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Policy	Long Term Planning	Medium Term Planning (QCA)	Gifted and Talented activities
Weblinks:
Generally useful sites	Tony Poulters Toolkit	Coxhoe Primary School	Woodlands Junior School		Teachers Resource Exchange
Generally useful sites	Kent NGfL	Primary Resources	Free Clip Art
Topics:	Moving Pictures (1A)	Playgrounds (1B)	Fruit and Vegetables (1C)		Homes (1D)
	Vehicles (2A)	Puppets (2B)	Winding up (2C)		Joseph's Coat (2D)
	Packaging (3A)	Sandwich Snacks (3B)	Moving Monsters (3C)		Photograph Frames (3D)
	Money Containers (4A)	Storybooks (4B)	Torches (4C)	Alarms (4D)	Lighting it up (4E)
	Musical Instruments (5A)	Bread (5B)	Moving Toys (5C)		Biscuits (5D)
	Shelters (6A)	Slippers (6B)	Fairground (6C)		Controllable vehicles (6D)

Moving Pictures ( QCA DT 1A) Weblinks:
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Teacher TV Resources	Resources linked to the TV clip
Teachers TV Video Clip	In this 15 min programme we see how one teacher sets about a Year 1 class design and technology project on the theme of "moving pictures", using the story Handa's Surprise as inspiration.
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Playgrounds ( QCA DT 1B) Weblinks:
Design a playground	A friendly dinosaur visits a playground, you choose what he looks at
Gallery of Pictures	Pictures of different structures
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Journey to the playground	Slide show presentation on going to a playground, includes safety issues.
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
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Eat more fruit and vegetables ( QCA DT 1C) Weblinks:
Healthy Eating	This resource pack includes a series of interactive whiteboard screens providing pupils with basic nutritional information related to healthy eating. The screens require pupils to look carefully at the facts and discuss the information with their teacher and peers.
Ideas from Waitrose	A list of classroom ideas
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
The Veggie Gang	A fun look at vegetables, with teacher pages and competitions
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Homes (QCA DT 1D) Weblinks:
Dynamo Houses of the Past	A step back in time to look at houses in the past with a friendly alien
Homes Clip Art	Various pictures of different types of houses from Warriner Primaries
Houses Powerpoint presentation	PowerPoint presentation looking at different types of houses
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
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Vehicles (QCA DT 2A) Weblinks:
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
Moving Vechicles	PowerPoint presentation ‘Moving Vehicle’, with accompanying teachers’ notes and worksheets from Sara Cox.
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Wheels and Axles	This site contains activities designed to illustrate to pupils the main features of wheels and axles and how to make a simple vehicle. Interactive whiteboard activity and downloadable lesson pack.
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Puppets (QCA DT 2B) Weblinks:
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
NAAID -type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
Oxon Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation showing different kinds of puppets.
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
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Winding Up (QCA DT 2C) Weblinks:
Car Design	The Car Shop is a set of activities that allow teachers and students to experiment with colour schemes and methods of customising cars. They can then evaluate their designs.
Incy Wincy Spider	Song words and game
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions, teaching the unit and resources and links
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
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Joseph's Coat ( QCA DT 2D) Weblinks:
BBC Schools	What? Where? When and Why? Questions about materials
Joseph's Coat Template	A template for a coat design
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
Story of Joseph	The story of Joseph and his amazing coloured coat from topmarks
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Packaging ( QCA DT 3A) Weblinks:
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions, teaching the unit and resources and links
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
Teaching Ideas	This project involves designing a package for a food product.
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Sandwiches ( QCA DT 3B) Weblinks:
Food Information	Information about food
Healthy Sandwich Eating	Choose ingredients to create a sandwich
The Official Sandwich web site	Look at sandwiches designed by others, design your own sandwich and find out some fascinating facts about sandwiches
Warburtons Bread	A scheme based on the QCA unit
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Moving Monsters ( QCA DT 3C) Weblinks:
East Riding Video Extracts	Photos and descriptions of the Moving Monsters project and video extracts of monsters
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
National Curriculum in Action	A commentary on work
NAAIDT -type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
Examples by our pupils	Some examples of moving monsters and boxes produced by pupils in Y3 May 2007 - there are lots of images on this page so it may be slow to load!
