Year 10 - Design and technology
Anthropometrics and ergonomics
Product analysis: encouraging healthy lifestyles
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Unit Summary
Pupils will analyse products to identify features in the products. They will also identify the materials, material properties and manufacturing processes used to create the products. They will conduct functional tests to collect and analyse data to inform design decisions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and interpret anthropometric data to design ergonomic products.
Key Notes
- Anthropometric data is the record of people's measurements.
- Interpreting graphs and using percentages are required when working with anthropometric data.
- Anthropometric data can be used to design ergonomic products.
Vocabulary To Learn
- anthropometrics: the measurements of people
- bell curve: a symmetrical line representing a normal distribution of data
- percentile: one part of a data set after splitting the data set into 100 equal parts
- ergonomics: the interaction between people and the products they use
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Designing products using the average measurements in an anthropometric data set will provide a successful user experience for all users.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Anthropometric data is the record of people's measurements. Interpreting graphs and using percentages are required when working with anthropometric data.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'anthropometrics'
the measurements of people.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Designing products using the average measurements in an anthropometric data set will provide a successful user experience for all users. Correction: Designing for the average person can diminish user experience and exclude a significant portion of the population from using products.
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