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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
INTERACTIVE MOBILE PDF APPS |
V.Ryan © 2019-2023 |
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PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR A MAP OF ALL APPS REQUIRED FOR DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY
THEORY WORK AND REVISION |
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The layout to this pages follows the New Design and Technology GCSE. There are three main sections - CORE TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES, SPECIALIST TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES and DESIGNING AND MAKING PRINCIPLES. In addition, there is a section which suggests presentation techniques and styles suitable for the NEA and Examination. |
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These pdf apps are ideal for revision, theory lessons, preparation for examinations and independent learning. They can be stored and used on schools systems and distributed to pupils and students. They are interactive and link to further information from technologystudent.com. They can be used without an internet connection, as a stand-alone revision and learning tool. No editing, copying or converting to other formats allowed.
IMPORTANT - IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DOWNLOAD THE PDFS
When using a PC, right click on the App Icon and select "Save target as". You will then be able to save pdf Apps to your computer /device.
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PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR - POSTER - HOW TO USE THE MOBILE APPS EFFECTIVELY |
PDF FILE - PROMOTING THE APP SECTION WITH PUPILS |
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THE NON-EXAMINATION ASSESSMENT (NEA) MOBILE APP |
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UPDATED 28/8/19
This app includes: An introduction to the NEA, What is Iterative Design? Takes pupils through the entire iterative design process, from start to finish, from identifying a context and problem, to sketching and model making, testing, critical analysis, developing and design, feedback, evaluation and every other stage. It links to detailed examples and generic advice. A must for pupils taking the NEA. |
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THE NEA (NON-EXAMINATION ASSESSMENT)
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MATHEMATICS IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY |
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This app includes: An introduction to aspects of Maths, that are likely to appear in the final examination. It links to detailed examination questions and worked answers. Ideal for revision. |
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MATHS IN D and T
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CORE TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES |
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Updated for Engineering 14/9/20
This app covers: CAD, CAM, CNC, Advantages and Disadvantages of CAD/CAM, Manufacture of PCBs, 3D Printing, Laser Cuttering, Laser Sintering of Metals, Stereolithography, Water Jet Cutters and Vinyl Cutters |
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CAD / CAM
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on CAD and CAM
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'CAD / CAM'. |
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This app covers: ICT as a marketing tool, Barcodes and QR Codes, the Role of ICT in Design, 3D Models and Prototyping, E-Commerce and the Consumer - including EDI
Use this app in conjunction for the CAD/CAM app (above) |
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ICT IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on, 'ICT in Design, Manufacturing, Marketing and Distribution.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'ICT in Design, Manufacturing, Marketing and Distribution'. |
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Updated 27/7/23. This app includes Coal, Oil and Natural Gas, Fracking, Solar Power, Wind, Tidal, Wave, Hydro, Geothermal, Biofuels, Nuclear Power, the Archimedean Screw, Hydrogen and Assorted Energy Storage Systems. River Hydrokinetic Systems |
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ENERGY PRODUCTION
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Energy Production
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Energy Production'. |
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Updated 25/8/19
This app includes: Polymorph, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), Hydrochromic, Thermochromic, Photochromic, Hydromorphic, Hydrocarbon Encaspulating Polymers, Aroma Pigments and Phosphorescent Pigments. In addition - Self-Healing Materials, (polymers, elastomers and concrete), Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTCs) and Piezoelectric Materials. |
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SMART MATERIALS
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Click here for Smart Learning Exercises on Smart Materials
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Smart Materials'. |
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This apps includes: Includes; Strength, elasticity, plasticity, ductility, tensile strength, malleability, toughness, hardness, conductivity, absorbency, density and fusibility. The testing of materials for all the properties mentioned above. AND Commercial Testing. |
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PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
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Click here for Smart Learning Exercises on Proterties of Materials
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Properties of Materials'. |
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This app includes: Recycling Symbols for common materials - Revision app, interspaced with examination questions, with links to helpful information. Suitable for D and T and Engineering. Ideal as extension work |
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RECYCLING SYMBOLS FOR COMMON MATERIALS and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
