2.+What's+New?+Mini+MDP

Assessment Task
Students are required to design a product for one of the design briefs below.
 * Description of Task: **
 * Year 9 ** must complete **design brief** **no.1, Year 10** may **choose** design brief **no.1or no.2**
 * 1) Design and manufacture an innovative product made from metal that is used to decorate an interior or exterior area.
 * 2) Identify a need for a design solution and develop a product to meet that need. (Determine a focus area of design and create a product for that need.)

Designers are constantly challenged to create new and innovative products that consumers will purchase. The materials used may vary widely and may include timbers, metals, fabrics, plastics, glass or recycled objects.
 * Background Information: **


 * **Portfolio Assessment Criteria ** || **Marks** || Downloadable Template ||
 * Title page with your name || C ||  ||
 * Contents page || C ||  ||
 * Need, Design Brief & Limitations || C ||  ||
 * Design Criteria || C ||  ||
 * Areas to Investigate || C ||  ||
 * Research (4 Areas) || 20 ||  ||
 * Experimentation || 5 ||  ||
 * Initial Concept Sketches || 10 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Final Solution + Materials List || 10 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Sequenced Time / Action Plan || 10 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Record of Manufacturing || 5 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Does it meet the NEED? || 10 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Evaluation against Design Criteria || 10 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Impact on **Society** & **Environment**? || 10 ||  ||

C= Compulsory but no marks assigned.