Designing and Making Principles
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Why this why now
This unit draws together the designing and making principles knowledge learnt in prior units, including designing and making constraints alongside the use of feedback and research to inform design decisions. The pupils are taught how to apply this knowledge efficiently in the terminal exam.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify and explain a design brief.
- Pupils can identify and explain a design specification.
- Pupils can identify and explain a why designers conduct and use research.
- Pupils can identify and explain a why designers conduct and use product analysis.
- Pupils can identify and explain a how designers select materials.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers consider manufacturing processes.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers consider health and safety.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers ensure quality.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers plan.
- Pupils can identify and explain why and how designers use feedback and evaluation.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit draws together the designing and making principles knowledge learnt in prior units, including designing and making constraints alongside the use of feedback and research to inform design decisions. The pupils are taught how to apply this knowledge efficiently in the terminal exam.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify and explain a design brief.
- Pupils can identify and explain a design specification.
- Pupils can identify and explain a why designers conduct and use research.
- Pupils can identify and explain a why designers conduct and use product analysis.
- Pupils can identify and explain a how designers select materials.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers consider manufacturing processes.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers consider health and safety.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers ensure quality.
- Pupils can identify and explain how designers plan.
- Pupils can identify and explain why and how designers use feedback and evaluation.
Designing and Making Principles
In this unit pupils will develop designing and making principles knowledge with an explicit focus on exam technique.
12 lessons in unit
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