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This app includes: Spur Gears and Simple Gears, Gear Trains and Idler Gears, Drawing Gears, Compound Gears, Rack and Pinion, Bevel Gears, Worm Gears, Gears and Calculations, Pulley Systems, Belt Drive, Pulley Calculations |
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GEARS AND PULLEY SYSTEMS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Gears and Pulley Systems.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Gears and Pulley Systems'. |
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SPECIALIST TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES |
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WOODS / TIMBERS |
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This app includes: The World Distribution of Natural Woods, the Preparation of Timber for Commercial Use (rough sawing, seasoning and planning), Stock Forms and Sustainable Forests. |
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SOURCES, ORIGINS, PREPARATION OF NATURAL WOODS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Sources, Origins, Preparation of Natural Woods
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Sources, Origins, Preparation of Natural Woods'. |
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UPDATED Jan 2023
This app includes:
Stock Forms, Standard Fittings and Components( screws, bolts, dowel, nails and hinges), Workshop Tools and Equipment (drills, drill bits, files, glass paper, planes, coping saw, back saws, fret saw, chisels), Machines and Power Tools (woodworking lathe, mortising machine, router, sanding disc, steam bending, veneers, palm sander, hand sander, table circular saw, hand held circular saw). |
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WORKING WITH WOODS / TIMBER
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Working with Wood / Timber
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Working with Woods / Timber'. |
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Updated 19/3/23
This App includes details on a range of marking out tools for wood, metal and plastics. |
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MARKING OUT TOOLS - WOOD, METAL, PLASTICS

Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Marking Out Tools - Wood, Metal, Plastics
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on Marking Out Tools - Wood, Metal, Plastics |
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Updated 21/6/23
This app includes: SDS Drill, Corded Drill, Cordless Drill, Power Screwdriver, Palm Sander, Sheet Sander, Power Planer, Router, Power Saw, Jigsaw and Hand Held Curcular Saw. |
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HAND HELD POWER TOOLS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Power Tools - PDF version
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets - Power Tools |
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Updated 19/3/23
This app includes: A range of saws for cutting and shaping woods, metals and other materials. Back saws, ripsaw, crosscut saw, panel saw, tenon saw, dovetail saw, frame saw, coping saw, deep frame fret saw, precision mitre saw, Japanese saws, hacksaw, junior hacksaw, piercing saw, padsaw, machine fretsaw, band saw, table circular saw, hand held circular saw, jig saw and power hacksaw. |
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SAWS - FOR ALL MATERIALS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Saws for all Materials
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning |Sheets on, 'Saws for all Materials'. |
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This app includes: Knock-Down Fittings, Screws, Nails, Glues for Wood, Glue for Plastics and Super Glue. |
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KNOCK-DOWN FITTINGS, GLUES, SCREWS AND NAILS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Knock-Down Fittings, Glues, Screws and Nails'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Knock-down Fittings, Glues, Screws and Nails'. |
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Updated 20/9/19
This app includes: Preparation for Applying a Finish to Woods, Varnish, Wax, Oils, Paints, Shellac, Wood Dye.
Metal Finishes - Machine Finishes, Anodising, Paint, Annealing, Oil Blacking, Electroplating, Galvanising, Case Hardening, Hardening and Tempering, Planishing, Lacquer, Poweder Coating, Polishing, and Etching. |
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WOOD AND METAL FINISHES
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Wood Finishes'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets for, ' Wood Finishes'.
Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Metal Finishes'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets for, 'Metal Finishes'. |
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METALS |
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UPDATED 27/5/2019. This app includes: Extraction of Iron Ore to the manufacture of Iron Ore Pellets, Where is Iron Ore Mined? The Blast Furnace, The Modern Converter Process (steel), Aluminium Production and Stock Forms of Metals. |
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SOURCES, ORIGINS, IRON, STEEL AND ALUMINIUM
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Sources, Origins of Iron, Steel and Aluminium
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Sources, Origins, Iron, Steel and Aluminium'. |
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Updated for Engineering Jan 2023
This app includes: Stock Forms, Standard Fittings / Components (pop rivets, cold rivets, screws, bolts, split pins, lock nuts etc...), general Workshop Tools and Equipment (drilling, hacksaw, junior hacksaw, machine hacksaw, punches, buffing, files), Using Jigs, Engineering Machines (centre lathe, horizontal miller, vertical miller, shaping machine, compression moulding), Casting (Aluminium, Pewter Casting and Lost Wax), Metal Spinning and Press Sintering of Metals. |
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WORKING WITH METALS
PART ONE
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Click here for the First Set of Smart Learning Sheets, for Working with Metals 'Part One'.
