St Martins School Design and Technology
Year 8
Puzzles and Games Classwork
Self Assessment At the start of the module – How confident do I feel? (Tick the relevant box) 1 2 3 4 5 6
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At the end of the module – How confident do I feel now? 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Attitude to Learning
How am I working in Design Technology? Review 1
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Review 2 Target:
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Puzzles and Games The rules of a game
Play this game three times with a partner. Then write the rules below.
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Puzzles and Games Investigation We are going to investigate games and puzzles very carefully. We are going to find out what makes a great game and then design and make our own game. Design Context To promote environmental and ecological issues the government have commissioned schools to design products which have a ‘GREEN’ theme. Design Brief Design and make a game or puzzle which promotes environmental and ecological issues. Copy our mind map
Puzzles and Games Word puzzles Have a go at solving these ‘dingbats’ and then design your own. answer
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Puzzles and Games Specification Using the information you have gathered from your investigations make design decisions by completing the sentences below:I am going to design a game/puzzle (cross out one) My design will be based on the classic _______________________________________ I will use these materials to make my design _________________________________ Start your design here
______________________________________________________________________ I will use this ‘GREEN’ theme ______________________________________________ The product will be aimed at the __________________________________ age group. I will make it safe by ____________________________________________________ It will have the following features:- _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Puzzles and Games Record the tools, materials and processes you have used. Keep this table up to date. Tools Materials
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Puzzles and Games Evaluation Have you achieved the aims that you set out in your specification? Complete the statements. Are there any differences between your aims and your finished product? What happened? Why? I designed a game/puzzle (cross out one) My design is based on the classic ___________________________________________ IDraw useda these toproduct. make my design ____________________________________ picturematerials of your final _______________________________________________________________________ I used this ‘GREEN’ theme _________________________________________________ The product is suitable for the ____________________________________ age group. I made it safe by ________________________________________________________ It has the following features:- ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________