Technology Lesson Planning Sheet
					version :7.5	24-May-04
Teacher	S Nicholson		Subject	GPS Product Design (Project 1)
Teaching group		10L/M	BromCom Code
				(if different from teaching group label)
Day	Monday/Friday		Date		Lesson No.:	7-9 of 39
Topic	Research Info & Context 2		NC ref / SoW ref:		Key Stage 4
Learning Objective(s)		(by the end of this lessons pupils should understand / know / be able to…)
Compare different product styles and discuss their merits
Analyse production constraints and decide how that would affect product design
Analyse the significance of the "Golden Section / Mean" - ratio 1 : 1.618 and "symmetry" in good product design
Review the use of various materials and construction methods
Determine the form of product you would prefer to design
Special Needs / differentiation
All must…	all should choose the basic aspects to incorporate within their design, on the sheets produced
Most should	most should choose the main aspects with annotation to incorporate within their design, on the sheets produced
Some should	some should in addition, choose a form / style and note constraints with a view to promoting their ideas
Literacy			I.C.T.		Numeracy
Annotation		y	CAD	y	Averages	o
Answering Q in full sentences		o	Databases	o	Calculations (general)	o
Crossword / Wordsearch		o	Internet use	o	Graph drawing; scales	o
Keywords		o	Spreadsheets	o	Interpretting Data	o
Labelling diagrams		y	Word Processing	o	Measuring	o
Reading books / worksheets		o	Other	o	Other	o
Writing frames		o
Other (give details)
Starter Activity
Write the Homework in your diary
Get out last week's homework
List and/or thumbnail sketch as many different strategies used to rescue individuals from a wilderness situation. (15 minutes)
Homework	Write a survey and ask family and friends to answer it in relation to the use of and potential popularity of such products - identify the target market
Due in :	next week
Main Lesson Activities
Homework check. Review last week / session topic
Gallery review of last weeks homework -discuss responses received from making direct contacts with manufacturers and supplyers
Complete a research sheet on solar energy for provision of electrical power, wind up generators and batteries.
Produce a research sheet on control surfaces, switch functions and ergonomics, and a further sheet on the forms the device may or may not take
Produce a research sheet on control surfaces, switch functions and ergonomics, and a further sheet on the forms the device may or may not take
Plenary	Discuss which complementary colours are preferred by the group for using with their product - small group Q+A session on implications.
Learning Checks / assessment & summary
Discussion with pupils			o	Q/A session with whole class		y
Looking at folders / written and sketched work			y	Test		o
Practical outcome			y
Other
Evaluation of the lesson may be found on the reverse of this lesson plan				Key: o = possible,     y = included,   ? = may be