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Year 4 - Design and technology

Develop a fabric pattern in response to feedback

Textile pattern pieces: hats and caps

Unit Summary

This unit introduces pupils to more complex textile products, enabling them to produce fabric patterns. Pupils will develop knowledge of fabrics and apply this by selecting them for functionality and aesthetics to design a product.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to make changes to your work after user feedback.

Key Notes

  • Prototypes can be improved through user feedback.
  • Prototypes can include additional features.
  • Additional features can be added to prototypes using mixed materials.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • feedback: someone else's opinion of your work
  • additional: something more, extra
  • features: unique or specific details

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Additional features need to be finished and functional.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Prototypes can be improved through user feedback. Prototypes can include additional features.

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

someone else's opinion of your work.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Additional features need to be finished and functional. Correction: Additional features on prototypes can be shown using mock-ups made from mixed materials.

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