Design & Technology Resources - KS1 & KS2 - The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com Resources to support curriculum planning Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://theteacherscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-TTC-Icons_Star-32x32.webp Design & Technology Resources - KS1 & KS2 - The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com 32 32 228204377 Rosie Revere, Engineer https://theteacherscollection.com/book/rosie-revere-engineer/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:49:18 +0000 https://TheTeachersColle-8qyvwxubvg.live-website.com/?post_type=book&p=887 Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great, Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal–to fly–Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s […]

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Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great, Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal–to fly–Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s […]

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]]> 887 Iggy Peck, Architect https://theteacherscollection.com/book/iggy-peck-architect/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:20:19 +0000 https://TheTeachersColle-8qyvwxubvg.live-website.com/?post_type=book&p=1461 A fabulous Introduction to the world of architecture and the role of an architect. The author/Illustrator team of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts bring to life a loveable character in Iggy Peck, a young boy with a love of extreme building! Those around him don’t share his love of design and construction, especially his teacher, […]

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A fabulous Introduction to the world of architecture and the role of an architect. The author/Illustrator team of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts bring to life a loveable character in Iggy Peck, a young boy with a love of extreme building! Those around him don’t share his love of design and construction, especially his teacher, […]

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]]> 1461 An Engineer Like Me https://theteacherscollection.com/book/an-engineer-like-me/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:22:58 +0000 https://theteacherscollection.com/?post_type=book&p=9582 Inventive illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce young readers to the world of engineering, creative thinking and problem-solving.Zara is curious about everything! Travelling around the city with her gran, she sees all kinds of fascinating things. How do roller coasters do loop-the-loops? How do planes stay up? As she marvels about how they […]

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Inventive illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce young readers to the world of engineering, creative thinking and problem-solving.Zara is curious about everything! Travelling around the city with her gran, she sees all kinds of fascinating things. How do roller coasters do loop-the-loops? How do planes stay up? As she marvels about how they […]

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]]> 9582 Jabari Tries https://theteacherscollection.com/book/jabari-tries/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:44:21 +0000 https://theteacherscollection.com/?post_type=book&p=9660 Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister.Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is […]

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Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister.Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is […]

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]]> 9660 How does a lighthouse work? https://theteacherscollection.com/book/how-does-a-lighthouse-work/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:55:21 +0000 https://theteacherscollection.com/?post_type=book&p=9861 How can we tell one lighthouse from another? What does a lighthouse keeper do? Where are the most unusual lighthouses in the world? Depart on an enchanting voyage with the school children in this book to discover the answers to these questions along with other fascinating facts about lighthouses and how they work. You need […]

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How can we tell one lighthouse from another? What does a lighthouse keeper do? Where are the most unusual lighthouses in the world? Depart on an enchanting voyage with the school children in this book to discover the answers to these questions along with other fascinating facts about lighthouses and how they work.

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]]> 9861 Once Upon a Big Idea https://theteacherscollection.com/book/once-upon-a-big-idea/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:14:06 +0000 https://theteacherscollection.com/?post_type=book&p=9880 Telescopes and clocks and trains- all big ideas from human brains! From bridges and boats to medicines and mobile phones, this book takes readers on a journey of discovery through all the amazing inventions human beings have come up with. Learn how rocks and stones helped create the pyramids and how modern materials such as […]

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Telescopes and clocks and trains- all big ideas from human brains! From bridges and boats to medicines and mobile phones, this book takes readers on a journey of discovery through all the amazing inventions human beings have come up with. Learn how rocks and stones helped create the pyramids and how modern materials such as […]

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]]> 9880 How was that built? https://theteacherscollection.com/book/how-was-that-built/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:51:39 +0000 https://theteacherscollection.com/?post_type=book&p=9920 Join Roma Agrawal, the award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard, for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at some of the world’s most amazing landmarks. Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what’s possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa […]

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]]> Join Roma Agrawal, the award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard, for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at some of the world’s most amazing landmarks.

Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what’s possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice and even in space. And learn about the impact different forces and materials can have on a structure by carrying out your own engineering experiments from the ‘Try it at Home’ sections.

Beautiful and detailed illustrations by Katie Hickey, including cross-sections, skylines and close-ups of engineering techniques in action, provide unique and illuminating perspectives of our most awe-inspiring constructions.

Get ready to see the built world around you like never before!

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