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Girls’ School

Home Learning - Design & Technology

The home learning tasks below are intended to support you should you need to self-isolate for 14 days. Please read and follow the instructions below.

KS3 Design Technology (inc. Food)

Year 7

Complete the following lessons.  In each lesson you will find a video to watch and a quiz to complete.

Lesson 1

Complete lesson 1 – Food Choices

An introduction to what influences our food choices (thenational.academy)

Lesson 2

Complete lesson 2 – Recipe development

Recipe development (thenational.academy)

Year 8

Complete the following lessons.  In each lesson you will find a video and a quiz to complete.

Lesson 1

Dietary variety (thenational.academy)

Lesson 2

New technologies in food production (thenational.academy)

Year 9

Complete the following lessons.  In each lesson you will find a video and a quiz to complete.

Lesson 1

How has technology changed to meet the demands of the consumer? (thenational.academy)

Lesson 2

What new technologies are being developed that are changing the way we live and work? (thenational.academy)

Year 10

Lesson 1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z7fw7p3/revision/1

Lesson 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zmqth39/revision/1

Lesson 3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zk92msg/revision/1

Lesson 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgvnpbk/revision/1

Lesson 5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z7yttv4/revision/1

You have access to a digital copy of your textbook on teams, if you wish to continue to develop your practical skills I can suggest the recipes found in this book. Specifically, I would look at:

  • Fishcakes (Page 46)
  • Chilled lemon flan (Page108)
  • Cheese and vegetable pasties (Pages 132)

Year 11

Lesson 1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z7fw7p3/revision/1

Lesson 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zmqth39/revision/1

Lesson 3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zk92msg/revision/1

Lesson 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgvnpbk/revision/1

Lesson 5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z7yttv4/revision/1

You should be practicing your practical skills even if you are at home.  If you are unsure as to what these skills are please refer to pages 9-13 in the course specification below.

https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/food/specifications/AQA-8585-SP-2016.PDF

KS4 Product Design

Year 10

Food and Nutrition

Please contact your class teacher by email who will direct you on work to complete.

Design and Technology

Please contact your class teacher by email who will direct you on work to complete.

Year 11

Food and Nutrition

Please contact your class teacher by email who will direct you on work to complete.

Design and Technology

Please contact your class teacher by email who will direct you on work to complete.

KS5 Product Design and Fashion and Textiles

Years 12 and 13

For A-Level students please note that bespoke work will be set by the subject teachers.