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The new NAAIDT website is designed to provide a means through which NAAIDT Members can share information and advice relating to design and technology education

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from the new Programme of Study for Key Stage 3

In design and technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet human needs. They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team.

Working in stimulating contexts that provide a range of opportunities and draw on the local ethos, community and wider world,pupils identify needs and opportunities. They respond with ideas, products and systems, challenging expectations where appropriate. They combine practical and intellectual skills with an understanding of aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues. As they do so, they evaluate present and past design and technology, and its uses and effects. Through design and technology pupils develop confidence in using practical skills and become discriminating users of products. They apply their creative thinking and learn to innovate.

Link to The revised PoS for D&T at KS3

The importance of Design and Technology

In design and technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet human needs. They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team.

Link to the National Curriculum for Design and Technology

Link to the new National Curriculum for Design and Technology at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Design and Technology at Key Stages 1 and 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Design and Technology at Key Stage 3

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for Design and Technology

About NAAIDT Project Exchange

Link to NAAIDT Project Exchange

About D&T Milestones

The NAAIDT Database of D&T Milestones comprises a gallery of products or inventions of all types selected by pupils, teachers and NAAIDT members as being significant developments. Each entry comprises a text description and illustration together with an approximate date and details of provenance where known. The gallery will be useful for product analysis activities and to provide a historical perspective to the study of design and technology. Some entries include additional information which may be downloaded using the 'Download' link where this is implemented.

Link to NAAIDT D&T Milestones

About pneumatics

Pneumatic systems typically involve a source of compressed air being controlled by valves and causing output devices such as cylinders to operate in a controlled way.

The compressed air is typically obtained from a COMPRESSOR, which is usually driven by an electric motor or an internal combustion engine.

Air is routed through pipes to VALVES which control the routing of the compressed air. Valves may be operated by a range of ACTUATORS including levers, rollers and solenoids.

The air is then passed on to cylinders which convert the energy in the compressed air into linear motion and do useful work.

Finally, the used compressed air is released into the atmosphere as EXHAUST.

Link to DT Online Pneumatics

Link to BBC - GCSE Bitesize Pneumatics