PowerPoint version of first set of Smart Learning Sheets for, 'Working with Metals - Part One'.
Click here for the Second Set of Smart Learning Sheets, for Working with Metals 'Part One'
PowerPoint version of Second Set of Smart Learning Sheets for, ' Working with Metals - Part One'. |
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This app includes: Hand Vice, Machine Vice, Spring Dividers, Calipers, Trammels, Toolmakers' Clamp, Vee Blocks, Angle Plates, Dial Indicators, Folding Bars, Manual Sheet Metal Folding Machine, Tinman's Snips, Bench Shears and Engineers Spirit Level. |
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WORKING WITH METALS
PART TWO
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets for 'Working with Metals - Part Two'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets for, 'Working with Metals Part Two'. |
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(Updated 23/9/20) This app includes: Pop Riveting, Cold Riveting, Brazing, Gas Welding, TIG, MIG, Electric Arc and Spot Welding, Plasma Cutting, Permanent and Temporary fittings such as split pins, lock nuts...…... |
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JOINING METAL INCLUDING TUBE
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Joining Metal including Tube'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Joining Metal Including Tube'. |
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This app includes: Preparation for Applying a Finish to Woods, Varnish, Wax, Oils, Paints, Shellac, Wood Dye.
Metal Finishes - Machine Finishes, Anodising, Paint, Annealing, Oil Blacking, Electroplating, Galvanising, Case Hardening, Hardening and Tempering, Planishing, Lacquer, Poweder Coating, Polishing, and Etching. |
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WOOD AND METAL FINISHES
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Wood Finishes'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets for, ' Wood Finishes'.
Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Metal Finishes'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets for, 'Metal Finishes'. |
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POLYMERS |
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Updated Jan 2023
This app includes: Polymers Stock Forms and Sections, Standard Fittings and Components, Workshop Tools and Equipment, Glues, Commercial and Industrial Process such as Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding, Compression Moulding, Vacuum Forming, Rotational Moulding, Laser Cutting and more....... |
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WORKING WITH POLYMERS
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Click here for the First Set of Smart Learning Sheets on 'Working with Polymers'
PowerPoint Version of, 'First Set of Sheets'.
Click here for the Second Set of Smart Learning Sheets on 'Working with Polymers'.
PowerPoint version of, 'Second Set of Sheets'. |
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PAPER AND BOARDS |
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This app includes: Sustainable Forests, How Paper and Card are Manufactured, the Structure of Corrugated Card, Composition of Laminated Card, Card and Board - Stock Forms. |
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SOURCES, ORIGINS, PAPER AND BOARDS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Sources, Origins, Paper and Boards.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Sources, Origins, Paper and Boards'. |
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This app includes: Common Papers and Boards - Cartridge Paper, Tracing Paper, Duplex Board, Solid White Board, Corrugated Board, Foil Lined Board, Paperboard, Box Quality Board, Bleed Proof Paper, Grid Paper, Ink Jet Card, Layout Paper, Newsprint |
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MATERIALS - PAPERS AND BOARDS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Materials - Paper and Boards'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Materials - Paper and Boards'. |
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Updated August 2020. This app includes: Letterpress, Rotary Press, Screen Printing, Lithography, Foil Blocking, Photocopying, UV Varnishing, Laminating, Embossing, Die Cutting, Direct Printing, Sublimation Printing, Flexographic Printing and Web-Fed Systems |
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PRINTING PROCESSES
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on 'Printing Processes'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Printing Processes'. |
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ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS |
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Updated 2/7/2022: This app includes: an introduction to ICs and a range of standard components such as Batteries, LEDs, Bulbs, Resistors, Preset Resistors, Variable Resistors, Diodes, Zener Diodes, Light Dependent Resistors, Thermistors, Thyristors, Transistors, relays, and a range of switches |
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INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND STANDARD COMPONENTS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Integrated Circuits and Standard Components'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Integrated Circuits and Standard Components'. |
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STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
