Design Process Box

The Design Process Box is a free educational resource which will introduce your students to the design process, helping to develop their analytical skills.

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A team of students using Dyson machine parts, cardboard and tape to build a prototype.

This resource has been designed to support the curriculum for Design and Technology at both Key Stage 1 and 2.

What's in the box?

Bringing design engineering to life

In the Design Process Box you will find a comprehensive teacher's pack containing 5 lesson plans, supporting videos, posters for your classroom walls and the Dyson Air Multiplier^TM fan. This resource box can be loaned for six weeks, free of charge - with delivery and collection included.

Contents of the Design Process Box including a Dyson Air Multiplier fan, teacher's pack and posters.

In the box

Drawing of a Dyson Air Multiplier fan

Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan

Drawing of posters

Four Informative posters for your classroom

Drawing of a teacher's information pack and USB

One teacher's pack

Teacher's pack

Fully-supported lesson plans

This pack contains five lesson plans and supporting worksheets. It also contains summary information for you, the teacher, explaining how the lessons relate to engineering principles across Dyson.

Background image for Design Process box teacher's pack

Design Process box teacher's pack

Worksheets

Printable supporting worksheets

Download all the supporting worksheets from the teacher's pack for easy copying and distribution amongst your class.

Certificates

Printable lesson materials

Download the certificate template from the teacher's pack for easy printing and distribution amongst your class.

Videos

Hear from Dyson engineers

Learn more about James's story and hear from Dyson engineers about the design process used at Dyson.

Sir James Dyson

James' story

An introduction to James Dyson and his invention of the first bagless vacuum.

What makes a design engineer?

These key characteristics can make design engineers good at their jobs.

Dyson Design Engineer

How I became a design engineer

Dyson engineers talk about how they got into engineering and their jobs today.

A balloon travelling through a series of Dyson Air Multiplier fans

Product analysis: What am I?

Design engineers use the Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan to create a balloon run.

A traditional fan

Developing Air Multiplier™ technology

Understand the technology behind the Dyson Air Multiplier™ bladeless fan.

An engineer sketching

Sketching

Understand the importance of sketching and how it is used at Dyson.

Dyson engineers modelling their cardboard car transformer outfits at the Dyson Christmas party

Cardboard modelling

Understand how cardboard can be used to prototype products and ideas.

A CAD render of a Dyson vacuum cleaner

Dyson does it: Build

Learn about how CAD, rapid prototyping and injection moulding are used to build Dyson machines.

A Dyson vacuum cleaner undergoing testing

Dyson does it: Test

See robot testing and human testing in action on Dyson machines

"A fantastic resource which enriches the learning of young people, helps to meet learning objectives and provides an understanding of how learning in the classroom can lead to work outside of school."

Nicola Baynes

Primary School Teacher

A poster from the Design Process Box featuring a Dyson Air Multiplier fan and the words Design, Build, Test

Posters

Add some colour to your classroom

These informative posters can be used to support the lessons in the pack.

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