This document contains instructions and prompts for various design and engineering exercises, including analyzing products, identifying odd ones out, mind mapping manufacturing materials and techniques, performing a product properties analysis, developing concepts for product improvements using bio-mimetics, and identifying safety symbols. Students are asked to choose specific products or materials and provide details, explanations, sketches and concepts in response to the different prompts.

1. Accelerated LearningAccelerated Learning
It’s all about sharing what you knowIt’s all about sharing what you know
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2. Odd One OutOdd One Out
Play HousePlay House
Choose one of these products and give threethree reasons
why you think it is the odd one out
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3. Manufacturing...Manufacturing...
Products are manufactured from three main materials
• Woods
• Metals
• Polymers
This is achieved through three main processes
• Deformation
• Wastage
• Fabrication
Choose One Material and
Mind Map as many tools & techniques and as much
detail as you can think off or find out about.
(15 mins)
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4. Odd One OutOdd One Out
KettleKettle
Choose one of these products and give threethree reasons
why you think it is the odd one out
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5. Product Analysis MatrixProduct Analysis Matrix
(20 mins)(20 mins)
1. Choose a product and complete a ‘Product Properties Analysis’
2. For each property identified write at least one sentence
explaining why it is relevant to either the function aesthetic
or manufacture of the product.
3. Sketch and label any ergonomic features of the product.
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6. Odd One OutOdd One Out
ErgonomicsErgonomics
Choose one of these products and give threethree reasons
why you think it is the odd one out
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PP ABS PC

7. Examples of bio-memeticsExamples of bio-memetics
Engineering Design From NatureEngineering Design From Nature
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8. Bio-memeticsBio-memetics
Designers and Engineers are now turning to nature to
find innovative solutions to design and
engineering problems.
For any one of the products in this PowerPoint
develop a concept for a product improvement based
on the principals of Bio-mimetics.
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9. Safety SymbolsSafety Symbols
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10. Safety SymbolsSafety Symbols
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