Year 7 Projects

Campus des Nations has 86 different nationalities in its student body. Students challenge is to design and make a short film that promotes intercultural awareness and understanding. To do this, students are teamed-up with a class peer from a distinctly different cultural background to their own. They will use their partner’s experiences to help them create a film about their cultural background.

As budding designers, the students are tasked with producing a delivery cart prototype using Lego SPIKE that will deliver a payload to a predetermined location. Through a series of mini-projects, they learn how to follow instructions to build the chassis of their cart and how to produce some simple programs to make sure it’s working, however, they quickly realise that they’re requirements have only partially been met, and there’s some serious modifications to be done to get things working! This is when students are really challenged to alter their builds, experiment with different sensor arrays and debug more complex programs, eventually culminating in a robot that should be able to pick up a package from the pick-up point and deliver it to the destination autonomously.

Throughout the project they are given presentations and shown videos which demonstrate the links to industry.

Robotics and Coding curriculum is a new strand and is in development.

Geometry set design - The students are introduced to User-Centred-Design. They are challenged to design and make a geometry set (ruler, set-square, protractor) for a class peer. The designers learn skills in 2D CAD with a particular focus on dimensions and accuracy. Through discussion, reflection, and iterative design, they develop a custom geometry set that attempts to meet the needs and preferences of their client. The product is laser-cut from 2mm clear acrylic sheet. Product dimensions are carefully considered to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

Pixel Art Name Key Fob - Designers extend their understanding of 2D CAD to create a small key fob. This mini-project pays particular attention to the use of fine sub-millimetre control for precise part manufacture.

Bookmark design - As an extension of the 'geometry set' project, the designers extend their knowledge of 2D CAD in the design and development of a laser-cut bookmark. There is a particular focus on vector graphic manipulation. The product is laser cut from a sustainable thin card.

Portable water fountain - As an introduction to 3D CAD, the students design and 3D print a functional prototype of an adapter that converts standard sink taps into a mini-water fountain. The products are small, single-part pieces that are suitable for batch 3D printing, reducing their environmental footprint.