Design Technology KS4 Vocab

Advantage

A positive point (good)

Disadvantage

A negative point (bad)

Benefit

An advantage gained from something

Impact

An effect or influence on something – good or bad

Suitability

Being right or appropriate for someone or something

Consumer

The person buying the product

Source

Where a material originally comes from

Manufacture

The making of a product in a factory

Design strategy

A process to follow to help designing. E.g. Collaborative

Properties

Words to describe physical and mechanical features of materials such as strength and hardness

Characteristics

Words to describe features of a material such as colour, texture and surface finish

Innovative feature

A new, creative part of a design or product

Aesthetics

The appearance of a design or product. E.g. Colour, shape

Function

How well something works

Control measure

To make sure something is safe

Exam Command Words

State/Name

Give an example (Factual)

Describe

A detailed account

Explain

Give reasons for how or why

Analyse/Discuss

Reasons for or against

Evaluate

Make a judgement using good and bad points

Calculate

Create a sum