ACCESS FM Analysis Sheet

Give your students a structured approach to product analysis with this ready-to-use ACCESS FM worksheet. Perfect for developing critical evaluation skills and understanding how real products succeed in the marketplace.

What’s included:

• Clear framework covering all 8 ACCESS FM criteria: Aesthetics, Cost, Customer, Environment, Safety, Size, Function, and Materials
• Guided prompts to help students think critically about each aspect
• Space for sketches and detailed product descriptions
• Professional layout that’s easy to print and use immediately

Perfect for:

• Product analysis homework or classwork
• Research into existing products before design projects
• Developing evaluation and critical thinking skills
• Understanding commercial considerations in design
• Building vocabulary around design criteria

Key benefit: Students learn to analyze products like professional designers, considering not just what something looks like, but how it works commercially, environmentally, and socially.

This worksheet transforms product analysis from basic description into sophisticated design thinking, helping students understand the complex decisions that go into every successful product.

Ready to use straight away – just print and go!