Design security
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the rights and responsibilities of designers and produce my own designs which are compliant with these.
Key learning points
- Designers must not copy others' work.
- Designers must protect their own work.
- There are different ways to keep paper products secure.
Keywords
Plagiarism - copying someone else’s work without permission or credit
Copyright - a law that protects a creator’s control over their original work
Trademark - a symbol, word, or design that identifies and distinguishes a brand or product
Patent - a law that stops others from copying an inventor or designer’s idea or invention
Intellectual property - a legal right that protects creations such as inventions and designs
Common misconception
Patents and trademarks are the same thing.
Trademarks protect brand names and logos whilst patents protect inventions and new technologies.
Teacher tip
It will be useful to have examples of products with holograms and watermarks such as concert tickets or money.
Equipment
Examples of products with holograms, watermarks and other security features.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are trends in data?
Q2.Why is collecting and analysing data important in the design process?
Q3.What are data patterns?
Q4.Any decisions made based upon the research need to be ...
Q5.Match these methods of analysing with their descriptions.
notice trends or relationships in the data
notice differences in parts of the data
include averages or percentages for more insight
explain what the data shows in simple terms
connect the findings back to the original question
Q6.Why do you need to examine your findings in detail when analysing data?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is plagiarism?
Q2.What is the name of the law that protects work like music, art and writing?
Q3.What do patents protect?
Q4.Holograms and watermarks are used to prevent what?
To help you plan your 10 design and technology lesson on: Design security, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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