Overview
Autumn term
Key ideas and topics covered
Textiles
- Understanding the design process; research and analysis, specifications and development, design work, final outcomes, and evaluation
- Biomimicry – how is it used in everyday and specialist products
- Understanding hand and machine skills – how to use a sewing machine, hand and machine stitching
- Dying techniques – tie dye
- Decorative techniques – applique and embroidery
Textiles
- Developing our understanding of the design process; research and analysis, specifications and development, design work, final outcomes, and evaluation
- Smart and modern materials
- Smart textiles – electronics in textiles products
- Developing hand and machine skills – how to use a sewing machine, hand and machine stitching
- Dying techniques – batik
- Decorative techniques – applique and embroidery, machine free embroidery
Spring term
Key ideas and topics covered
Resistant Materials
- Product analysis – how and why have products developed over time?
- Influential designers of the past and how their work can influence the future
- Safety in the workshop – risk assessments and preventions
- Tools and equipment – how to measure accurately, the need for different tools and equipment when using timber, metal and plastics
- Timber theory – types and properties
- Isometric drawing
- Creating a timber product – boat hull
- Measuring, cutting, shaping and finishing in timber
- Design skills – shading, rendering, lettering
- Evaluation and testing
Resistant Materials
- Structures, levers and mechanisms – how do we use these technologies around the world?
- Prototypes in design – why are these more useful to create a final solution?
- Modelling
- Mechanical toys – how do they work? Investigate movement using cams and followers
- Design skills – quick sketching v final designs
- Collaboration projects
Summer term
Key ideas and topics covered
CAD / CAM – Computer Graphics
- Iterative design process
- Product analysis
- Specifications and initial design sketching
- Ergonomics and anthropometrics
- Electronic theory – simple circuits, LEDS, batteries and other components
- Computer Aided Design – how to use 2D design
- Computer Aided Manufacture – how to use a laser cutter, 3D printing
- Final designs
- Assembling a small handheld product
- Testing and evaluation
- Packaging – vacuum forming process
CAD / CAM – Computer Graphics
- Packaging project – how do we create corporate designs?
- Investigations of use of colour, pattern, shape, form, design, image and typography
- Logo design – development of logo designs
- 3D shapes – nets and templates
- Sustainability – renewable and non-renewable resources
- 3 R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle
- Design packaging
- Creating prototypes and modelling skills
