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  • Year 6

Accessible design prototype

I can create a prototype accessible product.

Lesson 2 of 8
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  • Year 6

Accessible design prototype

I can create a prototype accessible product.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A prototype is a simple, low-cost model made to check size, shape and function.
  2. Prototypes can be made from card.
  3. Card can be shaped using different techniques.
  4. Prototypes can be adapted.

Keywords

  • Prototype - a simple, low-cost model made to check size, shape and function

  • Technique - a particular way of doing something

  • Adapt - make changes

Common misconception

Prototypes are finished pieces that cannot be adapted.

Prototypes can help identify problems and prototypes made from card can be adapted easily.


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Prototype models can be left undecorated but the task can be extended to add decoration including textile finishes to the prototype models.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Scrap card in a variety of thicknesses, scissors, pencils, rulers, tape.

Licence

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What was Yinka Ilori most inpired by?

his university course
Correct answer: his Nigerian heritage
his friends
his MBE

Q2.
What is another key part of Yinka Ilori's designs?

Correct answer: sustainability
cost
minimal use of colour

Q3.
products are products that are designed to be easy to use by as many people as possible.

Correct Answer: Accessible

Q4.
What makes this product accessible? Select the most appropriate response.

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Correct answer: it has adjustable features
it is easy to use
it can grow with the user
it can be recycled

Q5.
What is the correct definition for innovate?

where ideas come from, something that makes you want to do something
Correct answer: come up with new or better ideas
able to be used by as many people as possible

Q6.
What is a prototype?

a complex, low-cost model made to check size, shape and function
a complex, high-cost model made to check size, shape and function
Correct answer: a simple, low-cost model made to check size, shape and function
a simple, high-cost model made to check size, shape and function

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Why is card a good materials to make prototypes from?

Correct answer: inexpensive
Correct answer: easy to cut and shape
expensive
complex to cut and shape
Correct answer: recyclable

Q2.
Put these steps to the cardboard bending technique in order.

1 - Take a strip of scrap card and place the ruler in the centre.
2 - Bend one half up to the ruler.
3 - Run your finger along the bend, pressing the fold.
4 - Find the centre of each half and repeat the process, so you have three bends.

Q3.
Which cardboard modelling technique is shown here?

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Correct answer: scoring
bending
curling
cutting

Q4.
Which cardboard modelling technique is shown here?

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scoring
bending
Correct answer: curling
cutting