Sample course outline Materials Design and Technology – Preliminary Unit 3 and Unit 4 Unit 3 (notional timeframe only – may take up to whole year) Week Key teaching points Content Introduction to design fundamentals, materials Materials Nature and properties of materials – 1 and workshop/studio Identify by appearance and name materials within the chosen context: Task 1: Introduction to design fundamentals metals types of steel, aluminium, brass, – Introduction and application of design copper, tin, stainless steel fundamentals and factors affecting design textiles cotton, denim, linen, wool, silk, – through selected products and materials synthetics Comparing products, their uses, and wood softwoods, hardwoods, different types – understanding the nature and properties of of manufactured boards materials of different products Identify basic aesthetic properties or Task 1 due Week 2 characteristics, such as: Task 2: Material properties for different colour bright, dull – product uses appearance patterned, plain – Identifying the different properties or texture soft, hard, smooth, rough – characteristics of materials, and explore why density heavy, light – these materials are chosen for each product’s Materials in context function 2–3 Identify basic uses for materials within the Task 2 due Week 3 chosen context: metals kitchen utensils, workshop tools – textiles clothing, household items – wood furniture – Design fundamentals and skills Discuss: needs and wants existing products design fundamentals aesthetics, function, safety, cost factors affecting design aesthetics, function social requirements, environmental requirements Use of technology: practical skills and Design fundamentals and skills techniques within the design process Devise: using communication techniques Task 3: Developing and communicating design sketching , annotating ideas sketches of personal product ideas, with Using simple drawing and annotation techniques, development of images to a final solution develop a product, while making changes 4–7 presentation of design choices and final through design choices design Task 3 due Week 7 Use guided and/or highly scaffolded design plans as the idea/plan for an eventual product Evaluate when discussing and devising design ideas
Sample course outline Materials Design and Technology – Preliminary Unit 3 and Unit 4 Unit 3 (notional timeframe only – may take up to whole year) Week Key teaching points Content 1 Introduction to design fundamentals, materials and workshop/studio Materials – Nature and properties of materials Identify by appearance and name materials within the chosen context: metals – types of steel, aluminium, brass, copper, tin, stainless steel textiles – cotton, denim, linen, wool, silk, synthetics wood – softwoods, hardwoods, different types of manufactured boards Identify basic aesthetic properties or characteristics, such as: colour – bright, dull appearance – patterned, plain texture – soft, hard, smooth, rough density – heavy, light Materials in context Identify basic uses for materials within the chosen context: metals – kitchen utensils, workshop tools textiles – clothing, household items wood – furniture Design fundamentals and skills Discuss: needs and wants existing products design fundamentals aesthetics, function, safety, cost factors affecting design aesthetics, function social requirements, environmental requirements 2–3 Task 1: Introduction to design fundamentals Introduction and application of design fundamentals and factors affecting design through selected products and materials Comparing products, their uses, and understanding the nature and properties of materials of different products Task 1 due Week 2 Task 2: Material properties for different product uses Identifying the different properties or characteristics of materials, and explore why these materials are chosen for each product’s function Task 2 due Week 3 4–7 Use of technology: practical skills and techniques within the design process Task 3: Developing and communicating design ideas Using simple drawing and annotation techniques, develop a product, while making changes through design choices Task 3 due Week 7 Design fundamentals and skills Devise: using communication techniques sketching , annotating sketches of personal product ideas, with development of images to a final solution presentation of design choices and final design Use guided and/or highly scaffolded design plans as the idea/plan for an eventual product Evaluate when discussing and devising design ideas