D&T & Engineering

These are all useful terms to explore reducing the impact of technology on people and the environment.

Introducing the Six R’s: an approach to sustainability

Get pupils thinking about our impact on the environment with the 6Rs: Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair

Belief circles engage pupils in exploring their own values about the responsibilities of designers and companies too.

OCR have mapped Practical Action’s education materials to the following Cambridge Nationals in engineering  qualifications.

The documents below provide a range of inspiring examples of different methods used to communicate messages globally.

Practical Action helps poor communities to make the best use of their own labour and to use locally produced building…

Worksheets and activities that enable students to consider how can technologies impact on people’s cultural values.

A free schools resource from Practical Action

Design for a better world offers an exciting new global design challenge for students aged 11-14 years.

A free schools resource from Practical Action

A free schools resource from Practical Action