DP Design & Technology
I teach IB DP Design Technology at HL and SL and guide students through their Internal Assessments, aligned with the new DP syllabus (first assessment 2027).
Engineering tools, simulation, and big questions, all in one design classroom.
Students model their ideas in CAD, test them with FEA simulation, then build physical prototypes and compare the results with their predictions.
Students explore design concepts by testing, adjusting, and observing results, not just reading about them.
Students take positions on design claims, analyse real cases through the TOK elements (scope, perspectives, methods and tools, ethics), argue as different knowers, and build claim–counterclaim arguments and their own knowledge questions in a TOK journal.
Guiding DP students through their Internal Assessments with regular, meaningful feedback against IB assessment criteria, and differentiated support for students of varying abilities.
Slide decks (PPTX) I use to teach DP Design and Technology topics.
A team-based studio where students pick a mystery user and follow the evidence through all five stages of the design process, from persona and research to a virtual prototype they present and defend. Every activity is tagged with its syllabus statement (2.1.1–2.1.15) and command term, with teacher notes and a team journal.
Fourteen real-world scenarios, from bank lockers to staircase lights. Students choose the right gate (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR), then get the rule, an explanation, and the truth table.
A 16-page guide for the first-assessment-2027 syllabus. It teaches the BUGS method for reading questions, a three-level command term ladder linked to the assessment objectives, sentence frames, and practice questions with a self-marking checklist.
Work by my DP Design and Technology students. Choose a category to see the full set. Student names are always hidden.
Converting 2D drawings into 3D models, generative design, product modelling in Fusion 360, and parametric parts and assemblies in Creo.
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Virtual tensile tests on steel and magnesium alloy, and stress–strain curves that compare how different materials behave under load.
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Static structural analysis of a bracket in Ansys: geometry, supports and loads, then deformation, von Mises stress, and principal stress results.
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Preparing the Fusion 360 models for printing: slicer settings, support structures, and print orientation.
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