Design and Technology

You may be able to incorporate Design and Technology with another curriculum subject during a visit.

At Key Stages 1 and 2

Unit 1D Houses, if you have a local museum in an historic house, or if the museum has a collection of houses or has artefacts relating to houses and homes.
Unit 2A Vehicles, for a museum with a transport collection.
Unit 4E Lighting it up might be linked to a Science unit on Electricity and look at different kinds of lighting in the past.
Unit 6B Slippers might link to a textile collection of different types of footwear.

At Key Stage 3

Unit 07aii Understanding materials: resistant materials and aiii. Textiles have relevance to many collections.
Unit 07bii Designing and making for yourself Focus: resistant materials and biii Focus: Textiles also may be relevant.

If you teach KS4 it might be worth consulting with your local museum about your particular requirements.

Downloads

Swinging Sixties (Banbury Museum. Word DOC,36Kb).

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Surrey Museums Consultative Committee Textiles pack.

Museums which have collections which can support Design and Technology

Milestones Hampshire's Living History Museum has a collection of historic transport.

Weald and Downland has a collection of historic buildings.

Brooklands Museum has a collection of historic transport.

Beaulieu, the National Motor Museum, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.

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