We are Blairgowrie High School Design and Technology department - a fun, modern and innovative department teaching Design, Graphics, Engineering and Woodwork

Joined November 2021
Thank you Amanda and Ronnie from @bamukandireland and @PTFutures1 for hosting our Higher Engineering Science class at the #CrossTayLinkRoad project ( giving us the chance to see first hand and discuss a real engineering project. @DYWTayCities @BlairgowrieHS
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@BlairgowrieHS S3 Engineering Science pupils have started to work on their bridge models. They've designed and tested using computer software, now they are constructing their scale models!
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S3 Engineering Science classes have been learning about structures and examining stability using modelling materials.
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@BlairgowrieHS S3 and S4 Practical Woodworking classes have been working hard. S3s are nearly completing their Spaghetti Measures while S4s have been refining their skills in Woodturning.
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@BlairgowrieHS Our Level 6 Creative Thinkers have had a good start to the year. They have been using a range of collaborative techniques to investigate Circular Fashion. @be_daydream
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The S3 engineering science class today enjoyed building and programming the Lego Spike kits. #legospike #engineeringscience
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@BlairgowrieHS - S4 Graphic Communication have just finished their redesign of a Pringles tube for a new flavour to celebrate Day of the Dead. These look amazing! Created with Serif's Affinity suite - #AffinityPhoto #AffinityDesigner #AffinityPublisher
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Just in time for the change of timetable, S2 classes finished their PenPal projects. @BlairgowrieHS
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Thank you to @brightgreenH2 for their excellent workshop with @BlairgowrieHS S3 Engineering Science pupils last week supported by @DYWTayCities. Pupils learnt about hydrogen as an emerging technology for domestic fuel and were able to electrolyse hydrogen from deionised water.
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As part of a unit of work on Structures focussing on bridges, our S3 Engineers used themselves to demonstrate the cantilever principles of the Forth Bridge. @BlairgowrieHS
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The S3 Graphics class have been trying pen rendering this week. They have really enjoyed learning how to render using a different media #graphics #graphiccommunication
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Pupils in Practical Woodwork have been using the new portable power tools this week. Thank you to the parent council for the grant. @BlairgowrieHS
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Thank you Stuart from @bamukandireland and Adam from @bakerhicks_1957 for meeting our Higher Engineering Science class. They brought life to our structures unit by talking about construction management, structural engineering and career paths. @BlairgowrieHS #DYW
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The S3 Design and Manufacture class today had a challenge of looking at how an idea can be developed through showing alternatives. Lots of ideas to help how they think when creating their own development. #designandmanufacture @BlairgowrieHS
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S3 Graphic Communication class have been working on a packaging project looking at surface developments. #graphiccommunication @BlairgowrieHS
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S2 classes have been working on designs for their Pokémon using the Subtract/Add/Manipulate ideas technique. Well done to everyone. Here are some examples from 2R. @BlairgowrieHS
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Today S2 rejoined the Design and Technology department. The class started with a creative thinking task - something from nothing. These were the ideas they came up with from a squiggle. Well done 2Q. @BlairgowrieHS #creativethinking #Design #becreative
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