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DESIGNING AND MAKING PRINCIPLES |
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Updated 25/10/19
This app includes eleven designers including:
Philippe Starck, Charlotte Perriand, Zaha Hadid, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Margaret Kalver and Jock Kinneir, Micheal Thonet, Eileen Gray, Marcel Breuer, Robin Day, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Harry Beck |
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DESIGNERS - PART ONE
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Click here for Smart Learning Exercises on Designers
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, ' Designers'. |
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Updated 8/1/22
This app includes eleven designers including:
Sir David Adjaye, Ron Arad, Marc Newson, Patricia Urquiola, Lella and Massimo Vignelli, Florence Knoll, Daisuke Kitagawa, Verda Alexander, Norma Merrick Sklarek, Fumie Shibata, Hella Jongerius, Dieter Rams
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DESIGNERS - PART TWO
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Designers - Part Two
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on Designers - Part Two. |
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This app includes eleven designers including: Christopher Dresser, Archimedes, Charles And Ray Eames, Owen Maclaren, David Constantine, Otto Lilienthal, Barnes Wallis, Ali Ibn Khalaf Al-muradi, Su Song, Vladimir Shukhov, Nicolas-jacques Conté, James Watt
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DESIGNERS - PART THREE
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Designers - Part Three
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on Designers - Part Three |
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Updated 18/9/19
This app includes: What is an Iconic Design? and an explanation of sixteen more iconic designs - Polyprop Chair, Thonet No14 Chair, Sydney Opera House, Juicy Salif, LC4 Chaise Longue Chair, Whistling Bird Kettle, Anna G Corkscrew, Apple iPhone, Mackintosh Chairs, Eames Lounge Chair, London Underground Map, Bibendum Chair, Charlton Dresser, Barcelona Chair, Mclaren Buggy, MB 118 Chair, |
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ICONIC DESIGNS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on Iconic Designs
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Iconic Designs'. |
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SUGGESTED PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES
GRAPHICS INCLUDING SHADING |
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This app includes: An Introduction to Third Angle Projection, Adding Dimensions, How to Draw in Third Angle Orthographic, First Angle Orthographic Projection. |
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ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING EXERCISES |
These exercises are designed to introduce pupils to Third Angle Orthographic Projectioin. Each page / exercise has links and QR Codes that lead to instructions on each exercise. |
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Click here for Exercise Set One - Orthographic Drawing PDF VERSION |
Click here for Exercise Set One - Orthographic Drawing POWERPOINT VERSION |
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Click here for Exercise Set Two - Orthographic Drawing PDF VERSION |
Click here for Exercise Set Two - Orthographic Drawing POWERPOINT VERSION |
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SECTIONAL VIEWS - Exercise Set Three
PDF FILE - Exercises on Sectional Views
PowerPoint version of Exercise on Sectional Views |
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ISOMETRIC DRAWING EXERCISES |
These exercises are designed to introduce pupils to Isometric Drawing. Each page / exercise has links and QR Codes that lead to instructions on each exercise. |
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Isometric Exercises - PDF VERSION |
Isometric Exercises - POWERPOINT VERSION |
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EXPLODED DRAWING EXERCISES |
These exercises are designed to introduce pupils to EXPLODED VIEWS and how to draw them. Each page / exercise has QR Codes that lead to instructions on each exercise. |
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Exploded Drawing Exercises - PDF VERSION |
Exploded Drawing Exercises - POWERPOINT VERSION |
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This app includes: Setting Up Paper on a Drawing Board Accurately, Basic Use of a T-Square and Set Square, Printing Accurately in Block Capitals, Printing in Lower Case Letters, Drawing Angles with Set Squares, exercises with T-Squares and Set Squares. |
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T-SQUARES AND SET SQUARES
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This app includes: Questionnaire to Pictogram, Sample Pictograms, Examination Question, Flowcharts, Pictorial Flowcharts, Sequence Drawings and Instruction Diagrams. |
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PICTOGRAMS, FLOWCHARTS, SEQUENCE DRAWINGS AND INSTRUCTION DIAGRAMS
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Click here for Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Pictograms, Flowcharts, Sequence Drawings and Instruction Diagrams'.
PowerPoint version of Smart Learning Sheets on, 'Pictograms, Flowcharts, Sequence Drawings, and Instruction Diagrams'. |
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