What must be you must have in your Portfolio

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Design Brief:

o    Put the Department of Education Design Brief is in your Portfolio.

o    Write out the Design Brief again and underline the important words.

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Analysis:

o    Explain the meaning of the important words and what your project will need to have.

o    Add one requirement of your own.

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Investigation:

(Break your project up into its different parts and consider each part individually, e.g. (table for birds, stand, shelter, access for feeding/ body of toy, toy movement, method of getting child’s attention )

Materials to be used in your project:

o    List at least three types of materials that could be used for each part of your project from:

o    Hardwood, Softwood, Manufactured Board

o    Plastics, Metals, Fabrics, Ceramics,

o    Briefly describe each type of material.

o    Give a reason why each type would be suitable or not.

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How your project is to be made:

o    Describe (draw) different methods of creating your project e.g. carving, veneering, turning or/and woodwork joints etc. (Min: 3)

o    Describe (draw)

o    Methods of joining the different parts or

o    Types of carving/marquetry/turning/shaping that could be used

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Shape and Size Proportion of your project:

o    Make sure that you have the correct size of the books, size of birds, flower pots, and tools before you start, as you will make your project around these sizes.

o    Describe (draw) at least three different sizes for the project and write a note on each.

o    Draw at least three different shapes for your project and write a note on each.

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The Finish on your project:

o    Describe the finishes for the different parts of the project and write a note sentence on each. (Min: 3)

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Designs

o    Describe at least six different designs for your project; these should include your own drawn diagrams, diagrams from magazines, computers or books.

o    Describe at least three different ‘themes for the marine’, ‘images of your interests’ if relevant to your project.

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Solution

o    Complete a working drawing (Technical Graphic) of your chosen project

o    Draw an exploded view of your project showing clearly ALL the parts

o    Produce a cutting list (length, width and thickness) of all the parts required to make your project.

o    List the Materials, Method of Construction, Finishes, Final Design, Theme (if required), Size, Shape and Proportion of your project and write a note on each explaining why you selected as did.

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Manufacture:

o    Describe (with diagrams) step by step (and day by day) how you make your project

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Evaluation:

o    List three good points about your finished project and its design.

o    List some bad points about your finished project and its design.

o    What your would do differently and why

o    What you could improve

o    What you learned from producing the project

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