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Properties of paper and card

I can describe simple properties of paper and card in my designs.

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Properties of paper and card

I can describe simple properties of paper and card in my designs.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Card is made of different layers of paper and comes from trees.
  2. Card is used to make greetings cards because it is strong, sturdy, not too expensive and easy to decorate.
  3. Final designs consider users, materials and equipment to organise product design.

Keywords

  • Properties - words to describe what a material is like

  • Material - what an object is made from

  • Sturdy - strong and hard wearing

  • User - the person who the object is designed for

Common misconception

All paper and card comes from trees.

Some paper and card can be from recyclable materials


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Range of paper and card / greetings cards to expore.
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Equipment

pencil, paper, worksheet, range of paper/card and greetings cards to explore

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Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - equipment
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Supervision

Adult supervision required

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Lesson video

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4 Questions

Q1.
A lever and slider are types of ...
pivots
Correct answer: mechanisms
slots
bridges
Q2.
The person who the card is made for is called the user.
Correct answer: true
false
Q3.
What is an interactive card?
a card with a picture
Correct answer: a card with lights
a card with words
Correct answer: a card that has moving parts
Q4.
To disassemble an interactive card, you are looking at ...
what the user wants from a card
Correct answer: the different parts of the card
Correct answer: how the card works
designing ideas

4 Questions

Q1.
Slider mechanisms are different to lever mechanisms because ...
Correct answer: they do not have a pivot point
they do have a pivot point
they have more than one pivot point
Q2.
Match the keywords to their definitions
Correct Answer:properties,words to describe what a material is like
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words to describe what a material is like

Correct Answer:material,what an object is made from
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what an object is made from

Correct Answer:sturdy,strong and hard wearing
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strong and hard wearing

Correct Answer:user,the person who the object is designed for
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the person who the object is designed for

Q3.
A design specification is very important. It tells the designer …
what someone wants
what the designer wants
Correct answer: what the user wants
Q4.
Card is made from different layers of ...
tracing paper
Correct answer: paper
card
felt

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