Design & Technology simulations
31 interactive Design & Technology simulations for ages 11–18, grouped by topic.
Engineering Drawing & Design
- Design & Technology · Engineering Drawing & Design Reading a detail drawing – views, sections and dimensions A rotational part (bushing, stepped shaft, spacer bush or V-belt pulley) is shown at the same time as a 3D solid and as a detail drawing... Ages 15–16
- Design & Technology · Engineering Drawing & Design Technical systems – input, processing, output and feedback A real-time block diagram of a familiar technical system (water heater, air conditioner, rice cooker, or float-valve water tank): a... Ages 15–16
- Design & Technology · Engineering Drawing & Design Orthographic projection – from a 3D object to three views An object (a box, a wedge, an L-shaped block, a cylinder, or a hexagonal prism) rotates by mouse or touch; three orthographic views are... Ages 13–14
- Design & Technology · Engineering Drawing & Design Five steps of engineering design – building a phone stand Walk through all five steps of the engineering design process for a simple product: defining the problem and criteria, proposing and... Ages 13–14
- Design & Technology · Engineering Drawing & Design Truss bridge design – bar forces and first failure A four-panel steel truss bridge with a pin support at one end and a roller support at the other. Students choose the truss type (Warren,... Ages 15–16
Mechanical Engineering
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Production line – takt time, bottleneck station and output The line has several stations in series, each with its own processing time; click Run to watch parts move along the conveyor and pile up... Ages 16–17
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Four-stroke internal combustion engine – valves, ignition and the work diagram A cutaway view of one cylinder of a four-stroke engine: the piston, connecting rod, rotating crankshaft, and the intake and exhaust... Ages 16–17
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Machining basics: turning and milling – primary motion and feed motion Choose a lathe or a milling machine, then press Run to watch the primary motion (the workpiece spins on a lathe, the cutter spins on a... Ages 16–17
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Motion transmission – belt, chain and gear drives Two wheels are coupled by a belt, chain or meshing teeth: the driver wheel turns at a set speed, and the driven wheel follows at a speed... Ages 13–14
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Car drivetrain – clutch, gearbox, drive axle and tractive force Power runs from the engine through the clutch, gearbox and drive shaft to the drive axle and wheels: each stage spins at a different... Ages 16–17
- Design & Technology · Mechanical Engineering Tensile test of mechanical materials – stress–strain graph, yield and tensile strength A metal specimen is clamped in a tensile-testing machine: drag the slider (or click Auto pull) to increase the elongation as the... Ages 16–17
Electrical Engineering & Safety
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Electrical safety – shock current, earthing and RCD breakers Four common household electrical accidents: touching a bare live wire, holding a metal-cased appliance with a leakage fault, repairing... Ages 13–14
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Household electrical appliances – energy consumption and tiered electricity bills The house has nine familiar electrical appliances with realistic power ratings: a 9 W LED bulb, a 60 W fan, a 100 W TV, a fridge, a 700... Ages 11–12
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Staircase lighting circuit – schematic and installation diagrams A staircase lighting circuit uses two two-way switches to control one lamp from two locations, with an optional intermediate switch... Ages 14–15
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Household electrical circuit – fuse, switch, socket and overload A diagram of a 220 V household circuit: supply → protective device (fuse or circuit breaker) → parallel branches of switch–lamp pairs... Ages 13–14
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety AC circuits – phase difference and power factor (cos φ) An AC source u = U√2·sin(ωt) supplies a purely resistive load, an R–L load (motor, ballast), an R–C load, or a series R–L–C load.... Ages 17–18
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Saving electricity – LED lamps, air conditioning and tiered billing A house has a bank of lights and an air conditioner: choose incandescent, compact fluorescent or LED lamps for the same 800 lm output,... Ages 17–18
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Power transmission – transformers and losses ΔP = P²R/U² Electricity travels from the power plant through a step-up transformer, a high-voltage line and a step-down transformer to reach... Ages 17–18
- Design & Technology · Electrical Engineering & Safety Home electrical panel – main breaker, branch circuits and shock protection The home's electrical panel has a main circuit breaker, a residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB, 30 mA) and branch breakers feeding... Ages 17–18
Electronics & Microcontrollers
- Design & Technology · Electronics & Microcontrollers Logic gates and truth tables – AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, half adder Pick a logic gate, flip the input switches (0/1), and watch the logic level travel along the wires to the output LED; the truth table... Ages 17–18
- Design & Technology · Electronics & Microcontrollers Analog electronics – rectification, filtering and transistor amplification Three basic analog electronic circuits on one screen: half-wave rectification with a single diode, full-wave bridge rectification with... Ages 17–18
- Design & Technology · Electronics & Microcontrollers Microcontrollers – sensors driving an LED and a motor A circuit with a microcontroller, a light sensor, a push button, a temperature sensor, one LED and one small motor. Pick a sample... Ages 17–18
Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture
- Design & Technology · Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture Fish pond farming – dissolved oxygen, stocking density and growth Cross-section of a tilapia pond: during the day algae photosynthesis raises dissolved oxygen, and at night fish and microorganisms... Ages 12–13
- Design & Technology · Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture Livestock feeding – ration, housing and feed conversion ratio A batch of livestock (broiler chickens, ducks, pigs or beef cattle) is raised from arrival at the pen to market weight. Students set the... Ages 12–13
- Design & Technology · Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture Plantation forestry – timber stock, CO₂ absorption and sustainable harvesting One hectare of plantation forest is tracked over 30 years: the trees grow, the timber stock increases according to each species' growth... Ages 12–13
- Design & Technology · Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture Fruit orchard – propagation, fertilizing, pruning and yield A fruit tree grows over 12 years in an orchard: students choose the tree species, the propagation method, the fertilizer applied each... Ages 14–15
- Design & Technology · Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture Crop production – sowing, care and harvest yield A crop bed is tracked from sowing day to harvest day: the plant germinates, grows, flowers and sets seed or fruit over the exact number... Ages 12–13
Food & Textiles
- Design & Technology · Food & Textiles Food preservation – bacterial growth by temperature and time A food sample is left at a chosen temperature: bacteria on the food double at a generation time that depends on temperature, fastest in... Ages 11–12
- Design & Technology · Food & Textiles Food processing – temperature, time and nutrient retention The kitchen simulates cooking a dish through four steps: prep, marinating or mixing, cooking, and serving. Students pick an ingredient,... Ages 14–15
- Design & Technology · Food & Textiles Testing fabrics and choosing clothing – natural, man-made and blended fibers A fabric-testing lab with four familiar tests: drop water to check absorbency, crease the fabric to check wrinkling, burn a fiber to... Ages 11–12
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