S-Cool Revision
GCSE, A Level and AS Level revision for a range of subjects, including Food Technology
How Everyday Things Are Made
If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like sweets, cars, aeroplanes, or bottles - this site covers over 40 products and processes in video.
Build a Bridge
Survey the four sites and decide which bridge design would be most suitable for that particular span.
Glass Forever
An informative site covering how glass is made, what it is used for and why it's perfect for recycling.
From Here to Modernity
The story of the men and women who wanted to create a new architecture - and for better or worse, changed the British landscape forever.
Design and Technology Resources
Loads of projects and interactive technology-based activities from Northumberland Grid for Learning.
Technology: Things We Wear
Technology is all about exploring and understanding the "made" world including things we wear, things we eat and things we play with.
Engineering Interact
A number of interactive science and engineering activities covering light, sound, forces and motion, electricity and the Earth.
Technology Student
A valuable resource for students and teachers covering a wide range of D&T subjects.
DesignandTech.com
Want to know more? Here you'll find loads of information on all aspects of design and technology.
All About Eggs
A wealth of fun and inspiring resources, recipes and eggy information for teachers and pupils at primary and secondary level.
Canned Food UK Education
Lesson plans and activities that include how the canning process works and the process of food preparation.
realDesign
What do designers do and why do we need them? Here's your chance to find out as realDesign inspires you to look at design in a new way.
The
Accidental Scientist: The Science of Cooking
Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve
your cooking with recipes and activities that will enhance your
understanding of the science behind food and cooking.
Building
Big
Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams and tunnels
- explore large structures and discover what it takes to construct
them.
LEGO
Educational Division
No matter the child's age or developmental
requirements, LEGO Educational Division has the products to provide
the perfect challenge and the correct doses of daily success to
ready them to move on to newer, even greater challenges.
Design
Technology Department
A continually growing site created to provide
free educational materials for schools and colleges.
Meals
for You
Find solutions fast according to diet, taste,
time, nutrition, health or value.
Food
Technology
Focuses on the industrial practices associated
with the manufacture of food products, with case studies from both
industry and the classroom.
GCSE
Bitesize - Design and Technology
Revision exercises from the BBC.
Design
inSite
The designer's guide to manufacturing includes
descriptions of various manufacturing processes and materials.
About.com:
Food and Drink
Whether it's facts on nutrition, a recipe
for cheesy nibbles or international cuisine, this site has it all.
Greatest
Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
How many of the 20th century's greatest achievements
will you use today? A car? A computer? Discover how engineering
shaped a century and changed the world.
The
Engineering Council
Does the word 'engineer' conjure up an image
of a man in overalls and an oily rag? The Engineering Council are
challenging that thought - visit this site to discover how you could
change the world.
The
London Eye
Not only can you enjoy stunning views of
London on this site, it also contains technical information on the
135 metre high construction - how it was built and a history of
early observation wheels.
Barking
and Dagenham Bridges Project
An extensive collection of resources and
images about bridges and their underlying structures. Also includes
a fascinating timeline of the history of the East London docklands,
the location for much of the project work.
Technology
Insight
Make virtual visits to a range of manufacturing
industries to enhance understanding of the processes and practicalities
of product creation.
Packaging
Education Programme
A colourful and informative look at packaging
- its history, the materials involved and the issues regarding the
waste produced.
Design
Electronics
A complete introductory electronics course
supported by appropriate practical work - and you can check your
progress with online questions and tests.
The
Great Buildings Collection
Documents hundreds of buildings and leading
architects with 3D models, photographs and drawings, plus biographies
and links to famous designers and structures of all kinds.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, plus
related magazines, books and links to the world's best web sites.
Inventor's
Workshop
Examines the machines designed by Leonardo
da Vinci and looks at the principles behind simple machines still
in use today such as ratchets, gears and pulleys.
Calculators
Online
Awesome directory of over 6000 online tools
to calculate everything from how much sump oil to put in soap to
working out the hull resistance for yacht design.
Matsuo
Bridge Company
Theory, facts and examples of many kinds
of bridges including information on Matsuo's bridge building projects.
4qd
- Starting with Robots
In-depth information and advice on building
your own robot.
Flying
Pig Gallery
Cardboard engineering - animations and automata.
Bad
Designs
Examples of things which are hard to use!
Design
& Technology Online
Electronics, packaging, food, mechanisms,
pneumatics...
How
Stuff Works
Huge information base on the workings of
everyday objects.
Technology
Enhancement Programme
The Technology Enhancement Programme is an
established and prestigious programme aimed at supporting and improving
the teaching and learning of technology in schools and colleges.
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