Year 8 - Design and technology
Manufacturing specifications
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 a manufacturing specification.
Key Notes
- Manufacturing specifications are used to communicate the details which will enable a design to manufactured.
- Cells are used when manufacturing in batches.
- Cells are when manufacturing tasks and workers are grouped to efficiently produce batches of products.
- Presenting a manufacturing specification can be in a table or a list.
Vocabulary To Learn
- manufacturing specification: the details which will enable a design to manufactured
- component: is a single part of a larger product
- cells: when tasks and workers are grouped to efficiently produce batches of products
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Manufacturing specifications only include dimensions and materials.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Manufacturing specifications are used to communicate the details which will enable a design to manufactured. Cells are used when manufacturing in batches.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'manufacturing specification'
the details which will enable a design to manufactured.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Manufacturing specifications only include dimensions and materials. Correction: Manufacturing specifications also include finishes, safety requirements, assembly instructions and what tasks need completing. These details ensure that a product is made correctly, safely, and consistently.
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