Design Technology Teaching Resources

Discover some schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in design technology for Key Stage Two covering construction, materials, food, textiles and movement mechanisms

  • Household Torches

    Household Torches

    Select and install an electrical system into a product using different materials and components to make a lighting device for families to use at home

  • Italian Pasta Salad

    Italian Pasta Salad

    Design and prepare a recipe for a pasta salad for an airline meal using different foods that are grown and produced in Italy

  • Shelters

    Shelters

    Select and combine a range of different materials and building techniques to construct a model of a survival shelter suitable for an island location

  • Weather Station

    Weather Station

    Select materials and techniques to utilise when designing and making a range of instruments that can be used measure the local weather around the school

  • World Explorers

    World Explorers

    Practise composing and publishing recounts describing voyages and expeditions to different locations around the world

  • Story Library

    Story Library

    Identify features of different narrative genres to plan and write a story to match the content and structure of one type of writing

  • Friendships

    Friendships

    Practise planning and composing a narrative story based on reading describing a personal issue or dilemma about school life

  • Length Measurements

    Length Measurements

    Practise estimating, measuring and converting the lengths of different objects working with measurements in millimetres, centimetres and metres