Task 6 Task 7 Task 8 Task 9 Task 10 SAMPLE PLANNING CHECKLIST Nature and Design Communicate Manufacture Presentation Materials Design and Technology properties design ideas the product of product Preliminary Unit 4 of materials skills ( = Unit content covered) Design fundamentals and skills Discuss: design needs and wants existing products design – – fundamentals factors affecting design – Devise: using communication techniques sketches of personal product ideas with development of images to a final solution design choices based on design fundamentals presentation of final design Use guided and/or highly scaffolded design plans as the idea/choice/plan for an eventual product Evaluate when discussing and devising design ideas Nature and properties of materials Identify, by appearance and name, within the chosen context: metals ferrous, non-ferrous – textiles natural fibres, manufactured fibres – wood softwoods, hardwoods, and different – manufactured boards Identify basic aesthetic properties or characteristics, such as: colour appearance patterned, plain – – texture soft, hard, smooth, rough density heavy, – – – light Materials in context Identify, within a chosen context, common materials and describe their uses Name some products or objects made from common materials Use of technology design skills and techniques – Use a guided design method to develop own solution Develop graphic skills, such as desktop publishing and/or hand sketching with simple annotation Use of technology skills and techniques safety production management – – – Use tools and basic machinery Manipulate materials by cutting, shaping, joining and finishing Use appropriate correct basic terminology and conventions Safety Correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) where applicable Production management Use simple tools and machines Use teacher-directed design, production plans and processes Communicate and describe the production process Design fundamentals and skills Evaluate finished product against initial design
SAMPLE PLANNING CHECKLIST Materials Design and Technology Preliminary Unit 4 ( = Unit content covered) Task 6 Nature and properties of materials Task 7 Design skills Task 8 Communicate design ideas Task 9 Manufacture the product Task 10 Presentation of product Design fundamentals and skills Discuss: design needs and wants – existing products – design fundamentals – factors affecting design Devise: using communication techniques sketches of personal product ideas with development of images to a final solution design choices based on design fundamentals presentation of final design Use guided and/or highly scaffolded design plans as the idea/choice/plan for an eventual product Evaluate when discussing and devising design ideas Nature and properties of materials Identify, by appearance and name, within the chosen context: metals – ferrous, non-ferrous textiles – natural fibres, manufactured fibres wood – softwoods, hardwoods, and different manufactured boards Identify basic aesthetic properties or characteristics, such as: colour – appearance – patterned, plain texture – soft, hard, smooth, rough – density – heavy, light Materials in context Identify, within a chosen context, common materials and describe their uses Name some products or objects made from common materials Use of technology – design skills and techniques Use a guided design method to develop own solution Develop graphic skills, such as desktop publishing and/or hand sketching with simple annotation Use of technology – skills and techniques – safety – production management Use tools and basic machinery Manipulate materials by cutting, shaping, joining and finishing Use appropriate correct basic terminology and conventions Safety Correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) where applicable Production management Use simple tools and machines Use teacher-directed design, production plans and processes Communicate and describe the production process Design fundamentals and skills Evaluate finished product against initial design