Evaluation and modifications

Design and technology

Design opportunities

Define a design brief

User needs and wants considerations

Research techniques

Define a specification

Communicate ideas

Innovation

Iteration

Manufacturing specification

Planning manufacture

Manufacture

Testing

In this unit pupils will reflect and build upon designing and making principles to which they have been introduced previously. this will be assessed in the Non-Examined Assessment

Iterative Design Principles

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.

Risk assessment required - outdoor learning

to judge performance and identify improvements

What is the main purpose of evaluation in the design process?

reflects on how well the product met the requirements

sets the goal for what the product must do

Match the purpose to the design activity.

Order the process of improving a product through evaluation.

Why is it important to justify a modification?

to compare it against the design requirements

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

a model used to test ideas before final manufacture

comparing the product against design requirements

to find problems early and improve the design

Why is testing useful during the iterative design process?

A {{}} is something which is needed or wanted to make a product successful.

Starter Quiz

What does it mean to test a prototype?