D&T Product Design Medium Term
Plan: Module 3: – Jewellery (pewter casting)
Module 3: Project – Jewellery
(pewter casting) |
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Sequence of Lessons |
Theme/Aims |
Key Activities |
Resources |
Student Outcomes |
Assessment Opportunities |
Key Vocabulary |
1 |
Introduction
to the jewellery project |
Rich
picture – needs of the client. Research types of jewellery and why people
wear it. Looking at the materials and exemplars. |
Internet
catalogues. Pewter and exemplars. |
Rich
picture (bubble chart) |
Detail of
research |
Client,
styles, fashion, culture. Pewter. |
2 |
Initial
ideas and modelling |
Sketching,
rendering, card or MDF modelling of best design |
MDF,
card. |
Sketches
and models |
Creativity |
Rendering |
3 |
Working
drawing and plan for production. |
Drawing
best design and producing a template. Flow chart to show production stages. |
Display
board to show stages. |
Final
drawing and template. Flowchart and sketches of production. |
Quality
of design work. |
Template. |
4 |
Construction |
Demonstration
of the casting process and production of the mould (die). Making the die.
Pouring the metal. |
Casting
equipment, pewter. Acrylic shapes. |
The die
and the product. |
Accuracy. |
Mould,
die, casting. |
5 |
Finishing |
Fettling,
filing and polishing. |
Abrasives
and metal polish. |
Polished
complete product. |
Quality
of finish and creativity. |
Abrasives.
Fettle. |
6 |
Testing
and evaluation. |
Evaluate
by market research. Complete evaluation using a design frame. Manufacturing methods outlined. |
Survey
sheets. Design frame – Evaluation. |
Completed
survey and pie charts. Summarise findings orally or written. |
Completion
of effective market research. End of project test. |
Market
research, survey. |