The students will focus on the properties of plastic, both working and physical. Students will gain an understanding about the industrial production and explore how plastic products are made in factories.
Students will learn about sustainability, and the effect that plastic can have on the environment if not disposed of properly.
Students will also learn how to write a design brief and specification and then manufacture their design.
The practical element is to design and make an acrylic clock by cutting, shaping and attaching pieces together that will be based around a design movement of the students choice.
Sustainability term used to describe the process of re using materials to manufacture new products.
Rather than throwing a broken something away, repairing it will help save a new product being manufactured.
Trying to use less materials when making a product.
The mentality of refusing to buy products that do not seem worthwhile.
Is there a smarter, more economical way to make this item?
Finding a different way to use a product once its initial purpose has finished.
A type of plastic that is difficult to recycle as it can not be heated and remolded into another shape.
A type of plastic that is easy to recycle due to its ability to be reheated and molded into a different shape.
Usually based around the design of the current time, design movements range from era to era, using the work of influential artists and designers. Some design movements include; Pop Art, Art Nouveau and Post Modernism.
Being the most used material in the world, plastic is important to understand. This includes where it comes from and how it is made, but also its impact on society if not disposed of properly.
Students will be able to share ways to help each other use the material, as well promote a sustainable working and learning community.
In this project, students will be creating a link toy, with their own design influence, out of wood. They will be using workshop tools and machinery to create a movable connected toy. The emphasis will be on following the manufactured plans closely and to close tolerances to ensure that the toy is able to pivot effectively.
Students will recap knowledge from year 7 about wood as a material and how it can be identified, as well as its uses.
This will help improve confidence with simple hand tools and workshop equipment to hopefully further develop an enjoyment of the subject. It will teach patience and desire to produce something worthwhile and working.
Students will be able to work with one another to ensure measurements are being followed. This will develop bonds and partnership within the workshop.
Students will be shown how to solder using the equipment safely and efficiently. The project involves constructing a circuit board using the assembly instructions provided to create a dark activated night light.
Students will be able to develop practical skills of a more delicate nature and be responsible for identifying any issues in the PCB that may need correcting.
A base will be made using the Vacuum Former, out of High Impact Polystyrene to hold the circuit safely.
The top of the night light will be designed on CAD software, 2D Design, to be cut out on the laser cutter from translucent acrylic.
A manufacturing technique that commonly uses thermoplastics to create products. The plastic is heated and pressed over a mold while the air is removed. This allows the plastic to form perfectly over the mold.
The Printed Circuit Board is what holds all the components in the correct place so our electronic devices work as they should.
The Light Emitting Diode is the component that will be the light source. It is different to a bulb.
The Light Dependent Resister measures the light, and will decide if it is dark or light enough to turn on the LED.
A device used to amplify electrical signals or power.
This component stores potential power in the circuit and releases it when needed.
Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Manufacture
A material that only lets light partially through it.
Student will develop confidence in working with electronics which as the future gets more technical, will be a key skill. Also, students will get a look at, and opportunity to use CAD and CAM, an important part of the future.
Students will be working as pairs for the technical side of this project, being able to support and guide one another to complete the circuit board.