Product Design Printable worksheets and answers Practice exam

Product Design. Printable worksheets and answers.

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: Name the symbols below and give a reason why they are used? . Name & explanation ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ What does COSHH stand for? _______________________

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: Name & explanation Flammable Substance easily catch fire, keep area ventilated and away from a naked flame. Handling hot/sharp materials. Burning hands/fingers when working with hot materials. Cut hand when carrying sheet material such as steel or glass. Toxic Poisonous, if inhaled swallowed or if penetrates skin cause serious health problems or even death. Use correct PPE when in use. Eye protection must be worn. Dust, swarf or sparks might get into eyes. Hazardous / danger to the environment Chemicals that may present an immediate or delayed danger to one or more components of the environment Ear Defenders. To prevent damaged hearing from repetitive or continuous loud noise. Corrosive Substance that is dangerous to the tissues inc skin and eyes. Use correct PPE when in use. Foot protection. Steel toe capped boots, to prevent toes and feet from being crushed by falling materials and equipment. What does COSHH stand for? Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: Which of the following items shown below are manufactured through a one-off production technique, batch, continuous or mass production?

Productions Methods: Single Batch Continuous

Important logos used on packaging? Choking hazard This logo is used on packaging to warn parents about the potential hazards of choking. Recycling This logo is used on packaging to encourage consumers to recycle the packaging after use. British Standards This logo is used to show consumers that the product is fit for sale in Britain European standards This logo is used to show consumers that the product is fit for sale in Europe Keep Britain tidy This logo is used to encourage consumers not to drop litter but to bin it. Barcode This is often on packaging to help retailers. This stores product information such as price.

Important logos used on packaging? Recycling This logo is used on packaging to encourage consumers to recycle the packaging after use. Choking hazard This logo is used on packaging to warn parents about the potential hazards of choking. Keep Britain tidy This logo is used to encourage consumers not to drop litter but to bin it. Barcode This is often on packaging to help retailers. This stores product information such as price. British Standards This logo is used to show consumers that the product is fit for sale in Britain European standards This logo is used to show consumers that the product is fit for sale in Europe

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: This question is concerned with symbols found on packaging. Complete the table below by explaining each of the symbols. Meaning and purpose _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ ____________ _________________________________ ______

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: This question is concerned with symbols found on packaging. Complete the table below by explaining each of the symbols. Meaning and purpose A symbol that is occasionally seen on packaging is the Fair Trade symbol. This means that the contents of the package has been produced in the Third World and that the producer (ie. the farmer) has received a fair and realistic price. It also means that the produce is not from countries whose Governments help their industry / agriculture undercut those of much poorer countries by giving them subsidises. The estimated sign of weight in a pack. The registered trademark symbol, designated by ® (the circled "R"), is a symbol used to provide notice that the preceding mark is a trademark or service mark that has been registered with a national trademark office. [1] In some countries, including China, it is against the law to use the registered trademark symbol for a mark that is not officially registered in any country. [1] The copyright symbol, or copyright sign, designated by © (a circled "C"), is the symbol used in copyright notices for works other than sound recordings (which are indicated with the ℗ symbol). The use of the symbol is described in United States copyright law, [1] and, internationally, by the Universal Copyright Convention. [2] The C stands for copyright. Anti litter campaign. Keep Britain Tidy is a British campaign run by the Keep Britain Tidy environmental charity, [1] which is part funded by the UK government. The majority of their campaigning is around the issue of litter. They have been using "Keep Britain Tidy" as their slogan for almost fifty years. They describe their mission as being "To create effective action by our targeted groups to achieve a sustained improvement in local environmental quality and reduce anti-social behaviour".

Tessellation Practice exam - Answer the following questions: pages 70 onwards Tessellation is the arrangement of a surface development that reduces waste to an absolute minimum. Show you would set up the layout of your 2 D Design page of the shape / pattern below so it can be lasercut. Remember YOU NEED TO KEEP WASTE TO A MINIMUM!!

Plan of Making / Flowchart 1. _________ A ‘flow chart’ is an applied system for ensuring quality control and project planning. Name the following flow chart symbols: __________________ 2. Produce a flow chart using the symbols to complete a simple task like brushing your teeth.

Flow chart symbols Start or end of the process Decision or check Process (something you will do) Input/output (something that will need to be added or taken away)

Name: Name: Name: Process: Process: Process: Name: Name: Process: Process:

Drawing Board - provides a smooth, flat surface for drawing - holds paper in place - some have a groove for the T-square Pair of Dividers - marking distances accurately - two steel points T-square - drawing horizontal lines - good for drawing parallel lines French Curves - drawing curved lines - different sizes of curves moulded in plastic Gouache Paint - comes as paste in tubes - thick, opaque finish - thinned with water for different shades and colourwashes Parallel motion - drawing parallel lines - replaces a T-square - may be built in to a drawing board Flexi Curve - bent to desired shape for special lines - flexible plastic, with a soft metal core Acrylic Paint - opaque - dries quickly, water resistant when dry - work on most materials eg plastic - thinned with water for colourwashes Set Square - one used to draw 45° and 90° angles - one used to draw 90°, 60° and 30° angles Graphite Pencils - available from 9 H (very hard) to 9 B (very soft) - softer pencils used to add darker tones to drawings - harder pencils good for technical drawings Spray paint - good for painting 3 D models - good ventilation needed Protractor - measuring angles - circular or semi-circular Coloured Pencils - good for flat areas of colour - available in many colours - water soluble pencils used to blend colours Chalks and Pastels - good for large areas of colour - good for tones and shades - not suitable for detail Compasses - drawing circles and arcs - pencil lead and steel point Markers - water-based - non permanent, do not bleed, can give streaky finish - spirit-based - permanent, need bleedproof paper, waterproof - different nib shapes eg round, brush, square Steel Rule -for measuring and marking accurately Watercolour Paint - comes as paste in tubes, or solid blocks - thinned with water for different shades - good for applying colourwashes

Practice exam - Answer the following questions: Explain what sustainability means and give an example: ____________________________________________________________________________________ The 6 R’s – match the word to the explanation. RETHINK Reprocess a material or product and make something else. REUSE When a product breaks down or doesn’t work properly, try to fix it. RECYCLE Do we make too many products? Design in a way that considers people and the environment. REPAIR Cut down the amount of material and energy you use as much as you can. REDUCE Don’t use a material or buy a product if you don’t need it or if it’s bad for people or the environment. REFUSE Use a product to make something else with all or parts of it.