The document outlines a Year 8 packaging design curriculum, focusing on how to create packaging that protects products and attracts consumers. Students learn to design, evaluate, and create packaging nets, considering aesthetic and functional elements, while following specific assessment criteria for accuracy and creativity. The curriculum encourages students to select and improve design options and utilize tools like vacuum formers and line benders for practical applications.

1. Packaging
Design

2. Packaging net

3. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
When you go to buy a product why do you think the products are
packaged?
What is the purpose of this packaging?

4. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
How a product can be packaged and use to protect a
product
Learning outcome
That you are able to form a net that is large enough to fit
a product within and is able to protect it from damage.

5. Assessment criteria
Level 4 Drawing of net will be to a degree of accuracy including
glue tabs to form the packaging. Decorating of net will use even
rendering with no white areas and include some form of text to
advertise the product.
Level 5 Drawing of net will be to a fairly high degree of accuracy
and include the use of glue tabs with one acting as a closing
mechanism. Decorating of net will use consistent rendering and
include text to advertise the product.
Level 6 Drawing of net will be to a high degree of accuracy and
include the use of glue tabs and suitable closing mechanisms.
Decorating of net will be to a high degree of accuracy with
consistent rendering using in a creative way and include text and
other suitable information to advertise the product.

6. Year 8 – Packaging
Play the movies

7. Year 8 – Packaging
After having watched the video when you start to make your net
what will you need to consider and keep checking?

8. Year 8 – Packaging
A simple example

9. Year 8 – Packaging
A more complex example

10. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
How a product can be packaged and use to protect a
product
Learning outcome
That you are able to form a net that is large enough to fit
a product within and is able to protect it from damage.

11. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
When designing and drawing a net what pieces of information do
you need to know?
What is need to help form a net?
Describe the purpose of the slit and the sticking out tab on the
net.

12. Decorating a net

13. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
List what attracts you to want to buy a product, what does the
product use / display that makes you want to buy it?

14. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What can be added to a net to increase sales of a product
Learning outcome
You are able to understand and demonstrate what can be
added / developed on your net to make a product sell more.

15. Assessment criteria
Level 4 Drawing of net will be to a degree of accuracy including
glue tabs to form the packaging. Decorating of net will use even
rendering with no white areas and include some form of text to
advertise the product.
Level 5 Drawing of net will be to a fairly high degree of accuracy
and include the use of glue tabs with one acting as a closing
mechanism. Decorating of net will use consistent rendering and
include text to advertise the product.
Level 6 Drawing of net will be to a high degree of accuracy and
include the use of glue tabs and suitable closing mechanisms.
Decorating of net will be to a high degree of accuracy with
consistent rendering using in a creative way and include text and
other suitable information to advertise the product.

16. Year 8 – Packaging
Use the design sheet to come up with
three different ideas for your net.
What should the design include?
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17. Year 8 – Packaging
When decorating a net

18. Year 8 – Packaging
Example net decorated, what is the effect of adding a window?

19. Year 8 – Packaging
Rendering, what does this mean?
Describe three steps when rendering:
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2 -
3 –

20. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What can be added to a net to increase sales of a product
Learning outcome
You are able to understand and demonstrate what can be
added / developed on your net to make a product sell more.

21. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
Describe what you have developed on your net to make it sell more
of a product.
What could you do to the net to further improve the sale of a
product.
If you were to start again on this net what might you do
differently?

22. Select and reject

23. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
Why do you think you are required to come up with more than a
single design?
Think about the client (the person you are making it for)
Design options
What happens when you do things more than once.

24. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What makes a design better than another.
Learning outcome
That you are able to evaluate your designs, high lighting
the good and bad points to find your best design.

25. Assessment criteria
Level 4, Have produced three different designs highlighting good
points about each design, commenting on the colours, patterns and
text used on the designs.
Level 5, Have produced three different interesting designs
highlighting good points about each design, commenting on the
colours, pattern, layout, text and information on all the designs.
Level 6, Have produced three different unique and interesting
designs high lighting good points about each design, commenting on
colours, pattern, layout, text and, information on all the designs.
Also stating things that could be improved on the chosen design.

26. Year 8 – Packaging
From your three ideas choose which one
you think is best and name three things
You think are good about it and why?
Example:
I think design… is the best.
What I like about this design is the …
I also like the way the …
Finally, I really like the …

27. Year 8 – Packaging
Example:
Out of my three designs I think design
two is the best. What I like about this
design is the use of multiple colours
that help to make the design more
visible which would help people notice
my packaging be encouraged to buy it.
I also like the way the text has been
used at the angle which is more
interesting than it simply being
straight across, this will (as with the
colour) help my design to be more
visible. Finally, I really like the use of
the window on my box which will help
people to see my product through the
packaging and might encourage them to
buy my product.

28. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What makes a design better than another.
Learning outcome
That you are able to evaluate your designs, high lighting
the good and bad points to find your best design.

