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Year 9 Product Design – Architectural Project

Topic: Architectural design

Year Group: Year 9

Focus:    1) Context exploration

2) Core design skills such as 2-point perspective drawing and Computer Aided Design

3) Manufacturing and assembly using card

What we will be learning

  • Students explore the context of using shipping containers as a cheap and environmentally alternative to traditional buildings.
  • Using 2-point perspective drawing, students design and annotate a building of their choice made from shipping containers.
  • Students design the interior, planning where furniture and other features will go in their building.
  • Pupils plan out their building’s dimensions on paper and then use 2D design to manufacture them using card.
  • They use TinkerCAD to design the interior of their buildings in 3D.
  • After manufacturing and assembly, pupils evaluate their building writing an extended piece of writing

Why is this important? Where does this link to future/past learning?

  • Within D&T, it is important that pupils develop their drawing, sketching, annotation and presentation skills to ensure they have as much experience as possible for GCSE and possible careers in design.
  • It is also important that they their overall creativity
  • Within design, it’s imperative that pupils understand how to use a range of CAD software packages such as TinkerCAD and 2D Design
  • This topic develops all core skills which link to GCSE curriculum.

How will this topic be assessed? Formative and summative

  • Formative assessment and feedback happens each lesson through teacher questioning and advice on work in progress and completed. Students also have broad targets in their sketchbook that act as a scaffold for them to reflect on their work and generate their own personalised action plan for improvement in their learning. These targets are linked to “DIRT” activities aimed at building independence and metacognitive skills within the students.
  • Summative assessment happens in two stages. Students manufacturing skills will be assessed through comparative judgement and rank order of projects which accounts for 50% of the overall mark.
  • Students design skills will be assessed through comparative judgement and rank order of sketchbooks which accounts for 50% of overall mark.

What make a strong piece of work in this topic, and what can I do to stretch myself in this topic?

  • Be as creative and unique as possible with your designs and don’t be afraid to take risks.
  • Explore a range of ideas before arriving at a final design.
  • Use the internet research for inspiration and ideas.
  • Practice sketching and rendering to improve the impact of your design pages. Product Designer maker Youtube page is excellent to help develop design skills. Click here
  • Develop your CAD skills by practicing how to use Onshape and TinkerCAD
  • Attend any extra sessions that the teacher may put on for you.