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WorksheetsYear 8- Material Technology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The meaning of sustainability in relation to design is:
Ideas, customs, and social behaviour.
Meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. eg including recycled items in our design.
To create a design that used all new materials.
Creating a keepsake item.
Why is it so important to know the design brief before you start creating?
So that you know what is required of you and you can work towards a clear goal. It will save you time in the end.
It isn't really, just start an see what happens.
It will take longer, you don't need to worry about it.
Because it helps you to create a sustainable project, you must complete a design brief to be sustainable.
What is the importance of looking at the assessment marking criteria?
It will often give me more clarity around what the question is asking of me.
So that I can see how many marks each question is worth. This will help me to know how much time to spend on each section.
It helps me to see how I can get marks. This is what my teacher will use to mark my assessment.
All of the above.
What is meant by a target customer or target market?
A person, company, organization or group that requires the talents of an engineer or designer to develop a solution.
People who will use the design.
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of the stakeholders.
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must to to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
Designer
A person, company, organization or group that requires the talents of an engineer or designer to develop a solution.
The creative person who is designing a solution to the problem or opportunity
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must to to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of the stakeholders.
Why is it important to measure our resin very carefully?
This makes it very sustainable.
So that it doesn't make a mess.
So that you can tell everyone that you did it correctly.
So that it will set/harden without being sticky.
A team of engineers is asked to design a scooter for less than $30. They decide that they will only use recycled materials. Which of the following is the team’s constraint?
Designed to appeal to kids.
Made out of recycled materials.
Cost less than $30 to produce.
They must make a bike.
Which word best describes a constraint?
Option
Opportunity
Limitation
Goal
Which of these might be a keepsake jewellery item ? (HINT two correct answers)
My grandmothers ring.
A necklace I purchased at a $2 shop yesterday.
Earrings from my favourite shop.
A necklace that I purchased from a holiday overseas when I was younger. It is special to me as it reminds me of the time with my family.
What is the main goal of the design process?
To write reports
To make things
To make charts and graphs
To find solutions to problems
