Design and Mechanisms Quiz

What is a design brief?

• An explanation of the materials you will use including details about their size, shape and texture

• A letter selling you a product from a specific supermarket

• A description of what you are going to design and make, including how it will work

• The profile of a specific person or group of people that the product will be used by

What is a list of design criteria?

• Contains the customers personal information

• Explains the specific details about an existing product

• Outlines where in the world the product will be stored

• Explains what the product needs to be achieve to be successful

What is a mechanism?

• Parts of an object that move together

• Parts of an object that attach to each other

• Parts of an object. That conduct electricity

• Parts of an object that slot together

What movement do sliders create?

• Spinning

• Side-to-side

• Pop-up

• Spring action

What is an input?

• When a person or a machine makes a noise

• The energy that is used to start something working

• How a product functions

• Electrical energy only

What is an output?

• When you place an object outside

• The moment a product fails to work

• Movement that happens as a result of starting the input

• When a movement stops after pressing the input

What is a prototype?

• The final product that will be manufactured and sold in the shops

• The accurate measurements of a product

• A list of all the components, materials and fixings needed to assemble the product

• A simple model that lets you test your idea showing how it will look and work

What is a template?

• A frame for pictures or important letters to be stored inside

• The method for joining two pieces of material together

• A stencil you use to help you draw the same shape more easily onto different materials

• A cookie cutter

What is an exploded-diagram?

• Used to illustrate how different parts of a product fit together

• Displays all components of a product from above

• Demonstrates how a product will fit inside the packaging

• Gives information about materials and where to use them

Draw and explain the mechanism needed for the fish to jump into the opposite/adjacent facing tank