Year 9 Product Design

Term 

What are we learning 

Rotation 18 weeks  

The Iterative Design Process 

Workshop Safety 

Use of CAD/CAM 

Skills Building 

During their product design rotation as part of design and technology the students will go through the iterative design process to design, test and manufacture a trinket box inspired by a particular design movement. Students will use a variety of different manufacturing methods ranging from hand tools to machines to computer aided manufacture.  

The students will get to be introduced to a design brief and create a basic specification before analysing different products to see what it means to produce high-quality work. 

Students will practice different wooden joints as part of a skillset workshop, evaluate their chosen joint and then start to mark out and manufacture their trinket box using the skills that they have learnt in both prior years and in the skillset workshop.  

Nearing the end of their rotation, students will be taught how to use computer software to design and manufacture an acrylic lid for their boxes inspired by their chosen design movement. To ensure a high-quality finish, students will be expected to add components to their boxes (latches and hinges) as well as to apply a suitable surface finish. 

Throughout their rotation, students are shown how to safely work in the workshop and with the tools that they use. 

Links 

Designing and making principles - GCSE Design and Technology Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize