Material testing
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Why this why now
Material selection and justification are key to successful design development. This unit builds on the Year 7 unit, 'Principles of materials and manufacturing,' where pupils learnt how to group materials and manufacturing processes. This unit will develop pupils' confidence when articulating design decisions independently in the subsequent iterative design units in Year 10, 'Iterative design: Nature' and 'Interative design: Student Living'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify specific examples from different material catergories
- Pupils can identify material properties
- Pupils know where materials are sourced
- Pupils know why and how designs are tested
- Pupils can gather data
Threads
Why this why now
Material selection and justification are key to successful design development. This unit builds on the Year 7 unit, 'Principles of materials and manufacturing,' where pupils learnt how to group materials and manufacturing processes. This unit will develop pupils' confidence when articulating design decisions independently in the subsequent iterative design units in Year 10, 'Iterative design: Nature' and 'Interative design: Student Living'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify specific examples from different material catergories
- Pupils can identify material properties
- Pupils know where materials are sourced
- Pupils know why and how designs are tested
- Pupils can gather data
Material testing
This unit will develop pupils' knowledge of the physical and working properties of materials. They will compare material properties through testing, with a focus on metals. The environmental and social impact of materials will also be introduced.
8 lessons in unit
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