Websites for D&T

Website Links on the NAAIDT site

Links to sites for freeware, ideas, resources etc.

D& T section of Teachers' TV

Ideas and video clips for teaching Design & Technology

The Design and Making Centre

Website of non profit making organisation run by Cornwall LA and its D&T team. Has materials, equipment and teaching resources for all aspects and phases of Design and technology education.

SketchUp

A free application for creating, viewing and modifiying your 3D ideas.

Flying Pig

Flying-Pig is an excellent site for cardboard engineering. Designs for working cardboard automata can be printed out and made. The site also includes video clips of completed automata and some sound samples to accompany the movement.

How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you.

The Fabric University

"The Educational Resource for Fabrics, Apparel, Home Furnishings and Care". Information on history of fabrics, care of fabrics, behaviour of fabric blends. Useful for Textiles courses at KS 3-4.

Young Textiles Group

Projects, techniques of construction and decoration of textiles products. (suitable for KS 3-4).

Lego Digital Designer 2

Free software which lets you design with no fewer than 763 different kinds of lego bricks.