Mock exam prep intro and design section

1. Match the
product
with it’s
inspiration
from
nature..

2. Product Design
Real exam is 2 hours – worth 40% of your final
grade – you will sit this in June 2018.
Mock Exam is 1 hour – will be entered as your
end of Year 10 grade for reports.
Section A = Design and Section B = Theory.
A theme is given 2 months before the real exam
Theme for Mock Exam:
Pattern and structure found in
nature can inspire the design
and manufacture of products
http://filestore.aqa.org.u
k/subjects/AQA-45551-
QP-JUN13.PDF
Mock
Exam date:
Tues 13th
June

3. Biomimicry
DEFINITION:
Biomimicry is the examination of
nature; it’s aesthetics, systems,
processes and elements in order to
inspire designers to solve human
problems.
Aesthetic – being inspired by how it
looks
Functional – being inspired by how it
works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4vq8ci4RTUs

4. In 1941 Swiss engineer Georges de
Mestral was walking his dog through a
field, when he realised that the dog’s
fur and his trousers had numerous burrs
attached to them. Burrs have natural
hooks that attach to almost any type of
fur and also textiles. A consequence of
this event, is that he invented velcro

5. When viewed through a powerful
microscope, shark skin is constructed of
overlapping scales. Nature through
evolution, has ensured that water flows over
the scales extremely efficiently, helping the
shark to reach high speeds.
Australian designers studied this natural
efficiency and applied the same principles to
swimsuits and boat hulls. The swimsuits
were so effective in international
competition, that they are now banned.
The scaly pangolin inspired the design of the
Waterloo International Terminal. The layout and
movement of the glass panels, allow the surge in
air pressure from trains entering the station, to
efficiently and safely dissipate / escape.
The movement of the scales of the pangolin,
allow air to circulate, regulating its temperature.

6. Products
Inspired by
Honeycomb

7. Products
Inspired by
Flowers

8. Products
Inspired by
Bones

9. Products Inspired
by Fish

10. Your Task
Design Section…
•Choose one of the pages in front of you to use as
your inspiration.
•Design 2 different ideas for a lampshade
inspired by that part of nature.
•Now choose a different inspiration page.
•Design 2 different ideas for a drinking
cup.
Aesthetic –
being
inspired by
how it looks
Functional –
being
inspired by
how it
works

11. Doing your best in the
exam..