Year 8 - Design and technology
Collaborative design for batch production
Collaborative design: tactile toys to teach
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Unit Summary
Using knowledge of timber properties and processes, pupils will work together to design a batch of tactile toys. They will prepare a manufacturing plan and develop their knowledge of quality control, applying this to checks throughout manufacturing to produce the batch within acceptable tolerances.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to work with others to create ideas.
Key Notes
- Designers collaborate, to identify design opportunities.
- Designers collaborate, to create, evaluate and iterate design ideas.
- A design requirement is something which is needed or wanted to make a product successful.
- Design requirements can support writing a design brief and along with exploring the context, can support designing.
- One way of designing that can be suited to collaborative work is to use the scribble technique.
Vocabulary To Learn
- toys: objects designed for play
- design requirement: something which is needed or wanted to make a product successful
- design idea: a creative concept
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils should design individually, and time should be taken when creating and thinking about design ideas.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Designers collaborate, to identify design opportunities. Designers collaborate, to create, evaluate and iterate design ideas.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'toys'
objects designed for play.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils should design individually, and time should be taken when creating and thinking about design ideas. Correction: Designers work in teams and collaborate to create design ideas. Working quickly when generating design ideas can prevent overthinking and allows freedom and creativity to lead the way.
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