resistant materials - year 7

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works”

– Steve Jobs (CEO Apple) – 

Autumn Term (Rotation 1) Spring Term (Rotation 2) Summer Term (Rotation 3)
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 1 will study either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotations 2 and 3
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 2 will have studied either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotation 1 and will study either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotation 3
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 2 will have studied Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotations 1 and 2
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communication, Initiative, and Resilience
Autumn Term (Rotation 1)
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 1 will study either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotations 2 and 3
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communication, Initiative, and Resilience
Spring Term (Rotation 2)
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 2 will have studied either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotation 1 and will study either Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotation 3
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communication, Initiative, and Resilience
Summer Term (Rotation 3)
  • Pupils studying Resistant Materials on Rotation 2 will have studied Food and Nutrition or Textiles for Rotations 1 and 2
  • Concrete Creation
  • Packaging (Graphics)
  • The aim of this project is to learn how to use a variety of workshop tools and equipment to make a desk tidy/jewellery holder/storage tray
  • Pupils will design and make a wooden former and then create a vacuum formed plastic mould to mix and pour concrete into
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
  • As well as exploring tools and materials, pupils will also consider equality and diversity in design
  • The aim of this project is to design and make packaging for the concrete creation
  • Pupils will develop their designing skills through work on Typography, Symbols and Logos
  • Pupils will develop their analytical skills by considering what makes good packaging and why we need to have certain types of packaging
  • Assessment is holistic and ongoing throughout the design, make, and evaluation work with a final summative assessment of the product at the end
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communication, Initiative, and Resilience