Present the book to the user
I can respond to user feedback and evaluate my design thinking.
Present the book to the user
I can respond to user feedback and evaluate my design thinking.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Testing the product with the user helps us get feedback.
- Feedback can aid improving designs.
- Evaluating the design specification helps us review what we have learnt.
Keywords
Manufacturers - people who make the product
Evaluating - checking if a product is good or needs improving
Aesthetics - how a product looks
Environmental impact - ways to reduce, reuse and recycle
Common misconception
Evaluating a design uses only the user feedback.
Evaluations should be reflective and allow the designer to consider their thoughts as well as the user's.
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To help you plan your year 4 design and technology lesson on: Present the book to the user, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 2 design and technology lessons from the Levers and linkages: interactive books unit, dive into the full secondary design and technology curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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worksheet, pencil, final products to share with the user
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
how the product looks
different parts of product
a flap used to join two shapes
Exit quiz
5 Questions
what it does
who it is for
how it works
what it looks like
what it is made from
checking to see if something works and evaluating how it works
how we can make the product better
making judgements that are positive and negative