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| Unit 7C Using ICT
to support researching and designing |
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| Knowledge,
skills and understanding |
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About the unit
Through this unit,
pupils should be able to:
- learn the advantages
and disadvantages of using ICT to develop and model designs
- use ICT when
generating, developing, modelling and communicating design ideas
- use 2-D draw/paint software to produce accurate drawings and high-quality images
- recognise that
all software programs have preset patterns and limitations
- access existing
computer databases to look for information on materials/ingredients
and processes use spreadsheets for modelling
- learn that 3-D
modelling software can create realistic representations of finished
product.
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Product evaluation
Organise a range
of activities that give pupils an opportunity to:
- familiarise themselves
with the forms of ICT used in design and technology
- appreciate the
advantages of using ICT when developing designs.
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Design and make
assignment
During the DMA, pupils
would be expected to:
- show an awareness
of resources as a constraint
- develop criteria
for purposeful and responsible use of resources
- suggest different
materials/ingredients that might be used and alternative ways of working
- use spreadsheets
for comparative costings
- discuss, draw
and model ideas in 2-D and 3-D
- prepare an ordered
sequence for managing the task
- make products
using appropriate materials and methods.
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DMAs
7C
Stencils you like; Sports drink; Maze game
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