 8
| Students in KS3 are taught in a carousel studying 4 subjects across the year. | |
|---|---|
| Materials | Wooden blockhead toy with a textile embroidered pouch (just for 2021). |
| Electronics | Electronics Dice. A microcontroller project. |
| Graphics | Board game design and make |
| Food | Balanced meals and refining preparation skills. |
Year 9
| Students in KS3 are taught in a carousel studying 4 subjects across the year. | |
|---|---|
| Materials | Natural forms: pewter cast keyring with an embroidered pouch |
| Electronics | Electronics Dice. A microcontroller project. (just for 2021) |
| Graphics | Graphic design components study. Design task. |
| Food | International cuisine. Dishes from around the world. |
Year 10
Term 1 - September to December
| Half term 1 | Half term 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Units 1.1 Electronic systems. Practical activity (Maze game) Unit 1.2 Circuit concept. | Unit 1.2 Circuit concepts. Unit 1.3 Resistive components. |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Topic one - Food, nutrition and health - Introduction to the functions, sources, deficiencies and excess of Macro and Micro Nutrients in the diet. | Topic one - Food, nutrition and health - Focussing on nutritional needs and health, making informed choices, energy needs and nutritional analysis. |
| Graphic Design | UNIT 1- Graphic design components. | UNIT 1- Graphic design components |
Term 2 - January to April
| Half term 3 | Half term 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Review of units covered in term1. Unit 1.4 - Switching circuits Unit 1.6 - combinational logic systems. | Practice non-examined assessment task. Unit 2.2 - Timing circuits |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Topic two - Food science. Exploring why food is cooked and the different methods of heat transfer when cooking food. Experimenting with the functional and chemical properties of food. | Topic three - Food safety Looking at how and why food spoils including bacterial contamination, signs of food spoilage on different foods, types of micro-organisms and prevention in food production. |
| Graphic Design | UNIT 1- Graphic experiments & review | UNIT 2- Research and design ideas |
Term 3 - April to July
| Half term 5 | Half term 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Unit 2.3 - Sequential circuits and counters. Start Unit 2.5 - Control Systems | Start NEA task. Students will be choosing their own Electronic product to design. They will then be writing their own design specification and starting to develop their own electronic circuit. |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Topic three - Food safety Continuing to learn about the principles of food safety including buying, storing, preparing, cooking and serving of food. Begin preparation for Mock NEA 2. | Topic four - Food choice Students will be considering factors which affect food choice including dietary needs and religion, food labelling and marketing influences. British and international cuisines, traditional cuisines and sensory evaluations. |
| Graphic Design | UNIT 2- Final design and review | UNIT 4- Research and portfolio selection |
Year 11
Term 1 - September to December
| Half term 1 | Half term 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Revise discovering electronics units 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6. Continue with NEA task | Revise application of electronics units 2.2 and 2.3. Continue NEA task. |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Topic five - Food provenance Environmental impact, sustainability, food processing and production. Start NEA 1 - Food investigation task (15% of final grade) | Continue and complete food investigation task (NEA 1). Begin NEA 2 research (35% of final grade). |
| Graphic Design | UNIT 3- Research and design ideas | UNIT 3- Final design and review. Mock exam ( 5hrs) |
Term 2 - January to April
| Half term 3 | Half term 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Unit 1.5 - Application of diodes Continue NEA task. | Unit 2.1 - Operational amplifiers Completing NEA task and revision. |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | NEA 2 | NEA 2 - Practical exam |
| Graphic Design | Exam preparation | Exam preparation and External exam ( 10 hrs) Completion of UNIT 3 |
Term 3 - April to July
| Half term 5 | Half term 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Final revision | Examination |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Revision | Revision |
| Graphic Design | UNIT 4- Creating a portfolio | UNIT 4- Review |
Suggested reading material to support subject learning
Food Technology
- Amazon - Food You Can Forage: Edible Plants to Harvest, Cook and Enjoy by Tiffany Francis-Baker
- Amazon - Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat (Science & Nature) by National Geographic Kids
- Amazon - The Science of Cooking: Every Question Answered to Perfect your Cooking by Dr. Stuart Farrimon
- Amazon - Science You Can Eat: Putting what we Eat Under the Microscope by Stefan Gates
- Amazon - The Food Book by Jenny Ridgwell
- Hungry Healthy Happy
- Recipes from a pantry
- My Fussy Eater
- Serious Eats
To find out more about the curriculum Newhouse Academy delivers please contact Hannah Gregory-Harris on 01706 369436 or email gregory-harrish@newhouseacademy.co.uk
