Year 10 - Design and technology
Data analysis
Investigate and research: High profile event
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Unit Summary
Pupils will identify a client and investigate the client's needs and wants. They will use and develop different research techniques. They will learn about the economic viability of designs to design a product for a high-profile event.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to analyse data to inform and justify your design decisions.
Key Notes
- Interpreting quantitative data and spotting trends and patterns.
- Analysing trends and patterns to inform design decisions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- analyse: to examine something in detail
- patterns: repeating connections that help us understand how different information is related
- trends: patterns in the data that change over time
- justification: the reason or explanation for why something is done, or believed to be right
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is only possible to present quantitative data.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Interpreting quantitative data and spotting trends and patterns. Analysing trends and patterns to inform design decisions.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'analyse'
to examine something in detail.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: It is only possible to present quantitative data. Correction: Qualitative data can be presented in other formats to summarise findings.
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