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The main aim of this unit is for pupils to learn about the work of designers and engineers who have influenced the development of products today and in the past.
There is a choice of three design and make assignments (DMAs) on the themes:
- In the style of (resistant materials and/or textiles)
- Times past (resistant materials and/or textiles)
- Dedicated to tradition (food)
These require pupils to develop products by considering how designers, architects, engineers and other innovators and makers work (today and in the past), and by looking at how culture and lifestyle influence products.
Pupils gain the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to carry out the DMA successfully through product evaluation activities and focused practical tasks. They:
- understand how other designers, engineers and makers work
- understand how the design of products is influenced by fashion, culture or lifestyle
- develop an awareness of design movements and influences which change a product over time
There are also opportunities for pupils to:
- discover that D&T can change people's lives
- develop an understanding of what influences and determines the quality of their, and other people's, lives
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