Introduction to the technological process for the class of bilingual ESO Technology.

1. THE TECHNOLOGICAL
PROCESS
Developing a technological object

2. TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS
 Is the work method used by technology.
 Consists of the ordered sequence of steps
that must be followed in order to satisfy a
need or solve a problem.
NEED
OR
PROBLEM
TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS SOLUTION

3. PHASES
 Describing and analyzing the need or
problem.
 Searching for information.
 Generating and selecting ideas.
 Executing the design.
 Evaluating.

4. DESCRIBING AND ANALYZING
THE NEED OR PROBLEM
 Identify precisely the need or problem
 Define clearly the conditions the solution
must fulfil

5. EXAMPLE: THE PENCIL CASE
 Design problem:
disordered crayons
 Design brief:
 Pencil case to store
drawing materials.
 Needs to be cheap, easy
to construct, safe and
made of recycled
materials.

6. SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
 Explore different existing design ideas and
solutions which solve the problem or need.
 You can use books, catalogues, experts, the
internet…

7. THE PENCIL CASE

8. GENERATING AND SELECTING
IDEAS
 Create new ideas or consider one or more of
the existing solutions
 Use a rich picture
 Propose solution : sketching
 Best idea selection: technical drawing

9. RICH PICTURE

10. THE PENSIL CASE
 Proposed solutions:
sketches
 Best idea selection:
technical drawings

11. EXECUTING THE DESIGN
 Plan the work:
 draft a work plan which specifies the tasks that
must be completed and the resources needed to
complete them
 Build the object.

12. THE PENCIL CASE

13. THE PENCIL CASE

14. EVALUATING
 Check the object.
 Does it solve the problem?
 Yes: that’s great
 No: what’s wrong with it?

15. THE PENCIL CASE

16. DOCUMENTIG THE PROCESS:
THE PROJECT REPORT
 After finishing the process
 Collects all the
documentation about the
process
 Describes both the process
followed and the result
obtained
 Goals:
 Explain the method used
 Show the solution obtained