Evaluate and refine processes

Design and technology

Using knowledge of timber properties and processes, pupils will work together to design a batch of tactile toys. They will prepare a manufacturing plan and develop their knowledge of quality control, applying this to checks throughout manufacturing to produce the batch within acceptable tolerances.

Collaborative design: tactile toys to teach

to see how well the design works and how it could be improved

Why is evaluation important at the end of a design project?

A {{}} is a change made to improve a product after evaluating it.

Order the steps from testing to improvement.

Order the steps to describe how to join two pieces of timber with glue and a clamp.

Which of these is an example of a wooden joint?

Which of the following is NOT a method for joining timber?

to check how good it is and how it could be improved

to check if it works and how it can be improved

Why do designers test their products after making them?

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