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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g-clamp

a device you can use to clamp bench hooks to tables for added stability and/or to hold work steady or to keep parts assembled while glue dries

gear

a toothed wheel,usually fixed to a shaft so that it rotates at the same speed as the shaft

gear train

gear wheels with teeth meshed together so that one drives the other

gearing down

using a gear train to increase output force and reduce speed

gearing up

using a gear train to decrease output force and increase speed

glass paper

an abrasive paper used to smooth the rough edges of freshly sawn wood

glue gun

a device for applying hot melt glue to parts to be joined together. A low temperature version is available for use in primary schools and should only be used by older pupils under close supervision

graphics

writing, drawing, printing, decorating etc. on a flat surface

group work

lots of Nuffield tasks can be done in groups - look for the special group icon