This course provides opportunities for learners to experiment with art and design materials; be
imaginative and creative; present basic facts and ideas; and apply practical skills in response to given
expressive and design tasks.
It combines practical experiences in expressive and design activities along with developing a basic
knowledge and understanding of artists’ and designers’ practice.

Entry to Course Assessment
You will have completed Art and Design in S3.

ASSESSMENT
​National 3 units are internally assessed. There is no Added Value unit or external exam at NAT3.

Expressive Activity
· Consider some of the things that inspire
artists and how they use art materials,
techniques and technology.
· Pupils will select, use and experiment with
art materials, techniques and /or technology.
· Produce art work at a basic level in response
to chosen stimuli for an expressive art
activity.

Design Activity
· Consider some of the things that inspire
designers and how they use design materials,
techniques and technology.
· Pupils will develop their personal design ideas
in 2D and/or 3D work, select use and
experiment with materials, techniques
and/or technology at a basic level when
producing design work in response to a design
brief.
· Pupils will reflect on and evaluate their own
and other designers’ work.