Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 10 Design and technology Guides

Year 10 - Design and technology

Why and how designers analyse products

Product analysis: encouraging healthy lifestyles

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 analyse a product to identify successful features and those which can be improved.

Key Notes

  • All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes.
  • Designers can use strategies to help them perform analysis.
  • Designers analyse products to identify successful features and those which can be improved.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • context: the situation within which something exists or happens
  • analysis: examining something in detail
  • function: the purpose of the product
  • form: a particular shape, linked to aesthetics

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Possible outcome design fixation limits context exploration. Product analysis leads to copying.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes. Designers can use strategies to help them perform analysis.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'context'

the situation within which something exists or happens.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Possible outcome design fixation limits context exploration. Product analysis leads to copying. Correction: Product analysis identifies successful features and those which can be improved.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 10 Design and technology guide library.