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What does your life look like? Your papers, your books, your stuff. Is it easy to find everything you need? Do you often misplace books or papers you need for class? How can you use
The goal is to improve the learning system of the classroom. Can a shelf help with this? I think so.
We will follow the Design Cycle but these are the main steps in the shelf process
Find a problem in your life that can be solved or improved
Draw your ideas on paper OR SketchUp
Design your final design in SketchUp with 2 diagrams: Material Diagram (材料取図) & 3D Diagram (構想図)
Make a cardboard prototype
Build the solution
Some IB Stuff
Some IB Stuff
Key Concept 重要概念: Systems
Systems are sets of interacting or interdependent components. Systems provide structure and order in human, natural and built environments. Systems can be static or dynamic, simple or complex.
Related Concepts 関連概念: Ergonomics, Function
Conceptual Understanding 概念理解:
Better storage can improve school life and learning.
Global Context & Explorations グローバル文脈と調査内容:Scientific and technical innovation
Systems, Models, Methods, Products, Processes and solutions
Statement of Inquiry 探究テーマ :
Classroom ergonomics affect function and can create a better learning space
Inquiry Questions 探究の問い:
Conceptual
How can I improve my life How can organisation impact my environment and/or study? Why are some people organized and others not?
Debatable
How much wood do I need to improve my life? Do organized people have an easier life? How?
Factual
Do you think people with organized lives get better grades? Live happier lives? Why do you think so?
Bilingual Rubric
Bilingual Rubric
Resources
Resources
Woodworking Basics (some not applicable for us)
The Japanese Saw (It cuts on the pull stroke and not the push stroke)
The Textbook is an excellent resource for this unit (see below for details)
The Textbook
The Textbook
Pages in the Textbook you should read. Of course you can read the whole section, but I have ranked these pages using the same code as Aii research:
i = Essential (Must do), ii = Important (Should do), iii = Interesting (Could do)
24-25 (ii) Interesting overview of wood, types of tree and types of manufactured wood.
30-33 (ii) Overview of important sections (measuring, cutting, hammering, etc) that the book will go over in detail later.
34-35 (iii) Making material and shapes stronger
38-41 (ii) Thinking about problems around you and how to solve them with materials
42-43 (iii) Visualizing 3D (not for me, but maybe you like...)
44-45 (iii) Good for thinking about the many materials that make a shelf
46-47 (ii) I think this will be good for Biv & Ci in your report
48-49 (ii) Good overview of the whole process (but part 6 is optional for our project)
52 (i) How to use the ruler to measure
54-55 (i) How to use the saw and cut well and safely. (Pay attention to step 6 on page 54, you need to have a "cutting friend" or のこ友)
56 (i/ii) We have both these machines available
58 (bottom half) - 59 (i) Sanding and smoothing after a cut. We have hand and power tools
60 (ii) We have this machine but many of you will not use it
63 (i) Super important! Nailing, glueing, hammering, and connecting your wood
66 (ii) Optional staining of the wood. You can also paint it if you want
68-73 (i) many examples of the 3D Diagram (構想図) and material diagram (材料取りず) that you need to make in Sketchup for Biv in your report
Previous Year's Examples
Previous Year's Examples
A note about Criterion Ci: Instructions
How to draw an owl
How to draw an owl
Here are three different ways to draw an owl. This is pretty good (although your instructions for Criterion Ci will include sentences). The last step does assume you can follow all the details added but this is mostly well done.
How (not) to draw an owl
How (not) to draw an owl
This is extreme (and a meme) but many students leave out important details and assume too much. Instructions need to have the right amount of steps, good pictures and short but informative sentences explaining (but not over explaining) what to do in each step.
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