PROJECT OUTLINE: Packaging Y8

Project Outline
This project involves designing a slot toy for an animal charity to save endangered species. The toy is vacuum formed for a POS display. It is a good project for covering the broader curriculum. As well as many of the standard tasks this project includes: packaging theory, production theory e.g. ‘batch’ or ‘one off’ etc, DTP, vacuum forming theory and slot joints.
Template drawings provided for easier pupil friendly making.

Resources and Practical Tips (per student)
Resources- vacuum former, A5 card (cut from A4 perhaps), craft knife, steel rule, double sided sticky tape to fix plastic to card. Drill machine although a hole punch would be best. Computer and printer or a graphics room.

Materials- 130 x 100 x 6mm piece of MDF or Plywood which must also be used for the stands. ABS clear vacuum forming sheets (you should be able to do two or three packages per vacuum form). When cutting the animals it is important to apply the rule of keeping the weaker areas low in the vice.

Some resources used for this projects can be found at Teaching Resources: http://www.tep.org.uk

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