Card functional properties
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use different techniques to shape card.
Key learning points
- Robert Gair devised the concept of the paperboard folding carton.
- Card can be shaped in different ways.
- Scoring before folding or cutting improves accuracy.
Keywords
Packaging - material used to wrap, cover or protect a product
Technique - a particular way of doing something
Scoring - pressing a line into paper or card to help with folding and cutting
Common misconception
Packaging has always been the same.
Packaging has developed over time. The rise in plastic use has seen plastic replacing glass, increased use of recycled paper/card, less use of wooden crates used in the past.
Teacher tip
Model scoring techniques with pupils. Use age appropriate scissors at this stage. Model the use of a safety ruler and protect surfaces.
Equipment
Various thicknesses of scrap card (rectangle shapes will work best), safety rulers, scissors and pencils.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What would the net of this shape look like?
Q2.Why doesn't this type of packaging stack well?
Q3.Match the words from a design specification.
the person/people who use or need the product
what the product is designed to do
what the product is made from
the world around us
Q4.Which of these is an example of sustainable packaging that helps protect the environment?
Q5.Where does new material for paper and card come from (when it is not recycled)?
Q6.Which of these materials is made from sand?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which packaging material has become more common since the 1960s?
Q2.What type of product was one of the first to be packaged in Robert Gair's folding box carton?
Q3.How did Robert Gair's box design save time?
Q4.What is meant by scoring card?
To help you plan your 3 design and technology lesson on: Card functional properties, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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