Maths worksheets and challenges for design and technology
Worksheets and challenges to support the teaching of maths content in design and technology.
Skills worksheets for secondary design and technology
These skills worksheets explore a range of topics linked to design and technology. Each worksheet includes a variety of tasks with examples and answers. They work well as a classroom resource, homework task and revision resource.
Deployable structures
These resources link ideas from mathematics to applications in real world engineering. The resources cover the broad topic of deployable structures which are structures that open up (deploy) into something of use. An obvious example would be an umbrella. There are also case studies of two engineers involved with two different types of deployable structures.
Emergency Shelter
This Nuffield task is to design an emergency shelter, using a 4m x 3m rectangular piece of tent material, to protect three people from wind and rain. The key processes developed include: Representing - recognising where mathematics can help with the design of the shelter, for example: choosing, interpreting data, measuring and using scale drawing. Analysing - finding reliable measurements to create an appropriate product, considering different possible arrangements and working accurately. Interpreting and evaluating - considering the data, selecting appropriate data to help develop a design to meet criteria and justifying chosen design. Communicating and reflecting - producing a clear design with appropriate measurements and explanatory commentary, consideration is given to rejected designs.
Maths challenges linked to the construction industry
This collection of resources provide maths challenges for students, set in the context of construction.
