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1. The technological process
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4.9.
Evaluating and checking
At this stage in the process, we need to analyse the result in detail. To do this, we
look at different aspects of our product that will help us to improve it. Here are
some possible questions, but you can probably think of many more.
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Appearance
: Analyse the aesthetic aspects of the object. Could you improve
it? Is it appropriate for the environment that it is designed for? Will people
use it?
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Use
: Does it work? Is it easy to use?
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Materials
: Are they reusable? Could they be reusable? Could you make the
same object with cheaper materials? Is it easy to produce the object with these
materials?
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Durability
: How long will the object last? Is it likely to break easily?
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Maintenance
: What do you need in order to keep the object in good condition?
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Safety
: Are there any risks associated with using this object? Are any of its parts
flammable or poisonous?
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Possible modifications
: Based on your answers to these questions, we should
go on to improve our design.
Apply
29.
Hand in a clean and neat
building report with its
table of contents,
numbered pages and
additional information
(plans, progress status
sheets, estimate, etc.).
Don’t forget to sign it.
Testing an irrigation system
Apply
26.
Think of a product and write three more questions about the quality
of the product. If it were an item of clothing, what questions would
you ask?
Create
27.
Give a presentation of your project to the class. Explain in detail the
most important features. Imagine you were presenting to a possible
buyer. Therefore, your presentation should be professional.
Evaluate
28.
Using F.A.C.E. values, evaluate all the class projects.
The technological process
consists of the following
stages:
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Approach and analysis of
needs.
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Collecting information and
analysing previous cases.
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Designing the individual idea.
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Coming together and choosing
thebest solution.
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Developing solutions.
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Planning group work.
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Makingaproductionestimate.
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Building and testing.
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Evaluating and checking.
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Writing a building report.
Key concepts
4.10.
Writing a building report
Using all the documents written during the construction process, we write a report
on the construction of the object. We need to add the following documents:
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Front page for the project
: names of all the group members, name of the
school, group, year and title of the project.
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Table of contents
: a list of the report contents and page numbers.
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Incident report
: a description of the problems you had and how you solved
them.
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Instructions on how to use and maintain the object.
The report is used to explain the processes you followed. The idea is that someone
else could understand and repeat the project.
We write the building report at the end, but it goes first in the final project
report.
We can write a plan for recycling / reusing the materials used in the project, once
it’s finished, and add it to the report.
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