Design Technology:
Annotations and Specifications
Resistant Materials
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The product requires…
…dovetail, housing, bridle,
cross halving, mitre,
haunched tenon, varnish,
wax…
…so that…
…because…
…to enable…
The product should be able …hold, store, retain, carry,
to…
contain, open, withstand,
resist, support, organise,
separate, store…
…due to the fact that…
…however…
The product must have…
…to ensure…
…therefore…
…smooth, neat,
presentable, accurate,
efficient, durable, safe,
rigid, sturdy…
Design Technology: Product
Evaluation
Resistant Materials Evaluation
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The product successfully…
/ fails to…
The product easily
manages to….
Joints, finishes, strength,
storage space, hinges,
balance, durability,
materials?
…so that…
…because…
…to enable…
After testing, the target
market suggested…
Once examined...
…Aesthetics? Price?
Functons? Eco friendly?
Size? Safety? Shape?…
…due to the fact that…
…however
The client concluded that… Ease of use? Looks?
He/She felt / realised…
Performance?
The product struggles to…
Later trialling shows...
…to ensure…
…therefore…
…as a result…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Writing a Design Brief
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
… is a school band
that…
….comprises of…
…music genre…
The band perform… ….typical venues…
…typical audience…
…so I need to
consider….
The band would
benefit from…
…the reason for this
is…
….state
promotional
products…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Research Planning
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
Looking at existing
products….
…I will be able to learn
about….
…this will help me…
Knowing what my target
group likes…
…I can find this out by…
…I can use this information
to…
Understanding materials
and manufacture means…
…the key stages are…
…when designing I must…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Product Analysis
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
In comparing, I can see
that….
…this suggests…
…I can use this to…
I particularly like…
…this is more successful
because….
…I could adapt this by…
The common features I
must include…
…else…
…this is important
since…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Market Research
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The results of the survey …I think the reason for
tell me…
this is…
…this is useful to know
since…
I was particularly
surprised by…
…this suggests that
…as a result I will ensure
that…
The validity of a sample
is down to…
…in this particular
case….
….I would conclude
that…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products User Profile
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The promotional
materials are
targeted at….
….it is important I
keep this in mind
because…
Profiling the lifestyle ….the key elements
of the target group of my profile are…
helps me…..
...I must ensure
that…
….this helps my
designing since…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Manufacturing
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The benefits of this
process are…
…this means that it is
more suited to…
…for my product I would
recommend..
The drawbacks of this
process are…
…this means it is not
likely to be used….
…in my case it could be
used if…
Looking at the
opportunities for my
products, I can see
that…
…I would have to ensure …meaning…
that…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Materials
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
This material is able to… …which is good
because…
…this helps me with my
designing since…
This material is typically
used for…
…this suggests that…
…but wouldn’t be good
for…
Looking at my
opportunities for using
this material I can see
that…
…I would have to ensure …meaning…
that…
Design Technology:
Graphic Products Specification
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
For the solution to
be successful it
must…
…ethically sound…
…ergonomic…
…fulfil its function of…
…appeal to…
…make use of….
…incorporate…
…utilise….
…to ensure…
…because…
…this guarantees that…
…so that…
…to enable…
Design Technology: Textiles
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
The fabric I have chosen Is suitable because….
……………….
Is not suitable ……
Could be improved…..
Of it’s properties, such
as…..
By the addition of ….
The components are
Of their position /on a
suitable for the product, seam/ curved edge/ flat
Because………..
surface/
The colour/ size of the
component.
This will enable the
product to ….
The decoration is
suitable because……..
Of it’s position on the
Correct size.
product…………………..
Suitable for end use
The style is…………………. Linked to the theme
The techniques used…….
Computing
Controlled
Assessment - Design
Sentence starters
Key words/phrases
My problem is that I
have to create….
A game, program,
application…
… to ensure …
… that follows ..
I intend to create this …. Game, program,
application…
Using the following
code…
My …….. Needs to look
…so that…
…because…
…to enable…
Professional, stylish,
user friendly,
presentable
Computing
Controlled Assessment –
Solution Development
Sentence starters
Key words/phrases
I have met the following By programming…
user requirement…
…to ensure…
…therefore…
I was unable to meet…
…therefore…
…On reflection…
…however…
Because…
Computing
Controlled Assessment – Programming
Techniques
Sentence starters
Key words/phrases
In order to meet …..
Requirement
I could have used…
If statements, else if
statements, nested if
statements, select
cases, loops etc..
I chose …. Because ….
The purpose of using…
If statements, else if
statements, nested if
statements, select
cases, loops etc..
…to ensure…
…to enable…
Computing
Controlled Assessment –
Testing & Evaluation
Sentence starters
Key words/phrases
One user requirement
I expected it to do….
that did not work was….
