Year 10 Design & Technology

Week beginning 20th July

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Learning intentions

  • To develop analytical skills of products that are related to the design context.

Total study time this week: 1 hour

Office hours

If you have any questions or need support, we will be running a live email Q&A at the time shown below.

You can also email Mr Webster at any time.

Tasks to be submitted by 4pm on Friday:

  • Carry out detailed and justified analysis of a product that is related to your design context. Remember to avoid making generic and none specific statements.

  • Email your completed work to Mr Webster.

Complete a comprehensive analysis of a product that is related to your potential design context using a range of headings that are relevant to the product and that are fully justified.

Click here to view slides to support this week's home learning.

Previous work set

13th July - home learning

Learning intentions

  • To develop sketching skills and methods of design communication using a range of mediums.

Total study time this week: 1 hour

Identify a household object that you can use as the subject for your task (it could be as simple as a vase or a table lamp). You need to sketch or model that object using a selection of different mediums. You could use any of the following examples but must use at least 4: pencil, pens, felts, wax crayons, paints, card models, plasticine, materials samples, cutlery, abstract objects. Try and be creative and use different methods. Where possible take photos of your work ready to submit.

6th July - Video seminar

Learning intentions

  • To summarise work in prepartion for the NEA portfolio.

Total study time this week: 1 hour 30mins

To summarise the work covered so far during the lockdown period to ensure that all sections are understood in preparation for your NEA portfolio.

All information for this week is in the video seminar above.

29th June - Video seminar

Learning intentions

  • To develop an understanding of the design brief and design specification.

Total study time: 1 hour

Now you have an understanding of the design context, target market and potential products, you will draft a design brief to outline the plan you have for your project and a specification so that you have a list of criteria that can be used to judge the success of your product.

All information for this week is in the video seminars above.