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KS3 & KS4 design and technology curriculum

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Year 9

Circular economy

8 lessons

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  • Critique and evaluate
  • Materials
  • Sustainability and climate change

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In this unit pupils will develop knowledge of technology in society and its effects on design. Through the life cycle assessment of popular products, they will learn how to be responsible designers.

Understanding the circular economy and being able to assess the life cycle of a product is key to becoming a responsible designer. Pupils will learn about the environmental, social and moral issues of designing products through a smartphone case study. This environmental knowledge builds on the learning in the Year 8 'Materials testing' unit and the Year 7 'Principles of materials and manufacturing' unit. This unit prepares students to apply responsible design principles to the Year 10 units 'Iterative design: Nature' and 'Interative design: Student Living'.

  1. Circular economy
  2. Life cycle assessment
  3. Smartphone case study: raw materials
  4. Smartphone case study: production
  5. Smartphone case study: distribution
  6. Smartphone case study: use
  7. Smartphone case study: disposal
  8. Responsible design

  • Pupils can emapthise when designing
  • Pupils can identify users needs and wants
  • Pupils know what a life cycle analysis is and why this is important
  • Pupils can identify the desireable material properties for a design

Use this KS3 and KS4 design and technology curriculum plan to develop pupils’ creativity, problem-so...

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