- Year 10
Sketch modelling: saving space
I can model design ideas for a piece of student furniture using card, foam and other materials.
- Year 10
Sketch modelling: saving space
I can model design ideas for a piece of student furniture using card, foam and other materials.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Designers communicate design ideas with sketches.
- Designers communicate design ideas using a variety of modelling materials.
- Sketching is a quick, freehand drawing of ideas or concepts, often done as a rough outline of an idea.
- Modelling is the process of creating physical or digital representations of design ideas to visualise and test them.
- Modelling helps to understand scale, proportion, and form in 3D.
Keywords
Sketching - quick, freehand drawing of ideas or concepts, often as a rough outline
Function - the purpose of the product
Modelling - the process of creating physical or digital representations of design ideas to visualise and test them
Common misconception
Design ideas are produced through sketches and drawings.
3D or physical modelling is a great way to get design ideas out of your head. It is sometimes easier to work out your idea in 3D rather than worrying about whether you can draw it in 3D, especially if its form is complex.
To help you plan your year 10 design and technology lesson on: Sketch modelling: saving space, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 design and technology lesson on: Sketch modelling: saving space, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
A range of modelling materials such as paper, corrugated card, balsa, felt, cotton, split pins, masking tape, foam etc. A range of tools suchs as knives, cutting mats, glue guns, saws, needles etc.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A design is a chance to create or improve a product, system, or service by identifying a problem or unmet need.
Q2.Put these design stages into the correct order:
Q3.Why is it important to avoid design fixation?
Q4.What is meant by the term 'user'?
Q5.Successful design briefs will be ...
Q6.What is the purpose of a design brief?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What should the sketching of initial ideas be?
Q2.What is the function of a product?
Q3.What can 3D modelling show about your design that’s harder to understand from a sketch?
Q4.What is the name of this modelling tool?
