Year 10 - Design and technology
Proportions and scale: papers and boards
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Unit Summary
Pupils learn about biomimicry and innovation. They will learn how to use sources of inspiration to create a range of ideas for a product encouraging children to grow vegetables. The pupils will develop ideas and manufacture a prototype. Variation allows for different material outcomes.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to determine and justify the size of your design.
Key Notes
- Design decisions are justified.
- Measurements, scale and proportion are design decisions which must be justified.
- Designers can work to scale which is calculated.
Vocabulary To Learn
- specification: describes what a design must have or do
- justification: the reason or explanation for why something is done, or believed to be right
- proportion: balanced relationship between different parts
- dimensions: the sizes of objects or components
- scale: a ratio of full size
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All prototypes must be life size.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Design decisions are justified. Measurements, scale and proportion are design decisions which must be justified.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'specification'
describes what a design must have or do.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All prototypes must be life size. Correction: It is not always possible to manufacture life size prototypes. The space to manufacture and store may be limited plus the materials may be expensive. A smaller scale product saves space and materials but still allows for a product to be manufactured.
More Lessons In This Unit
- AI to develop ideas Study Guide
- Biomimicry Study Guide
- Equipment and machinery: papers and boards Study Guide
- Evaluate with user feedback: papers and boards Study Guide
- Generating design ideas using SCAMPER Study Guide
- Identify environmental impact Study Guide
- Innovation when generating ideas Study Guide
- Mark out and prepare materials: papers and boards Study Guide
- Materials and manufacturing processes: papers and boards Study Guide
- Parts lists: papers and boards Study Guide
- Plan manufacture using orthographic projection: papers and boards Study Guide
- Product requirements Study Guide
- Quality control: papers and boards Study Guide
- Testing and modifications: papers and boards Study Guide
- Time planning: papers and boards Study Guide
- Tools and processes: papers and boards Study Guide
- Using feedback to develop ideas Study Guide
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