Product evolution and development
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the stages of product evolution and development.
Key learning points
- Product development is the steps used to create or improve a product.
- Designers use a design process to support this consisting of the stages empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test.
- A market pull is when the demand of people drives the creation of new product.
- Technology push is when new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products.
Keywords
Product development - the steps to create or improve a product
Product evolution - how products change and improve over time
Market pull - a demand from people drives the creation of new products
Technology push - new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products
Common misconception
Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced.
Designing is creative at every stage, not just when coming up with brand-new ideas. Creativity is also shown in solving problems, improving existing products, and making designs more user-friendly, sustainable, or affordable.
Teacher tip
It would be helpful to explain the design process scribble further and in more detail, linking it to the experiences of pupils when they have needed to solve a problem. It can provide clarity and security in knowing the design process is challenging and messy.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: A __________ property is a characteristic of a material.
Q2.What material properties relates to the aesthetical elements of a material?
Q3.What is a stimulus?
Q4.What type of materials change their material properties in response to an external stimulus?
Q5.What is the stimulus that makes photochromic materials change colour?
Q6.What is a stimulus for a piezoelectric material?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What are the steps used to create or improve a product called?
Q2.Complete the sentence: The design process often consists of five main stages, including empathising, defining, , prototyping and testing.
Q3.True or false? Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced.
Q4.What are the stages called that a product goes through once it is developed?
Q5.Complete the sentence: A market is when the demand of people drives the creation of a new product.
To help you plan your 9 design and technology lesson on: Product evolution and development, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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