Quality British Education in Saudi Arabia
Design Technology
Design Technology is taught as a specialist subject to all children in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4. The lessons take place in the Design Technology workshops which include the general workshop, a sanding and cutting room, a painting room and a design lab.
In the design lab there are computers on which the children can carry out research on the internet and can use the ProDESKTOP CAD programme to help with their constructional drawings and design work. These machines are linked to a Modela 3D CNC Milling Machine, which is in a room alongside the design room. This room also houses the vacuum former and strip heater for use when plastics are a part of the curriculum.
Key Stage 4 – IGCSE
Design Technology will be an option course. It will be taught for 3 hours per week for 2 years. The course will lead to IGCSE exam set by the University of Cambridge UK.
The candidates must take the following:-
- Paper 1, Common Core
One of Papers 2 – 4,
- Paper 2 – Communication (graphics)
Paper 3 – Realisation (resistant materials)
Paper 4 – Technology (physics bias)
- A Project to be completed during Year 11.
The project will relate to either - communication, realisation or technology. Whichever is chosen will determine the paper that the candidate takes in their exam.
The Year 11 Project requires the candidate to produce a portfolio and a product.
- 30% of the marks are given for Paper 1.
- 30% of the marks are given for Paper 2, 3 or 4. (whichever is chosen)
- 40% of the marks are given for the Year 11 Coursework Project (portfolio and product).
Year 10
Work related to the various techniques associated with the communications module of the KS 4 course in DT:-
Skills covered:
- 1 x 2 point perspective
- Isometric view
- Oblique views
- First angle projection
- Third angle projection
- Dimensioning
- Rendering
- Section views
- Line types
- Scale
- Exploded views
- Sequencing
- Paper size
- Lettering
- Planometric projection
- Sketching
- Crating
- Technology Project
Use technical Lego to look at the various systems used in gears, electronics, pneumatics, levers, cams, linkages, cranks that could be used in the technology project. The project is:- ‘To make a child’s toy that is capable of some form of movement using one or more of the mechanism looked at when using the technical Lego’
Realisation Project
Using the moulds we have in the department to create models by using the vacuum former. If time permits it is possible for students to design and make their own moulds that can be used in the vacuum former.
