Sample assessment outline Materials Design and Technology – Preliminary Unit 4 Unit outcome: Unit outcome: Unit outcome: Unit outcome: identify and name discuss design choices apply design develop and practise Notional different materials and and factors affecting fundamentals and skills safe production skills to Assessment task due date their different design choices to develop a product make a product basic properties and uses Task 6: Nature and properties of materials Identify and name the materials by their appearance Week 2 Look at a range of different common materials and identify some of the differences of the materials’ properties Task 7: Design fundamentals and skills Explore existing products, within context based on needs and Week 3 wants. Personal likes and preferences based on design fundamentals and factors affecting design Task 8: Methods of communicating design ideas Students use simple drawing and annotation techniques to Week 7 develop a product, making changes by design choices within the design process, to develop an individual design solution Task 9: Manufacture the product Manipulation of materials to produce the product, as applicable to context Week 15 Safety: correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) where applicable Production management as directed by teacher Task 10: Presentation of completed product Students present the finished product, and discuss the likes Week 16 and uses of the product
Sample assessment outline Materials Design and Technology – Preliminary Unit 4 Assessment task Notional due date Unit outcome: identify and name different materials and their different basic properties and uses Unit outcome: discuss design choices and factors affecting design choices Unit outcome: apply design fundamentals and skills to develop a product Unit outcome: develop and practise safe production skills to make a product Task 6: Nature and properties of materials Identify and name the materials by their appearance Look at a range of different common materials and identify some of the differences of the materials’ properties Week 2 Task 7: Design fundamentals and skills Explore existing products, within context based on needs and wants. Personal likes and preferences based on design fundamentals and factors affecting design Week 3 Task 8: Methods of communicating design ideas Students use simple drawing and annotation techniques to develop a product, making changes by design choices within the design process, to develop an individual design solution Week 7 Task 9: Manufacture the product Manipulation of materials to produce the product, as applicable to context Safety: correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) where applicable Production management as directed by teacher Week 15 Task 10: Presentation of completed product Students present the finished product, and discuss the likes and uses of the product Week 16