Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities / Learning Experiences;

Discuss the project/s as shown with reference to Thinking Skills

/ Personal Capabilities and Learning Experiences consider:-

• The Thinking skills and personal capabilities that could be

developed?

• What opportunities provide for quality Learning Experiences?

Workshop II:

Planning for Quality Learning outcomes.. Key

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Design a novelty desktop that will support a pen/pencil 100mm above the desk.

a) Research ‘desktop desk tidies’, collect two images and list the pros and cons of

these designs;

b) Sketch two ideas including annotation to help explain your thinking;

c) Pair and share your idea;

d) Model your best idea in card;

e) Solid model your chosen idea using 3D CAD;

f) Discuss the materials that would be suitable for manufacturing this holder

giving reasons for your choice;

g) Remember we are using the ‘inter-locking’ method for construction.

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Key Stage 3

Year 9 A Counter-Balanced Light Key

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Design Brief:

To Design a holder for the ‘bubble’.

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A Spirit level Holder

A Sellotape Holder Design

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A Proposed Bird Feeder project.

Key Stage 3 Designing:

A Novelty LED Bug

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A Mirror Design (CNC) Laser Cutter

Key Stage 3 Designing:

Planning for Quality Learning Outcomes!

Key Stage 3 Designing:

How you would introduce each of the labelled parts of the project in the context of -

Designing ? Communicating?

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Key Stage 3

Year 9 A Counter-Balanced Light Key

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A Spirit Level Holder

Design Brief:

To Design a holder for the ‘bubble’.

a) Research ‘spirit levels’ and collect two images and list the pros

and cons of these designs;

b) Show two ideas including annotation to help explain your thinking;

c) Pair and share your idea;

d) Model your best idea in card;

e) Solid model your chosen idea using 3D CAD;

f) Discuss the materials that would be suitable for manufacturing

this holder giving reasons for your choice.

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a) Sketch the Sellotape Holder as shown and show clearly two

alternative methods of holding the tape;

b) Also, show clearly how the tape is cut;

c) Explain the function of (A)?

d) Suggest two suitable materials for the holder?

A Sellotape Holder Design

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A Proposed Bird Feeder project.

• Show using concept sketches how a

seed tray could be fitted to the Bird

Feeder?

• Add notes to help explain your

ideas;

• Research and collect two images of

Bird Feeders that use seed trays;

• Make a short but constructive report

on each design collected;

• You may wish to model and test

your ideas using card;

• Note how useful or non-useful this

modelling experience was?

• Discuss your designs in groups of

three.

Key Stage 3 Designing:

A Novelty LED Bug

a) Research Beetles on the

internet using a maximum

of five websites. Record

these websites. List three

interesting findings about

Beetles?

b) Show using a sketch how

the LED’s are attached?

c) Design a shell to cover the

battery and electronic

circuit;

d) Annotate your ideas;

e) Pair and share your

chosen ideas;

f) Assess each others work.

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A Mirror Design (CNC) Laser Cutter

Key Stage 3 Designing:

http://www.designandtech.com

A Night Light

A Design activity?

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