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Thursday 25 August 2005
Thursday 25 August 2005
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Home > Technology Web Directory > Italian Lighting Designers
In this new addition to the Design and Technology Department the work of the classic Italian lighting designers Livio Pier Giacomo, Achille Castiglioni and Gianfraco Frattini is examined. Their work has been described as "Rationalism but at the same time possessing humour and a sculptural form". The three men designed such classic lights such as the 'Boalum lamp', the 'Luminator floor lamp' and the 'Arco floor lamp'. Amongst their product design achievements are the 'Mezzadro' (Sharecroppers stool) and the 'Sgabello per Telephono' (Telephone stool).
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Schemes of Work: The Standards Site is managed by the Department for Education and Employment's Standards and Effectiveness Unit (SEU). The main objective of the site is to supply teachers with "guidance and tools to help schools improve effectiveness, raise standards and reduce workload". This includes a large selection of schemes of work for Design & Technology.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Automotive Learning Online
This website is produced by Informative Graphics Corporation, a commercial software company with visualization and Web collaboration technology for document management, engineering project Web sites and product data management. This site provides a clear explanation how a car and its moving parts work. The graphics that show the function of individual components are visually very attractive.
Home > Technology Web Directory > George Carwardine
The automotive engineer George Carwardine based his Anglepoise task lamp upon the human form. This timeless classic lighting system was inspired by the "constant tension principle of human limbs". The articulated desk light has been copied many times and is still mass-produced even today - sixty-two years after it was first patented. This website provides information on Carwardine's work and should be useful for students of Product Design and Resistant Materials.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Technology at GCSE
The author of this website points out that the main reason for students choosing Technology at GCSE is that they think it is easy. "Think again!" he tells his visitors, "it is time consuming and demanding". However, the author attempts to help by providing resources on Drawing Techniques, Anthropometry, Materials, Mechanisms, Fixtures and Fittings. There is also a picture gallery and advice on written work.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Resistant Materials
This new addition to Design and Technology Department was developed to help GCSE students study for their Resistant Materials examination paper. It offers a revision guide on Health and Safety including Finishes, Ergonomics and Anthropometrics, Scale of Production, One-off production, Batch production, Mass-production, Flow or continuous production, Injection moulding, Vacuum forming, Jigs, Moulds, Thermoplastic, Thermosetting plastics, Hardwoods, Softwoods and Performance Specification. This is a must for any student revising for a GCSE or As/A level in Product Design or Resistant Materials.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer regularly exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art but he was most famous for his classic piece the 'Wassily Chair'. This was designed for his mentor the great painter Wassily Kandinsky and was inspired by the shape and form of a bicycle handlebars. Breuer was both a furniture designer and architect. A student of the famous German 'Bauhaus School of Design'. Breuer designed modern classic furniture made from chrome plated tubular steel, in his opinion 'essential for modern living. A amongst other things a description and images of the Whitney Museum of American Art designed by Breuer are provided.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Design & Technology Online
D & T Online website provides free access to a wide range of design and technology materials, resources and software for students to use as they engage in design and technology activities as part of the UK National Curriculum. In some cases the material will be relevant to science and mathematics as well as design and technology. So far there are sections on electronics, packaging, environments, food, pneumatics, mechanisms and manufacturing projects.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Journal of Technology Education
The Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for discussion on topics relating to technology education. Produced by researchers in the USA, articles are available online and contain useful information for technology teachers in Britain. Subjects covered in the Spring, 1998, edition includes several articles on successful school projects.
Home > Technology Web Directory > StudyWeb Technology Education
An excellent collection of resources that can be used for teaching design & technology. A brief description of the resource is followed by comments on its visual content and the age group that would best benefit from the material. The resource list includes Introduction to Manufacturing System Design, Design Projects for Technology Education, Electric Vehicles, Environmental Technology Education, Technology & Industry, and AutoCad.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Food Forum
A professional development web site providing free guidance, advice and materials to support the teaching of food, consumer and citizenship education. Maintained by Ali Farrell, an ex teacher and advisory teacher.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Bristol Engineering Dept
Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools: Bristol University site for learning all about earthquakes, how they affect buildings, and what engineers can do to protect buildings.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Ettore Sottsass
Ettore Sottsass was one of the leading members of the Memphis Group founded in 1981. His versatility gave him the ability to design and create products in a variety of very different materials. He designed buildings, furniture, ceramics, metalware and glassware. His photography was even internationally exhibited. In the 1970's he was a leading figure of the 'Radical Movement' and played a very important role in 'Post Modernism' in the 1980s. This website developed by Andy Davies provides a detailed explanation of the life and work of Ettore Sottsass.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
This excellent BBC website enables the visitor to discover the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution through animated models. Inventions covered include The Rocket, the Beam Engine, the Blast Furnace, a Paddle Steamship, a Spinning Mill and Winding Gear.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Design and Technology Site
This is a site for teachers and pupils of Design and Technology and provides a range of information sheets. It covers aspects of technology such as; the design process, basic electronics, gears, cams, moments of force, computer control, graphics techniques, technology and cultures, vocational education, PCBs, keywords, pic-microcontrollers, basic CNC work and more. One of the main aspects is the design process section, which guides pupils and teachers through folder work aimed at GCSE success in Systems and Control, Resistant Materials and Graphic Products.
Home > Technology Web Directory > IEEE Virtual Museum
This website is premised on the belief that examining what was increases our understanding of what is. It explores the global social impact of electrical and information sciences and technologies and demonstrates the relevance of engineering and engineers to society. Designed for educators, pre-college students, and the general public, the virtual museum debuted with two exhibits. The first, Socket to Me! How Electricity Came to Be examines the early history of electricity and how it has been used in fields such as communications, computing, laser technology, and medicine. The second, The Beat goes on: how Sounds are Recorded and Played explores sound recording from the early days of the phonograph to digital recording and distribution. Recent exhibitions include Microwaves and World War II.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Design & Technology On The Web
A continually growing resource, currently of over 500 original pages for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students that covers all strands of study in the subject. Project help and advice sections and a gallery of exemplar work are featured for Resistant Materials, Graphics, Electronics, Systems and Control, Industrial Products, Engineering, Product analysis and Food and Textiles. There are project outlines with supporting worksheets for KS3 and KS4 that will be of use to teachers and a crossword section has been introduced. Coursework help sections guide students through the expectations of a variety of tasks and the material is expanding in response to requests for materials from students and teachers. A growing section on Designers and another section on Inventors supply information that would be useful reference sources for homework topics. As an additional useful resource a 'What's New' section allows regular users to discover the new corners of the site that might give starting points for students' design pages or a source of new inspiration for teaching ideas.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Design Technology Department
An experienced British teacher has created the Design Technology Department in order to provide free educational materials for schools and colleges. The site is continually growing and will eventually offer teachers and pupils, materials for all of the Key Stages. The website contains quizzes, GCSE and A level revision materials, handouts, GCSE Resistant Materials, AS and A level materials, schemes of work, packaging, famous kite designers, structures, examples of pupils work, furniture design, inventions, department policies and links to educational and commercial websites. The site is linked to over three hundred websites including the NGFL and the BBC.
Tuesday 23 August 2005
Tuesday 23 August 2005
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Home > Technology Web Directory > Co2 Science Magazine
Center for the study of carbon dioxide & global change.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Encylopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
Good source of information on a range of atmospheric issues, including weather, climate, pollution, acid rain, global warming & ozone depletion.
Home > Technology Web Directory > Wildlife Photography
Nature & landscape photography. Learn about our natural world through the inner vision of nature photographer Gary D.Tonhouse.
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