Year 6 - Design and technology
Ole Kirk Kristiansen and polymers
Products and people: inspirational design
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to key individuals and products from the product design and fashion industries that have shaped our world. Pupils will complete design tasks that develop their knowledge and understanding of designers and their products while critiquing the materials and techniques used.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand how injection moulding is used to form polymer products.
Key Notes
- Ole Kirk Kristiansen started making wooden toys which became LEGO bricks.
- Plastics are known as polymers.
- The term polymer is more scientifically accurate when talking about materials.
- Polymers can be reformed using injection moulding to create products.
Vocabulary To Learn
- polymers: natural or man-made materials that include plastics
- injection moulding: a method of shaping polymers
- liquid: a material that can flow and take the shape of its container
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Polymers (plastics) are always in a solid state.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Ole Kirk Kristiansen started making wooden toys which became LEGO bricks. Plastics are known as polymers.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'polymers'
natural or man-made materials that include plastics.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Polymers (plastics) are always in a solid state. Correction: Polymers (plastics) can be heated to a liquid state, as in the process of injection moulding.
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