Disassemble products to inspire ideas
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can disassemble products to create a design specification.
Key learning points
- Some greetings cards have levers and sliders in them to create movement.
- Disassembling greetings cards with moving parts develops knowledge of how they are constructed.
- Identifying end users of greetings cards helps create the design specification.
- Identifying how levers and sliders work in greetings cards helps create the design specification.
Keywords
Greetings card - a card that shares a special message
User - who you are designing for
Disassemble - taking something apart to see how it works
Design specification - describes what a product has to do
Common misconception
A disassembly is the same as an evaluation.
A disassembly focuses on the different parts and workings of the product. The evaluation focuses on views of what people like and dislike.
Teacher tip
Consider the time of year when this lesson is taught and the festivals or celebrations that might happen at this time.
Equipment
Range of slider and lever cards to disassemble.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What are sliders and levers?
Q2.What is in a lever mechanism but not a slider mechanism?
Q3.What keeps a slider in place?
Q4.Match the mechanism to the movement.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to the definitions.
Q2.Why do we disassemble cards?
Q3.What is a user?
Q4.Why do we evaluate existing products?
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