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Consider these before you start...
Will you do any paper and pencil drafting?
Will you do any paper and pencil drafting?
This is a relatively affordable way to satisfy some of the outcomes, and is a great skill to have developed for makers to communicate their ideas. At the minimum a lesson on sketching is highly reccomended.
Do you have enough computers?
Do you have enough computers?
You will need access to a computer/chromebook for every student to do computer assisted drafting CAD.
What CAD software will you use?
What CAD software will you use?
PSSD has free and easy access to Sketchup accessed through the google workspace and it is reccomended as a beginner program.
What final project will you choose to help them showcase their skills.
What final project will you choose to help them showcase their skills.
Projects increase engagement. This may be a project they design and build in the real world with cardboard, wood, 3D printer or one they just leave as a digital picture.
Drafting Fundamentals
Drafting Fundamentals
This lesson guides students through the purpose of sketching, how to do it in a technical setting, introduces isometric and orthographic views, and dimensioning. All these concepts are helpful for projects in many other practical and applied arts settings making this a highly reccomended lesson.
These lessons guide students through how to create isometric (3D) and orthographic (multi-view) drawings that are very helpful skills for designing projects.
Sketchup: Introduction to CAD
Sketchup: Introduction to CAD
CAD stands for Computer Aided Design. Click on the link for an introductory lesson on what CAD can do.
This is an awesome free program and all you need is computer access for your students to enjoy it. No previous experience is required to teach this unit as there are excellent guided tutorials to take you and your students through learning the program. There are lots of options for a final project in the unit. You can link their designs to woodworking projects, cardboard models and 3D printing if your class has access. It also have applications for topics like floorplans and home design which are also in the PAA curriculum.
PSSD has a link to this software in their google workspace section.
The video tutorial and teacher resources are all available for Turtle Sandbox in the curriculum section of the Sketchup homepage.
The video tutorial and other resources for students are all available for Pirate Ship Playhouse in the curriculum section of the Sketchup homepage.
If you are looking to make the final project for this course home design or floor plans, you could choose the Design Your Dream Home: Part 1 and Part 2 instead or additionally. Both these are included in the link and on the Sketchup Curriculum page.
The video tutorial and other resources for students are all available for the Build a Bird House for Shop Class drawing are in the curriculum section of the Sketchup homepage.
This assignment is great for teaching how to layout the parts of a project on materials so you could make it in real life. You could have this as a transition assignment from drafting to working in a woodshop or build the model out of cardboard or just stop and leave it as a drawing.
The video tutorial and other resources for students are all available for the Custom Castle drawing are in the curriculum section of the Sketchup homepage.
This assignment would work well for a school with 3D printers as the tutorial describes how you can print this drawing. You could also make a model of the castle out of cardboard or just leave it as a drawing.
This assignment provides students with a chance to prove their Mastery of this unit. Have them design something of interest to themselves (water park, ninja warrior obstacle course, equestrian course, dream home, mask, etc.), to solve a problem (cell phone charger/stand, mousetrap, egg transporter or protector), or as a class project as part of a larger group (model different rooms in the school, design a mini-golf course, etc.). You can decide to have them build it or just leave it as an idea in sketchup.
Consider using this course as part of a survey with the Design Studies Unit
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