Year 9 - Design and technology
Product evolution and development
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 identify the stages of product evolution and development.
Key Notes
- Product development is the steps used to create or improve a product.
- Designers use a design process to support this consisting of the stages empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test.
- A market pull is when the demand of people drives the creation of new product.
- Technology push is when new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products.
Vocabulary To Learn
- product development: the steps to create or improve a product
- product evolution: how products change and improve over time
- market pull: a demand from people drives the creation of new products
- technology push: new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Product development is the steps used to create or improve a product. Designers use a design process to support this consisting of the stages empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'product development'
the steps to create or improve a product.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced. Correction: Designing is creative at every stage, not just when coming up with brand-new ideas. Creativity is also shown in solving problems, improving existing products, and making designs more user-friendly, sustainable, or affordable.
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