a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem

designers develop products in response to users' needs and wants

innovations developed by companies are sold onto the user

a product that is no longer used or useful

products deliberately designed to fail or become quickly outdated

New and emerging technologies informing design decisions

Design and technology

In this unit pupils will develop core principles knowledge with an explicit focus on exam technique.

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

Designers develop products in response to user’s needs and wants.

Innovations are developed and then sold to the user.

A product that is no longer used or useful.

A product is purposely designed to come to the end of its life.

In 2020, Apple were fined £21 million for {{}} slowing down older iPhone models without clearly informing consumers.

New and emerging technologies can have potential impacts. Match the impact to environmental or ethical:

could get stuck in trees or overhead cables

Match the impact of drones delivering parcels to a positive impact or a negative impact:

Match the product to technology push or market pull:

The permanent design standards for all consumer products.

The trends and styles in products that are popular at a particular time.

A list of features required for a product to be sold in shops.

The design of durable products intended for long term use.

Which of the following best defines 'fashion' in relation to products?

New and emerging technologies usually have:

delivering blood samples from hospitals to laboratories

Match the example to the new and emerging technology:

A design decision is a deliberate choice to meet a {{}} or solve a problem.

Robots can replace {{}} when automation is used in manufacturing.