Year 8

Sketching and modelling out your design ideas

In this lesson, we will learn about how to really quickly show our ideas. We are going to design and model many ideas using different techniques. Please note this lesson will require some additional equipment, beyond a pen, pencil or paper, to fully participate.

Year 8

Sketching and modelling out your design ideas

In this lesson, we will learn about how to really quickly show our ideas. We are going to design and model many ideas using different techniques. Please note this lesson will require some additional equipment, beyond a pen, pencil or paper, to fully participate.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. develop and communicate design ideas using annotated sketches
  2. produce 3D models to develop and communicate ideas

Equipment

Corrugated cardboard, greyboard, cartonboard, cutting mat, scissors, steel rule, craft knife, small home product / tool, cardboard packaging

Content guidance

  • Equipment requiring safe usage.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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4 Questions

Q1.
1 cm is equal to 10mm. What would 10cm be equal to?
1000mm
Correct answer: 100mm
10mm
50mm
5mm
Q2.
1 cm is equal to 10mm. What would 5cm be equal to?
1000mm
100mm
10mm
Correct answer: 50mm
5mm
Q3.
1 cm is equal to 10mm. What would 100 cm be equal to?
Correct answer: 1000mm
100mm
10mm
50mm
5mm
Q4.
1 cm is equal to 10mm. What would 0.5cm be equal to?
1000mm
100mm
10mm
50mm
Correct answer: 5mm

3 Questions

Q1.
What do we call a list of criteria used in designing?
Design brief.
Correct answer: Design specification.
Modelling list.
Requirement plan.
Q2.
What are the names of the basic modelling skills that we learnt in this lesson? (Tick 3 boxes)
A corner cut.
Correct answer: A curve
A dolphin.
Correct answer: A net.
A u-bend.
Correct answer: An s-curve.
Q3.
What are industrial shipping crates being turned into?
Dustbins.
Correct answer: Houses.
Play areas.
Schools.