to change a product to improve its function or design

the ongoing process of making small changes to enhance a product

designers develop products in response to user’s needs and wants

innovations are developed and then sold to the user

Modifications and improvements

Design and technology

Research

Product analysis

Design brief

Design specification

Costing

Material considerations and selection

Manufacturing considerations and selection

Health and Safety

Quality

Efficient manufacturing systems

Feedback and evaluation

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

Designing and Making Principles

Which of the following is NOT a common reason for product modification?

Put the steps of continuous improvement in the correct order:

Match each product example to whether it was influenced by 'Technology push' or 'Market pull'.

Companies modify products to comply with {{}}, ensuring safety and environmental standards.

Market pull is when companies create new tech, and tech push is from consumers.

Tech push creates innovations first, while market pull reacts to demand.

Both happen only when industries want to reduce production costs.

Market pull and tech push mean the same thing.

Which statement best describes the difference between 'Technology push' and 'Market pull'?

Adding a high-resolution camera to a smartphone

Using biodegradable materials in packaging

Releasing a new colour option for a product

Which of the following is an example of a modification made for sustainability?

To gather information about customer needs and preferences

What is the main purpose of market research?

To improve quality and meet customer needs

To create completely new products every time

a phone company reduces costs by removing key features

a shoe brand tests different materials to make trainers more comfortable

a company ignores customer feedback and continues with the same design

a brand copies a competitor’s product exactly without any changes

Which of the following is an example of using product analysis to improve a design?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a design constraint?

Which of the following is NOT a cost businesses need to consider?

Gathering customer opinions and experiences

Examining durability, safety and function

Match each method of product analysis to its correct description.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Modifications and improvements

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.