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Year 1 - Design and technology

Giving and receiving feedback

Templates in textiles: hand puppets

Unit Summary

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of the characteristics of non-woven fabrics and their joining techniques. Pupils analyse the techniques used to make fabric products and then apply this knowledge by designing and making a fabric puppet.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to give and receive feedback.

Key Notes

  • Puppets can be used to create a performance.
  • Feedback is where other people say something about our design.
  • Feedback can be given and received.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • feedback: comments or suggestions on how to improve a product
  • testing: trying something to see if it works so that changes or improvements can be made
  • performance: a show, a story or a song in front of an audience
  • success criteria: a list which helps to see if the object does what it is expected to do

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Feedback has got to be positive.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Puppets can be used to create a performance. Feedback is where other people say something about our design.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'feedback'

comments or suggestions on how to improve a product.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Feedback has got to be positive. Correction: Feedback can be positive or negative and aims to help the designer to improve on their design.

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