Prep - 2 Art -STEAM
HOW DO YOU KEEP A PENGUIN ENGAGED?
HOW DO YOU KEEP A PENGUIN ENGAGED?
Learning Intention: To develop art and design techniques when creating a STEAM solution
Learning Intention: To develop art and design techniques when creating a STEAM solution
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Identify the needs of a penguin in the zoo
Identify the needs of a penguin in the zoo
Describe how an enrichment tool/toy can keep a penguin happy
Describe how an enrichment tool/toy can keep a penguin happy
Justify how decorating your prototype will keep a penguin engaged
Justify how decorating your prototype will keep a penguin engaged
Reflect if your prototype has met the design parameters
Reflect if your prototype has met the design parameters
TASK - DESIGNING AND BUILDING A PROTOTYPE ENRICHMENT TOY FOR A PENGUIN
TASK - DESIGNING AND BUILDING A PROTOTYPE ENRICHMENT TOY FOR A PENGUIN
I’m Liz and I’m a zoo keeper at Melbourne Zoo. My job is to care for the Little Penguins and make sure they have good health. My team and I use ‘enrichment’, which helps penguins to use their senses, move their bodies and behave in natural ways.
I’m Liz and I’m a zoo keeper at Melbourne Zoo. My job is to care for the Little Penguins and make sure they have good health. My team and I use ‘enrichment’, which helps penguins to use their senses, move their bodies and behave in natural ways.
DESIGN PARAMETERS
DESIGN PARAMETERS
Your design for Liz needs to help lions to do at least one of these things:
a. Use its senses e.g. smell, touch, taste, see, hear
b. Move in natural ways
c. Behave in natural ways
Your design for Liz also needs to:
· Survive the weight and strength of a little Penguin
· Be safe for Liz to use
· Be made of a material that isn’t toxic
· Be cheap to build
WHAT TO DO:
WHAT TO DO:
Follow the procedure below:
Follow the procedure below:
1 Brainstorm solutions and create a list of design ideas to solve the challenge and choose one to try.
1 Brainstorm solutions and create a list of design ideas to solve the challenge and choose one to try.
2. Build a prototype so that you can show your design to other people.
2. Build a prototype so that you can show your design to other people.
3. Test and Refine – test and improve your design, ask members of your family what they think about your design and then improve it.
3. Test and Refine – test and improve your design, ask members of your family what they think about your design and then improve it.
4. Share Your Design
4. Share Your Design