Year 9 - Design and technology
Present an idea
Developments in new materials: supporting new parents
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will develop knowledge of smart and modern materials and apply this to designing a product to support new parents. They will develop strategies for generating ideas by investigating a specific context.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to present and explain your final developed design idea.
Key Notes
- Designers reflect on design journeys to learn from what worked and what didn't, including failures and setbacks.
- Designers justify design decisions throughout the design journey, showing how these led to the final design outcome.
- Designers present final design outcomes to communicate designs clearly.
- Designers use hand sketches, CAD models, prototypes and AI-generated visuals to present their ideas effectively.
Vocabulary To Learn
- final design: completed version of a design
- present: clearly share and explain your final design
- reflect: to think carefully about your ideas, decisions, and process
- justify: explain the reasons behind your design choices
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When your final design has already been decided, it is a waste of time reflecting back on the design journey.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Designers reflect on design journeys to learn from what worked and what didn't, including failures and setbacks. Designers justify design decisions throughout the design journey, showing how these led to the final design outcome.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'final design'
completed version of a design.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When your final design has already been decided, it is a waste of time reflecting back on the design journey. Correction: Even though the final design may be decided, reflection is not about changing the outcome, it's about understanding how you got there, what you learned, and how you can improve in the future.
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