Year 4 - Design and technology
User feedback to improve the pattern
Textile pattern pieces: hats and caps
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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 share your work with your user.
Key Notes
- A presentation about a product needs to include design decisions.
- A presentation about a product needs to include fabric choice and swatches.
- A presentation about a product needs to include methods of construction.
- Feedback can be provided against the design criteria.
Vocabulary To Learn
- presentation: showing or explaining something to others
- decisions: choices you make
- fabric swatch: a small sample of fabric
- feedback: someone else's opinion of your work
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Feedback isn't helpful.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A presentation about a product needs to include design decisions. A presentation about a product needs to include fabric choice and swatches.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'presentation'
showing or explaining something to others.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Feedback isn't helpful. Correction: Feedback can be helpful if guided by questions.
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