Year 9 · Design and technology · beta

Developments in new materials: supporting new parents

In this unit, pupils will develop knowledge of smart and modern materials and apply this to designing a product to support new parents. They will develop strategies for generating ideas by investigating a specific context.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

Pupils can emapthise when designing
Pupils can identify users needs and wants
Pupils can use different research techniques
Pupils can identify the desireable material properties for a design

Source curriculum references

Understand developments in design and technology, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologists.
Develop and communicate design ideas using annotated sketches, detailed plans, 3-D and mathematical modelling, oral and digital presentations and computer-based tools.
Test, evaluate and refine their ideas and products against a specification, taking into account the views of intended users and other interested groups.
Develop specifications to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that respond to needs in a variety of situations.
Select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients, taking into account their properties.
Understand and use the properties of materials and the performance of structural elements to achieve functioning solutions.
Use a variety of approaches, to generate creative ideas and avoid stereotypical responses.
Investigate new and emerging technologies.

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