EYFS
- Find out about a range of technology
- Begin to think about uses and purposes of products.
- Represent their own ideas in various ways
KS1
- Use their knowledge of existing products and their own experience to help generate their ideas.
- Design products that have a purpose and are aimed at an intended user.
- Explain how their products will look and work through talking and simple annotated drawings.
- Understand and follow simple design criteria.
- Work in a range of relevant contexts.
LKS2
- Identify the design features of their products that will appeal to intended customers.
- Use their knowledge of a broad range of existing products to help generate their ideas.
- Design innovative and appealing products that have a clear purpose and are aimed at a specific user.
- Explain how particular parts of their products work.
- Use annotated sketches and cross-sectional drawings to develop and communicate their ideas.
- Explore different initial ideas before coming up with a final design.
- Start to explain their choice of materials and components including function and aesthetics.
- Test ideas out through using prototypes.
- Develop and follow simple design criteria.
- Work in a broader range of relevant contexts
UKS2
- Use research to inform and develop detailed design criteria.
- Use their knowledge of a broad range of existing products to help generate their ideas;
- Design products that have a clear purpose and indicate the design features of their products that will appeal to the intended user.
- Explain how particular parts of their products work;
- Use annotated sketches and cross-sectional drawings to develop and communicate their ideas.
- Generate a range of design ideas and clearly communicate final designs.
- Consider the availability and costings of resources.
- Work in a broad range of relevant contexts.