Year 10 - Design and technology
Surface treatments and finishes: saving space
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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 finish the surface of a product to a high standard.
Key Notes
- Surface finishes are coatings or treatments applied to a material or product.
- Before applying any surface finish to timber, the timber must be properly prepared.
- Surface finishes such as oil, wax, stains and varnish enhance the appearance of the natural timber and wood grain.
- Painting timber gives a solid colour surface finish that hides the wood grain or timber.
Vocabulary To Learn
- surface finishes: coatings or treatments applied to a material or product
- timber: wood cut from trees to use in manufacturing
- sanding: smoothing or shaping a surface by rubbing it with sandpaper or an abrasive material
- wood grain: a pattern seen in wood
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Timbers need a varnish to protect them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Surface finishes are coatings or treatments applied to a material or product. Before applying any surface finish to timber, the timber must be properly prepared.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'surface finishes'
coatings or treatments applied to a material or product.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Timbers need a varnish to protect them. Correction: There are many different options to finish the surface of timber and these are chosen depending on the type of timber, intended use, planned aesthetics etc.
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