The result I got was…
I improved the …..
…to ensure…
…to enable…
By changing….
Food Technology – Linking Ideas, Writing about your Design Ideas and Emphasising Ideas
1. Linking design ideas together in a paragraph
2. Being able to write about your own ideas and sources
3. Emphasising an idea that you’ve sketched
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
I started
by…..then I….
Assembling….creating….modelling….
aerating….binding….shortening….blast
chilling….caramelisation….coagulation….
enzymic browning… emulsification….
enrobing…. gelatinisation….plasticity….
fermentation….dextrinisation….
In addition....in spite of….next….it
would…..furthermore….besides….pre
viously….moreover….also….because…
.so that…..as well as….
and…..then….this meant ….too
I am really
pleased….I like it
because it reflects….
Task….attributes….balanced diet….Eat
well plate….cook / chill….design
specification…product
specification….research findings or
analysis….guideline daily
amounts….dietary reference values….
opinions of other’s….consumer
need….sensory attributes….
I think that…..reflects….another idea would
be too….next time….this particular idea….
reminds me of….i like because….makes me
feel….its almost as if….what I like about this
….portrays….signifies….gives the impression
that….of all the ideas I have drawn….
suggests that….reinforces….it could be
that….it satisfies the specification
Clearly this is the
best idea
therefore…..
Annotation….aesthetic….
communication….consistency….
product analysis….scaling
up….target group….
describe….discuss….
examine….outline….illustrate….
prove….define….
Obviously….significantly….least of
all….it would….surely….especially….in
particular….moreover…..clearly…..un
doubtedly….indeed…..as well
as….above all…. therefore….
notably….too
Food Technology: Compare and Contrast Design Ideas, Introducing Evidence, Time
Connectives
1. Being able to compare and contrast design ideas in a sentence or paragraph
2. Introducing evidence in a paragraph
3. Linking time in a paragraph
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
My first design
features….. and looks
really effective
Foams….espuma….gels….sols……
suspensions….emulsion….garnish….
decoration….pH….pasteurisation….
standard component…. synerisis….
sterilisation….
retrogradation…. glazing….sous vide….
Although….likewise….however….neverthele
ss….as long as….but….unlike….just like….
yet….whereas….by
comparison….instead….in the same
way….unless….still….compared to….in spite
of….despite this… .similarly… .even so….on
the other hand…. except…. though….even
though….while….in contrast….
otherwise….alternatively….apart from….
equally….similar to….nonetheless
This sketch has met the
criteria listed in the
specification for
instance……
Prior knowledge….quality
assurance….quality control….
questionnaire….social, moral and
cultural….working properties and
functions….sensory descriptors….
For example….illustrated by….this can be
backed up by….such as….because….the
evidence to support this is…..for instance….
meanwhile….as shown by….in the case of….
At first I made…., next
I….
Dough….pastry….sauce….roasted….
steamed…..boiled….grilled….fried….
whisked….folded….sieved….kneaded….
incorporated….baked….mousse….cake…
gel…..coagulated….set….pickle…chutney
At first….at length… .eventually….
later….until….after….next…..soon….from
that point…. meanwhile…. ultimately…
.earlier….lastly….finally….
secondly…before….
Food Technology: Product Evaluation, Future Developments,
Concluding Research Findings
1. Summarising key points of the evaluation
2. Using the views of other’s, assessment against the product
specification to offer further improvements to practical designs
3. Concluding research findings into key feature points
Sentence
starters
Key words/phrases
When evaluating the
product…..
Fair testing….hygienically….assemble….
making skills….Computer Aided Design….
nutritional analysis…organoleptic
testing….sensory testing / profiles….
ranking test….rating test….difference
test….test kitchen….
In conclusion….on reflection….I have
identified….it is clear that….I need to
consider….I have summarised….I have
found out….I have been made aware
of….I was surprised by….from a different
perspective….
When evaluating my
work I can see that to
improve in the future I
must….
Finishing….higher level making
skills….high risk food….reduce
risk….preserve….food spoilage….cross
contamination….market
research….monitoring….nutritional
labelling….HACCP….recycled….
sustainable….viscosity….
Adapt…..change….improve….develop….
consider….build
upon….increase…..decrease….model….
trial….test….cater for….S.W.O.T
(strengths. weaknesses, opportunities,
threats)….identify…..plan
for….cost….practise…
Using the information
gathered I can conclude
that I need to ensure my
design……
Impermeable….hermetically….attributes
….E numbers….market research….
consumer….Computer Aided
Manufacture….microorganism….
designated tolerance levels….shelf
life….religions….special diets….
Marketable….profitable….popular….
meets my consumer’s
needs….specifically….targets….creates…..
flexible….adaptable….focussed….applies
….niche….competitive
edge….unique….sustainable….realistic….