Year 10 - Design and technology
Disassemble flat pack furniture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to investigate the design and manufacture of a product by disassembly.
Key Notes
- Materials, components and manufacturing processes should be analysed when carrying out a product disassembly.
- A product disassembly is when we take something apart to investigate it further.
- Primary research such as a product disassembly can be a great way to investigate and analyse a product.
Vocabulary To Learn
- investigate: to look into something carefully to find out the truth or facts
- disassembly: taking something apart to see how it works
- analyse: examining something in detail
- flatpack furniture: furniture that comes in pieces for easy transport and is assembled at home
- components: different parts of a product
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Research into existing products is a secondary research task.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Materials, components and manufacturing processes should be analysed when carrying out a product disassembly. A product disassembly is when we take something apart to investigate it further.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'investigate'
to look into something carefully to find out the truth or facts.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Research into existing products is a secondary research task. Correction: Primary research through the disassembly of a product can be extremely beneficial to really understand a product, its materials and how it is manufactured.
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