29. Year 8 – Packaging
Mid plenary
Using your select reject communicate your chosen to your
neighbour stating why it is the best design.
The neighbour is to listen and help to add to the select reject by
adding to their neighbours answer.
Then swap over.

30. Assessment criteria
Level 4, Have produced three different designs highlighting good
points about each design, commenting on the colours, patterns and
text used on the designs.
Level 5, Have produced three different interesting designs
highlighting good points about each design, commenting on the
colours, pattern, layout, text and information on all the designs.
Level 6, Have produced three different unique and interesting
designs high lighting good points about each design, commenting on
colours, pattern, layout, text and, information on all the designs.
Also stating things that could be improved on the chosen design.

31. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
What is the benefit of selecting and rejecting between your ideas
other than to find out which one is the best.
What else can be gain from it? (list 3 things we could gain)

32. Producing your
final design.

33. Finishing

34. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
With cardboard based materials what is the issue with using this
material as a packaging?
What can happen / cause this material to deteriorate?

35. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What can be added to your design to make it more
aesthetically pleasing and what can be used to form a
product.
Learning outcome
That you can identify components that can be added to
enhance your design, an example of a suitable finish to
make your product more durable and to be aware of the
accuracy needed when forming a product

36. Assessment criteria
Level 4 The forming of the net has been scored and folded near to
the dashed line and forms a piece of packaging which forms with a
gap around the lid. The laminate has been applied to the piece of
packaging with a few bubbles of creases in the laminate.
Level 5 The forming of the net has been scored and folded fairly
accurately near to the dashed line and forms a piece of packaging
that is fairly accurate. The laminate has been applied fairly neatly
with a few minor bubbles or creases.
Level 6 The forming of the net has been scored and folded
accurately along the dashed lines and forms an accurate piece of
packaging. The laminating has been neatly applied with no air
bubbles of creases.

37. Year 8 – Packaging
Before applying the finish what can be added to make your product
even more realistic / aesthetically pleasing?
What do you notice about the design below?
What does it include that you are currently missing?

38. Year 8 – Packaging
What methods are available to us?
Demonstration!

39. Year 8 – Packaging
Where might laminating be used?
What are its advantages?
Where might a varnish be used?
What might be the disadvantage of varnish?
What would be the benefit of using a UV varnish on a graphic
product?

40. Year 8 – Packaging
Demonstration

41. Year 8 – Packaging
Forming the box
With the box laminated could we simple glue it with water based
glue?
Think about the finish / material you have applied to the surface
of the box.
What other options do we have?

42. Year 8 – Packaging
Demonstration

43. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
What can be added to your design to make it more
aesthetically pleasing and what can be used to form a
product.
Learning outcome
That you can identify components that can be added to
enhance your design, an example of a suitable finish to
make your product more durable and to be aware of the
accuracy needed when forming a product

44. Assessment criteria
Level 4 The forming of the net has been scored and folded near to
the dashed line and forms a piece of packaging which forms with a
gap around the lid. The laminate has been applied to the piece of
packaging with a few bubbles of creases in the laminate.
Level 5 The forming of the net has been scored and folded fairly
accurately near to the dashed line and forms a piece of packaging
that is fairly accurate. The laminate has been applied fairly neatly
with a few minor bubbles or creases.
Level 6 The forming of the net has been scored and folded
accurately along the dashed lines and forms an accurate piece of
packaging. The laminating has been neatly applied with no air
bubbles of creases.

45. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
Once you have completed your drawn and coloured design what is
the process you need go through to complete the product?
When completing this process what quality are you looking for from
your finished piece?

46. Vacuum forming

47. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
Besides the packaging / box what else do you find inside a piece of
packaging to help further protect the product?
Name three things you might find inside the packaging / box.
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48. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
To be able to describe what a vacuum former does and how
it can be used to create a piece of packaging.
Learning outcome
That you are able to describe how a vacuum former works,
name a number of advantages and disadvantages and also
be able to use this piece of equipment to complete your own
internal packaging tray.

49. Assessment criteria
Level 4 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits inside the box with movement either side of
the box. The tray will have fairly smooth edges and a number of
scratches of the edges.
Level 5 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits inside the box with some movement either
side of the box. The tray will have smooth edges with a few
scratches.
Level 6 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits comfortably inside the box and have smooth
finished edges with no scratches.

50. Year 8 – Packaging
Play the movies

51. Year 8 – Packaging
On lined paper describe what you are seeing in the movie and form
a paragraph of how this process works and try to give it a name.

52. Year 8 – Packaging
On lined paper describe what you are seeing in the movie and form
a paragraph of how this process works and try to give it a name.

53. Year 8 – Packaging
Three students at a time will vacuum form their trays to be placed
inside their packaging design.
Students waiting to use the vacuum former will be required to
continue to work on the decoration of their packaging designs.
Things to consider:
On a piece of packaging what do you normally find on the reverse
side of the packaging?
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Does need to be placed on your design?

54. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
To be able to describe what a vacuum former does and how
it can be used to create a piece of packaging.
Learning outcome
That you are able to describe how a vacuum former works,
name a number of advantages and disadvantages and also
be able to use this piece of equipment to complete your own
internal packaging tray.

55. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
What is the name of the process you have seen today
Using only three bullet points describe how this process works
Where in your home might you see a product that has been made
using this process?

56. Vacuum forming 2

57. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
Thinking back to the vacuum forming process last lesson, state
three advantages of this process.
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Now state two disadvantages
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As the lesson progresses I want you to come up with one more
disadvantage.

58. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
What is required to finish a piece of plastic (HIPs)
Learning outcome
You have produced a component that fits comfortably
inside your packaging box and is able to be slid in and out
of your box. The component has been finished to a high
degree of accuracy.

59. Assessment criteria
Level 4 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits inside the box with movement either side of
the box. The tray will have fairly smooth edges and a number of
scratches of the edges.
Level 5 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits inside the box with some movement either
side of the box. The tray will have smooth edges with a few
scratches.
Level 6 The construction of the internal tray will be cut and
sanded so that it fits comfortably inside the box and have smooth
finished edges with no scratches.

60. Year 8 – Packaging
Demonstrate

61. Year 8 – Packaging
List of pieces of equipment you will be using and state what each
piece of equipment will be used for.
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62. Year 8 – Packaging
You will now collect a vacuum formed tray and begin
1. Marking out your size needed
2. Cutting the rough size – what might you want to do at this
point?
3. Sanding / smoothing off the edges
4. Placing it inside your packaging

63. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
What is required to finish a piece of plastic (HIPs)
Learning outcome
You have produced a component that fits comfortably
inside your packaging box and is able to be slid in and out
of your box. The component has been finished to a high
degree of accuracy.

64. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
Give me one more disadvantage about the vacuum forming process.
When shaping the piece of plastic what was the one thing that you
needed to be accurate with.

65. Line bender

66. Year 8 – Packaging
Starter
Thinking about the name – ‘Line bender’ what do you think it does
and how might it do it?

67. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
To be able to describe what a line bender does and how it
can be used to create a stand using a forming jig.
Learning outcome
That you are able to demonstrate how a piece of plastic can
be prepared, marked out and formed using the line bender.

68. Assessment criteria
Level 4 Acrylic stand has been marked out adequately (within 3mm)
and folded using the line bender with visible heat marks. Edges
have been polished smooth with a few scratches and saw marks
visible.
Level 5 Acrylic stand has been marked out fairly accurately (within
2mm) and folded using the line bender with limited heat marks.
Edges have been polished smooth with limited scratches and saw
marks visible.
Level 6 Acrylic stand has been marked out accurately (within 1mm)
and folded using the line bender with no bubbling. Edges have been
polished smooth with no scratches or saw marks visible.

69. Year 8 – Packaging
Line bender
What safety issues do you think there are when using this piece of
equipment?

70. Year 8 – Packaging
Marking out
What equipment will we need to do this accurately?
Do we want to mark the plastic permanently?

71. Year 8 – Packaging
Play the movies

72. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
To be able to describe what a line bender does and how it
can be used to create a stand using a forming jig.
Learning outcome
That you are able to demonstrate how a piece of plastic can
be prepared, marked out and formed using the line bender.

73. Assessment criteria
Level 4 Acrylic stand has been marked out adequately (within 3mm)
and folded using the line bender with visible heat marks. Edges
have been polished smooth with a few scratches and saw marks
visible.
Level 5 Acrylic stand has been marked out fairly accurately (within
2mm) and folded using the line bender with limited heat marks.
Edges have been polished smooth with limited scratches and saw
marks visible.
Level 6 Acrylic stand has been marked out accurately (within 1mm)
and folded using the line bender with no bubbling. Edges have been
polished smooth with no scratches or saw marks visible.

74. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
What was the piece of equipment used to make the stand called?
Describe it, what does it look like? How does it work?
What are the safety concerns with using this piece of equipment?

75. Year 8 – Packaging
Learning objective
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
How to use an air brush, when this type of media should be
used and what a quality air brush finish should look like.
Learning outcome
That you are able to describe the process of how to use
the air brush. Name advantages that the air brush gives
you over other Graphic medias and to analyse a good air
brush finish.

76. Assessment criteria
Level 4 The air brush will be applied to the material with some
changes in tone. The air bush will have been used to apply a single
colour to the material.
Level 5 The brush will be applied fairly evenly with a slight change
in tone. The air brush will have been used to create a slight
gradient from one colour to white.
Level 6 The air brush paint will be applied evenly with no really
dark bits. The air brush will have been used with masks to add in
more than one colour.

77. Year 8 – Packaging
To do:
1, Draw out the shape that is going to go on the back of
your stand. (this piece will be air brushed)
2, Draw out the graphics that are going to be pantoned
and stuck over the top of your air brushed shape.

78. Year 8 – Packaging
Plenary
Describe the advantages of using the air brush over other medias?
What can we do easily with an air brush that is more difficult with
other medias?
Describe how you use the air brush?
Analyse what makes a quality air brush finish?