Glossary

This glossary is based on the terms you will find in the National Curriculum Orders for Design & Technology or Information Technology in the Nuffield Primary D&T materials or in a range of other currently available texts / catalogues / websites.

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values

the principles and standards used in judging the worth of something

vice

a device for holding materials or parts so that they are easy to work on

vocabulary

the range of words used by someone. In the case of design and technology your pupils will need to be taught a rich variety of new words, which describe the concepts, materials, components, tools, products and processes.