Design and Technology
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Level 1 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will plan and make simple things with help talking about their work and what they are doing. |
| 1.1 I can generate ideas and recognise characteristics of familiar products |
| 1.2 I can contribute to plans that put my ideas into practice |
| 1.3 I can describe what I want to do using pictures and words |
| 1.4 I can explain what I'm making |
| 1.5 I can identify simple tools relevant to my work |
| 1.6 I can use simple tools and materials to support my work |
| 1.7 I can talk about my own and other people's work |
| 1.8 I can say how my product works |
Level 2 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will generate ideas and carry out a plan to make something, evaluating their work in simple terms. |
| 1.1 I can generate ideas |
| 1.2 I can sequence steps in a plan |
| 1.3 I can decide how to use materials and components using my experience |
| 1.4 I can describe my design using models, pictures and words |
| 1.5 I can select appropriate tools, techniques and materials |
| 1.6 I can explain my choices |
| 1.7 I can make things from components and materials using tools |
| 1.8 I can say what went well in my work |
| 1.9 I can suggest how to make my work better in future |
Level 3 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
Level 4 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
Level 5 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will use a range of research and development techniques to inform detailed plans that support high quality product outcomes fit for specific purposes. |
| 1.1 I can develop ideas by drawing on and using a range of sources of information |
| 1.2 I can clarify my ideas through discussion, drawing and modelling |
| 1.3 I can explain aesthetic and economic aspects of my work |
| 1.4 I can incorporate the culture and society reflected in familiar products in my own work |
| 1.5 I can identify constraints on my work |
| 1.6 I can make modifications to my own detailed plans as appropriate |
| 1.7 I can work with some precision using a range of equipment and materials |
| 1.8 I can check my work as it develops, solving problems as necessary |
| 1.9 I can objectively test and evaluate my products in relation to fitness for purpose |
Level 6 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will respond creatively to briefs taking into account the form and function of familiar products in plans that lead to products that are to a degree creative and generally fit for purpose. |
| 1.1 I can draw on a range of of sources of information demonstrating that I understand the form and function of familair products |
| 1.2 I can explore and test my ideas creatively in response to a design brief |
| 1.3 I can develop detailed criteria for my products and use these to explore proposals |
| 1.4 I can respond effectively to multi-dimensional problems |
| 1.5 I can modify my approach based on learning from other people's work |
| 1.6 I can produce plans that outline alternative methods |
| 1.7 I can work with a range of tools and materials based on understanding their characteristics |
| 1.8 I can use on-going evaluation to improve my methods and products |
| 1.9 I can evaluate how effectively I have used the information sources at my disposal |
Level 7 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will use a wide range of appropriate sources of information to develop ideas, investigating form, function and production processes before communicating ideas, using a variety of media. |
| 1.1 I can recognise the different needs of a range of users when developing a fully realistic design. |
| 1.2 I can produce plans that predict the time needed to carry out the main stages of making products. |
| 1.3 I can work with a range of tools, materials, equipment, components and processes, taking full account of their characteristics. |
| 1.4 I can adapt my methods of manufacture to changing circumstances. |
| 1.5 I can provide a sound explanation for any change from the design proposal. |
| 1.6 I can select appropriate techniques to evaluate how my products will perform in use. |
| 1.7 I can modify products in the light of evaluation to improve their performance. |
Level 8 Unit 1 - Design & Technology
1. The learner will fully develop planning models identifying solutions to conflicting demands and new contexts that result in high quality products. |
| 1.1 I can fully develop and model appropriate ideas using a range of strategies |
| 1.2 I can identify conflicting demands on a product and respond creatively |
| 1.3 I can make decisions independently based on my knowledge of tools, materials and techniques |
| 1.4 I can draw on my past work and the work of others and apply this to new contexts |
| 1.5 I can work with precision to ensure high quality products |
| 1.6 I can solve technical problems using accurate testing |
| 1.7 I can identify a broad range of criteria for evaluating my products |
| 1.8 I can relate my product outcomes to environmental, ethical, and social and cultural needs |
Level 9 Exceptional Performance Unit 1 - Design & Technology
