Y7+Hope+-+Technology

21-11-2012

= Here is the rubrics and instruction of Technology __ Summative Assessment __, please take a look. =

For revision, please study the names and functions of the tools below.


 * Tools || Functions ||
 * Sewing Machine || Sewing the fabric ||
 * Over-locking machine || Used to over lock the edges of the fabric ||
 * Cutting shears || is sharper than scissors and is used to cut the fabric ||
 * Seam Ripper || is used to remover wrong sewing ||
 * tailor pen or tailor pencil || are used to draw a temporary mark and the mark can be easily removed without stain ||
 * Zipper foot || has to be attached to the sewing machine when sewing on zippers ||
 * buttonhole foot || has to be attached to the sewing machine when sewing a buttonhole with sewing machine ||
 * Thread guide || used for guiding the thread passing through the eye of the needle ||
 * Needle || used for hand stitching or hand sewing ||
 * Pin cushion || used for holding the needle and pins ||
 * Pins || used for pinning and joining two or more fabrics temporarily ||
 * Heat Transfer machine || used to transfer the picture from heat transfer paper to the surface of fabric with high heat. ||

Good luck!

In the evaluate stage, you need to do 4 things (product test, product evaluation, reflection of my performance in the project and the impact of product).

1)Product test: Please do the product test according to the product test plan you developed in investigation stage.  2)Product evaluation : Produce a product evaluation and suggest some ways for improvement of the product making. 3)Reflection of my performance Produce a reflection on your performance on every stage (Investigation, design, plan, create and evaluate stages), suggest some ways for improvement.  4)The impact of product write the impact that the product may bring to society, environment and self.

For the example of evaluation, please refer to

Deadline of evaluation and the whole project: Details of process journal: 28/11/2012

1) You should record down the whole bag production process in the create stage in process journal 2) You need to provide the date and place of the production 3) You ought to provide photos of the steps making mag 4) At the end, you must provide the photos of the bag front and bag back/ 5) If you have done somethings which are different from the plan and final design, please specify it, point that out and explain why you changed the plan or the design. Explain these under the title"Modification to plan and design"

6) Please refer to the example

Create Stage

After you finish the plan stage, you can start your bag production in the create stage. School will provide you the following materials.

1) Denim (black or Navy (dark blue)) 2) Felt (small pieces, different colors) 3) Flat two-hole or four-hole Buttons 4) Zipper (the longest length 20 cm, white) 5) Hook and loop (black or white)

You are given three double-lessons (31/10, 7/11, 14/11) to do the create stage in the Design Technology lesson. On 21/11/2012, that will be your last Textile technology lesson and we will do the evaluation in that lesson.

During the create stage, you need to take picture of the production process to do the process journal. There should be at least one picture supporting the process of one step. Don't forget to provide the pictures showing the front and the back of your end product.

You can apply patterns on the bag with heat transfer paper (熨畫紙). You should print the picture on the heat transfer paper with printer at home first and then cut the patterns and pictures, bring them to school and use the heat Transfer machine to transfer the picture from the paper to the fabric. For the details of the heat transfer method, please refer to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkGBMYyzxRM

Deadline of the Bag Production: 14/11

Deadline of process journal: 21/11

Deadline of evaluation: 21/11

Today, we will start the workshop on using sewing machine to sew a bag. In this workshop, we include 1) revision on setting up the sewing machine and sewing decoration (applique)

2) making seam (with over-locking machine and sewing machine) 3) attaching hook and loop, button(with button foot) and zipper (with zipper foot).

For the steps of making a bag with zipper, you may refer to.

Put all your design work in iBook author and save it as PDF.

Submit your design stage to Ms. Cheung via Edmodo on or before 9th Oct, 2012.Create a Edmodo student account and do the homework submission

For the details of creating a edmodo student account and the submission, please click this link.

Plan Stage In your plan, you are required to 1) make a production plan, telling me the steps with time and resources, eg. tools and equipment, materials, in detail. It will be better if you can include any check points and safety concern.  2) make a timeline, telling me the proposed finish date of every step. 3) evaluate your plan, analyize the pros and cons of you plan, figure out any possible difficulties and some solutions to solve this foreseeable problems.

