On this website you'll find information about Nuffield Primary Design & Technology, examples of pupils' work, free classroom materials to download and other resources.
A growing resource with over 500 original pages including coursework help.
A website covering the following subjects electronics, packaging, environments, food, pneumatics, mechanisms and manufacturing projects.
Design and Technology information for school and college students. Includes news, podcasts and videocast, fun technology timewasters and lots of info and resources.
This site explores why standards are important in designing and manufacturing things. You can even design and test your own products. There lots to do for all ages from seven to higher education.
Beginning in 1965, the BBC's flagship science programme ran for nearly 40 years. Its mix of quirky film reports and live experiments examined the changing state of current technology and put new inventions to the test.
This web site covers a range of subject matter including gadgets, inventions and natural phenomena such as hurricanes. The material is covered in an accessible and informative way.
If you've ever wondered how things are made this site from Stanford University can help. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video.
Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed! Lots of things to do to learn about Levers, Pulleys, Wedges, Screws, Wheels and Gears. Note: this site is supported by advertising and audio is required.
This site is a guide to manufacturing including products, materials and processes.
What sort of bridge is best? which is the strongest? Have a go yourself at building the right sort of bridge for the right location.
This animated site from Channel4 explores what makes for good design and what makes designers tick?
Created for Scottish schools, this site has lots of pictures and step by step instructions covering Cookery Equipment, Food Preparation Techniques, Cookery Processes, Heat Transfer, Dietary Targets and Food Labels.
A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles. Human factor principles are the ways we naturally use objects, otherwise known as ergonomics.