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Last updated: 3/7/08

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General Design Technology

  1. http://www.technologystudent.com (Excellent resource for all key stages)
  2. http://www.design-technology.info/ (An enormous resource of material and web sites for Key Stage 3 upwards)
  3. www.dtonline.org (Design and Technology information)
  4. www.technology.org.uk (Design and Technology resources)
  5. www.howstuffworks.com (How anything works)
  6. http://www.baddesigns.com/index.shtml (Look at bad design)
  7. www.design-council.org.uk (The Design Council)
  8. www.data.org.uk (The Design and Technology Association)
  9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/tw/ (BBC Tomorrow's World)
  10. http://www.thetech.org/ (The Tech Museum of Innovation - California)
  11. http://www.cat.org.uk/ (Centre for Alternative Technology)

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Information for Teachers

  1. http://www.primarydandt.org (Primary Design and Technology from the Nuffield Foundation - excellent material - including D & T lesson plans for Key Stage 1 and 2 - see link below)
  2. http://www.primarydandt.org/resources (Primary lesson plans and resources from the above web site)
  3. http://uk.geocities.com/polydave02/dtlinks.html (Good Primary resources for DT)
  4. http://www.design-technology.org/ (Material and schemes of work for Key Stage 3 and 4)

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Specific Design Technology Subjects

  1. http://www.handsonplastics.com/ (An introduction to plastics)
  2. www.flying-pig.co.uk (Animated cardboard models for sale - one to download for free)
  3. http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html (A look at Leonardo da Vinci as an inventor)
  4. http://www.rospa.co.uk/index.htm (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

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Architecture

  1. www.galinsky.com (Look at modern architecture)
  2. http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/ (All about the Eiffel Tower)

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Food Technology

  1. http://www.kidfood.org/ (All about healthy food aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 - interactive activities)
  2. http://www.foodforum.org.uk/ (Food Forum - information about food - Note 'Food In-sites' an evaluation of food web sites - very useful)
  3. http://www.placedirectory.com/recipes.htm (Recipe web sites)
  4. http://www.nutrition.org.uk (British Nutrition Foundation)
  5. http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/ (Food safety / hygiene from the Department of Trade and Industry)
  6. http://www.campden.co.uk/ (Research and development into food)
  7. http://www.dole5aday.com/(Food nutrition - advantages of eating fruit - site for Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils)
  8. http://www.crackingeggs.co.uk/ ( All about Eggs - education web site for teachers, pupils and parents - the web site is divided into key stage areas)
  9. http://www.bakersfederation.org.uk/ (All about bread - especially the 'Breaducation' section)
  10. http://www.vegsoc.org/ (The Vegetarian Society - excellent education resource under 'Youth Pages, The virtual schoolroom - material for both primary and secondary)
  11. http://www.birdseye.com/ (Birds Eye - you can look at products and see nutrition information)
  12. http://www.cadbury.co.uk/ (Cadbury's chocolate - 'Chocolate Delights' contains recipes and 'Chocolate Encyclopaedia' contains the history of chocolate and the packaging of it.)
  13. http://www.heinz.co.uk/ (Heinz - information about nutrition and the history of the company)
  14. http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/museum/museum.htm (Museum of Sainsbury's 1869 - 1900 excellent resource for Key Stage 1,2 and 3)

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Textiles

  1. www.museumofcostume.co.uk (The museum of costume)
  2. http://www.hiraeth.com/youngembroiderers/ (Textiles)

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Electronics

  1. http://www.crocodile-clips.com/m6_4.htm (Crocodile Clips Elementary - a free program that will allow you to create basic electrical circuits - you will need to fill in a form in order to download it)
  2. http://www.doctronics.co.uk/design.htm (Design electronics)
  3. http://library.thinkquest.org/16497/home/index.html (Electronics for beginners)
  4. http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html (How to make an electric motor)

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Robotics

  1. http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/robots/teaser/ (Robotics)

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General Design Technology
Information for Teachers
Specific Design Technology Subjects
Architecture
Food Technology
Textiles
Electronics
Robotics
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