Week 5 3.1.2: Performance Understand the term Starter characteristics of stock forms and be Recall activity using materials from week four – materials: familiar with timber Introduce an exam style question covering conversion. woods biodegradable polymers. Go through a model Have knowledge of answer or mark scheme. smart and modern timbers and their materials. Activities performance a local timber merchant to see the characteristics. range of stock sizes of timber available. Be able to explain and Using a hardwood/softwood and identify the suitability of manufactured board select three relevant a of timbers for a products and illustrate the journey from given application. source through to manufacture. Understand the term material and be able to Using a flexible thermo chromic explain their suitability thermometer, produce a themed product for for a given application. a baby’s nursery. Be able to identify how Complete a prepared worksheet as a the material responds to revision aid Materials and their – ‘Smart changes in external uses’. Categorise those that react to stimuli. changes in light, temperature and pressure Homework/independent Issue students with supplementary information on Performance characteristics of materials or refer them to an AQA approved textbook – read and explore the content for the next lesson.
Week 5 3.1.2: Performance characteristics of materials: woods smart and modern materials. Understand the term stock forms and be familiar with timber conversion. Have knowledge of timbers and their performance characteristics. Be able to explain and identify the suitability of a of timbers for a given application. Understand the term material and be able to explain their suitability for a given application. Be able to identify how the material responds to changes in external stimuli. Starter Recall activity using materials from week four – Introduce an exam style question covering biodegradable polymers. Go through a model answer or mark scheme. Activities a local timber merchant to see the range of stock sizes of timber available. Using a hardwood/softwood and manufactured board select three relevant products and illustrate the journey from source through to manufacture. Using a flexible thermo chromic thermometer, produce a themed product for a baby’s nursery. Complete a prepared worksheet as a revision aid – ‘Smart Materials and their uses’. Categorise those that react to changes in light, temperature and pressure Homework/independent Issue students with supplementary information on Performance characteristics of materials or refer them to an AQA approved textbook – read and explore the content for the next lesson.
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