checking how good something is and how to make it better

testing that destroys the material or product

testing without destroying the material or product

making changes or adjustments to improve or alter a design

Testing and modifications: polymers and timbers

Design and technology

Biomimicry

Identify environmental impact

Product requirements

Innovation when generating ideas

Generating design ideas using SCAMPER

Using feedback to develop ideas

AI to develop ideas: polymers and timbers

Proportions and scale: polymers and timbers

Materials and manufacturing processes: polymers and timbers

Plan manufacture using orthographic projection: polymers and timbers

Parts lists: polymers and timbers

Time planning: polymers and timbers

Mark out and prepare materials: polymers and timbers

Tools and processes: polymers and timbers

Equipment and machinery: polymers and timbers

Quality control: polymers and timbers

Evaluate with user feedback: polymers and timbers

Pupils learn about biomimicry and innovation.  They will learn how to use sources of inspiration to create a range of ideas for a product encouraging children to grow vegetables. The pupils will develop ideas and manufacture a prototype.  Variation allows for different material outcomes.

Iterative design: Nature

What can we evaluate a final prototype against?

to ensure that the final product meets the required standards

Why do designers evaluate their prototype against the design specification?

What type of testing does NOT destroy the material or product?

How can future modification be presented?

What is the name of someone who is asked questions as part of an interview?

What type of question in an interview prompts a short, specific response?

What type of feedback can you usually expect to get from your user on your final prototype?

Consider what information you want to learn from your user.

Decide on a method of gathering feedback based on your decision.

Record your findings and analyse the information.

Evaluate your findings by organising them into www and ebi.

Use the ebi to plan and carry out future improvements and iterations.

Put the success criteria for gathering, analysing, evaluating and iterating into the correct order.

to replace the designer’s original ideas

to increase the amount of feedback received

Testing and modifications: polymers and timbers

Lesson outcome