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Photograph Frames ( QCA DT 3D) Weblinks:
Enchanted Learning	Free instructions on how to make a frame from Enchanted Learning
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
Teaching Ideas	Instructions on how to make a photo frame
Woodland Grange examples of frames	Examples of frames from Woodland Grange Primary School
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Money Containers ( QCA DT 4A) Weblinks:
Barnfields School	The design criteria, stages and examples of money containers made by children
Hobbycraft Pencil Case	Detailed instructions on how to make a pencil case – could easily be adapted to make a container
Learning and Teaching using ICT	Lesson outline, video clips and resources.
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
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Storybooks ( QCA DT 4B) Weblinks:
How a book is made	A child friendly slide show showing how a book is made.
How to make a pop up	Instructions from Joan Irvine on how to make a pop up
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions, teaching the unit and resources and links
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
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Torches ( QCA DT 4C) Weblinks:
Challenge sheet	A challenge sheet with questions for children
How a torch works	Explanation of how a torch works
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
The Glow Company examples of torches	Examples of different torches
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Alarms ( QCA DT 4D) Weblinks:
Challenge Sheet	A challenge sheet with questions for children
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
Smoke Alarm Quiz	A 7 question quiz
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Lighting Up ( QCA DT 4E) Weblinks:
Examples of different lights	Examples of lights made by Katsu Designs
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Set Point	Details of an electrical workshop
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Musical Instruments ( QCA DT 5A) Weblinks:
NAAIDT -type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Pictures of musical instruments	Pictures of a wide selection of musical instruments
Teaching Ideas	A complete workbook (PDF) which will help children as they work through the QCA unit on making musical instruments. Contributed by Gaynor Hart.
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Bread ( QCA DT 5B) Weblinks:
Food Information	Information about food
NAAIDT Making a Pizza -type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
Warburtons Bread	A scheme based on the QCA unit
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Moving Toys ( QCA DT 5C) Weblinks:
A Simple Cam Mechanism	This site introduces a simple cam mechanism.
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
Moving Toys Mechanisms	Enter Ergos workshop and build a contraption for catching a Critter.
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
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Biscuits ( QCA DT 5D) Weblinks:
Teaching Ideas	An exciting project to make a Biscuit Business.
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Food Information	Information about food
Biscuit Reviews	Biscuit reviews
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Shelters ( QCA DT 6A) Weblinks:
Cymru NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Joining textiles to a frame	Instructions on how to join fabric to a frame
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Shelters webquest	A web quest where children work in teams to investigate shelters and make one of their own.
Schools Net	Worksheets and assessment grids
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Slippers ( QCA DT 6B) Weblinks:
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Mr. Zippys Trainers	A slide show asking children to design a pair of trainers for Mr Zippy
NAAIDT - type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
DATA	This unit is based on the Year3/4 scheme of work but the idea of recycling can easily be adapted
National Curriculum in Action	A commentary on work
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Fairgrounds ( QCA DT 6C) Weblinks:
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Mechanisms Information	Technical information on mechanisms
NAAIDT -type in primary resources	Lesson plans for teaching of unit
Gallery of Pictures	A series of pictures about structures
Funfair video clips	Funfair web site with video clips
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Contollable Vehicles ( QCA DT 6D) Weblinks:
Kent NGfL	Children’s planning sheets to accompany the unit.
Mechanisms Information	Information about Mechanisms
Nuffield	5 hours work detailing learning context, tasks, children’s decisions , teaching the unit and resources and links
Pneumatics Information	Technical information about pneumatics
Crossover Project	Lesson plan for this unit
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