studying one subject a lot at university, finding something new, and becoming a doctor of that subject

someone who designs buildings that are sustainable

using resources wisely so that they do not run out

a house that is designed to be sustainable

Sustainable housing

Design and technology

The TinkerCAD user interface

Modify 3D shapes

Compound 3D shapes

Complex 3D shapes

Manipulating 3D shapes

Critique 3D eco-houses

Exploded diagrams in CAD

This unit introduces 3D Computer Aided Design to pupils.  They will investigate modern architects to understand the techniques and materials they use in sustainable housing.  They will develop knowledge of TinkerCAD to design and present a model sustainable house.

CAD structures: architecture

What do plants and trees in and around buildings help with?

To bring in more sunlight and have fewer electric lights

What is one sustainable reason to have big windows in an eco-house?

What kind of materials are best for building an eco-house?

Order the places where Dr Ken Yeang was educated.

Which two parts of a design specification are not covered by Ken Yeang’s list for an eco-building?

What does it mean if something is “sustainable”?

Which of these is a renewable source of energy?

What do we use to turn the sun's energy into electricity?

Decorating (finishing off finished buildings)

Sustainable housing

Lesson outcome