GCSE Product Design Year Cycle 2 HomeworksMonday October 12th – Friday December 4th 2015

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Note from Mr Collins:

All work in this booklet relates to your mock exam, we expect you to put a high level of effort in to your homework and respond to teacher feedback as your teacher will be explaining where you can improve for your exam.

You can ask for help from any of the DT staff and computer rooms are always available at lunch times in either G27 or G29

If you cannot get something printed yourself, you can ask DT a teacher but not on the day it’s due!

You can contact your teacher via e mail on the address below

Ms Inglis missheleninglis@gmail.com

Cycle 2, Week 1Task 1:

Improve on your answers to cycle 1 week 2 home work, this type of question will always be in your exam.

Products are often designed with a user in mind.Choose a target user from the list below. Circle your choice.

TODDLER AGED 2-3 TEENAGER ELDERLY PERSON

Name a product you could design for the user you have chosen.You will be asked to create a design for this product later so think of something simple you ACTUALLY KNOW how to make, not a rocket, or a car, a sofa, mobile phone etc think about materials and machines you have used, what could you make in school? Keep it SIMPLE

Product .........................................................

1 (a) Give three different design criteria which will make your product suitable for theuser.

Give one reason (explain) for each design criteria.An example is given for you.

Design criteria reasonShould be lightweight

So it can be easily transported

Teacher Feedback for Week 1

Week 2:

MaterialsName three types of each material

Hardwoods Thermoplastics Non-ferrous metals

Manufactured boards

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

(1 Mark per correct material)

Teacher Feedback for Week 2

Week 3: FinishesFinishes are often applied to products, for example varnish is applied to a dining room table to protect the wood and give an appealing look

Identify a product and a finish to be applied.

Product .........................................................................................................................

Finish ...........................................................................................................................(1 mark)

Give two detailed reasons why a finish is applied to a product.1 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(2 marks)2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(2 marks)

STOCKFORMSMaterials are sold in a range of standard shapes, sizes and forms, for example Plywood is sold in sheets

Identify a material.

Give an example of a stock form it is available in.

Material ........................................................................................................................

Stock form ....................................................................................................................(1 mark)

Explain why materials are available in stock forms.

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Teacher Feedback for Week 3

Week 4: Environmental IssuesExplain what each word means in relation to environmental issues.

The 6 R’sWord Explain what each word means in relation to

environmental issuesReuse

(2 marks)Recycle

(2 marks)Reduce

(2 marks)Repair

(2 marks)Refuse

(2 marks)

Rethink

(2 marks)

Teacher Feedback for Week 3

Week 5: Carbon Footprint

Products have a carbon footprint

Select one of the products shown above.Explain what contributes to its carbon footprint.

Product...................................................................................................

Explanation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(3 marks)

Describe two ways to reduce a product’s carbon footprint.

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Teacher Feedback for Week 5

Cycle 2 Week 6Product Evolution

Stove kettle Cordless electric kettle

Identify two different design features from the pictures shown above to explain how kettles have changed over time

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Teacher Feedback for Week 6