4) you will be given 3 double lessons to finish the create stage (the lesson on 31/10, 7/11 and 14/11).

In your plan stage, you should include the following things 1) a brief introduction 2) a production plan 3) a timeline/ flow chart 4) a plan evaluation

Design Stage

For the design stage, you are required to

1. Design at least 2 designs of bags

2. Write a description of the 2 designs and compare them among each other against design specification in a table.

3. Choose 1 design as a final design or justify the design, color it and show it in full dimension.

4. Write a description titled “final design and justification” to tell me the reason why it can be your final choice and describe the final design.

In your design stage, you should include the following things

1) at least 2 pieces of design descriptions ( 1 piece for 1 design)

2) comparison of the 3 designs against design specifications

3) a colored final design in full dimension

4) final design and justification (describe the final design and explain the reason why you choose or modify it as your final design)

Deadline: 10/10/2012

__ Investigate Stage __

Design Brief, Design Specification and Product test plan

Here come to the last part of the investigate stage, you are required to make a design brief, design specification and product test plan. Design Brief is presented when a problem has been identified and discussed in detail in research. The brief is a short statement of intent. Design specification is likely to show 1) what types of materials are preferred, 2) the function of the product, 3) Maximum or minimum dimensions, 4) general shape and form of the product, 5)special considerations or constraints required by the customer. Product test plan is a plan to describe how the product are tested against the design specifications.

For the details of the design brief, design specification and product test plan, please refer to.

You should finish the design brief, design specification and product test plan in iBook author and submit to Ms. Cheung on 26/9/2012.

Cheers, Ms. Cheung

Mood Board Dear 7H students,

Mood Board and research

Now you are asked to set a theme for your mood board to design. The theme can be your favorite food, eg. ice cream; it can be a charity group, e.g Heifer and Watutu. Please find some pictures and place them together to form a mood board for your design. You may refer to the example.



Besides, you need to submit all your work in iBook author format. Therefore, you need to install the iBook author in your MacBook and create a iBook author file for Textile Technology. After you open a file, 1) Please provide the following information in the "book title" a) Your Name ( Preferred Name + Surname, eg Catherine Cheung) b) Your Homeroom (7 Hope or 7H) c) Your School Name (Victoria Shanghai Academy) d) Unit Name (Bag Production) e) Subject Name (Textile Technology)

2) Please add five chapters and rename them as follow. a) Chapter 1 --- Investigate Stage b) Chapter 2 --- Design Stage c) Chapter 3 --- Plan Stage d) Chapter 4 --- Create Stage e) Chapter 5 --- Evaluate Stage

3) Then, add sections in Chapter 1 a) Section 1 --- Mindmap b) Section 2 --- Research c) Section 3 --- Mood Board d) Section 4 --- Design Brief and specification e) Section 5 --- Product test plan

Mood Board in iBook author format. Due Date: 12/9/2012

Cover Page, Mindmap and Introduction

Dear all Y7H students,

Welcome to Year 7 Textile Technology this year. Starting from this year, you need to do all your Technology work in iBook and submit it in iBook via email or air-drop.

This year, you're required to do a Textile Technology project under a unit "Bag Production". In Textile Technology, you are required to design and make a small bag. For the details of the unit and task, please refer to the following file.



For the Schedule of Y7 Textile Technology, please refer to

Class work: Please form a group of 3 - 4 people, develop a __**mind map**__ with the unit title "Bag Production" and then do some __**research**__ to investigate more information on Bags. You need to present your research in PowerPoints, iBook, word doc., etc., on 5th Sep, 2012 (next Wed).

In the research, you may find 1) The function of bags 2) The types of bags 3) The ways of making bags 4) The opening or the fastening that can be applied on bag production

Don't forget to include a list of bibliography to show the source of information. For the guideline of making a correct bibliography, please refer to. Here is the sample of the bibliography.

Before the end of lesson on 29/8/2012

__**Submit the mind map to Ms. Cheung**__

Reminder for class and the assignment Group Presentation: Mind Map and research on bag production. Date: 5/9/2012