Five lesson bundle on Packaging:
1) An Introduction to Packaging Graphics
2) Industrial Manufacture of Packaging
3) Packaging and materials: The Functions of Packaging
4) Product Marketing – The Power of Branding
5) Making Products Safe (Packaging)
1) Students to evaluate existing packaging graphics used in chocolate boxes.
2) Students to create packaging graphics for a chocolate box.
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1) Students to investigate the materials and/or components used in manufacturing a product.
2) Students to analyse properties, qualities, advantages and disadvantages of materials/components used in manufacturing a product.
3) Students to justify the choice of materials and/or components.
Students to analyse how to use various adhesives and the preparations involved.
Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of adhesives.
Students to analyse how to use various heat treatments to alter the properties of metals and the preparations involved.
Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of heat treatment.
Students to analyse how to use various finishes to improve the performance, quality and appearance of manufactured products.
Students to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of finishing techniques.
1) Students to be able to differentiate various temporary and permanent joining methods.
2) Students to be able to analyse how and when to use different types of joining joints and the preparations involved.
3) Students to be distinguish types of joining joints their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
Students to differentiate and be able to select the correct tools when removing waste material during the manufacture of products.
Students to be able to distinguish the tools’ uses, advantages and disadvantages.
For students to be able to differentiate and be able to select the correct tools and equipment when marking out and measuring.
Students to be able to distinguish the tools’ uses, advantages and disadvantages.
