Design

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Year 8, now that you know what you can do with Trimble SketchUp, it's on to the Design - Criterion B.

Your tasks are:

• generate a range of designs (2) that attempt to meet the design specifications
• compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design
• choose one design and write a paragraph explaining your choice.

Group work is allowed!  If you work in a group each member of the group should complete 1 designs.  Then the group will get together and make a final design that will meet all the design specifications of the group members.

You will have to do homework to meet your deadline. 


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Learning objectives - The student will: generate 3 designs that attempt to meet the design specification;, compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design; select one design and explain its choice.

3-D Castle Rushen

http://vimeo.com/85746544

Using a floor plan is a great way to quickly create accurate 3-D models using Google Sketchup. This advanced (ie Year 4 up) example shows how to make your very own Castle Rushen...

The floor plan for Castle Rushen can be found here: http://www.castletown.org.im/heritage/castle_rushen_p3.html

Tutorials

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Year 8, today we are going to learn the basics of Trimble SketchUp. Use the following link to view a series of video tutorials that will make using SketchUp a snap;)
http://www.sketchup.com/training/videos.html

More tutorials:
http://www.simonhaughton.co.uk/2011/11/super-sketchup.html
http://ictnewhall.primaryblogger.co.uk/2012/09/28/getting-going-with-sketchup/

To download SketchUp to your computer: http://www.sketchup.com/


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3. Formulate a Design Specification

Year 8, it's time to finish our Investigations.

3. Formulate a Design Specification

1) Let's create a list of design specification which you will then justify.
    (ex: appropriate buildings within the castle walls, 3 layers of defence, separate well, authentic materials, realistic looking buildings, colour, )

2) Create a test to evaluate your 3-D castle. Let's brainstorm different ways that we can test the design specifications.

3)Then, open Trimble (formerly Google) SketchUp and begin the tutorials:  http://www.sketchup.com/training/videos.html

Submit Investigation May 21 by end of class

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Learning Objectives -  The student will: list, with limited guidance, the specific requirements that must be met by the 3D castle, design, with limited guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against  the design specification

Castle Project

Final Year 8 project - Castle Building - Trimble (formerly Google) SketchUp

Unit Question: How does technology help us understand the past?

Area of Interaction - Human Ingenuity

Vocabulary: castle, moat, portcullis, drawbridge, keep, rampart, battlement, dungeon, barbican, tower, gatehouse, ward, inner curtain wall, outer curtain wall.

Before we begin, take a look at this website to get a feel for the Middle Ages.   http://www.iol.ie/~sligogrm/index.htm

Then, let's move on to the Investigate - Criterion A

·I. Identify the Problem

Write 2 paragraphs to introduce the project.  Remember to mention the "problem", why this project is relevant, how you will solve the problem, who your "customer" is.  Connect this project to Human Ingenuity.

II: Develop a Design Brief

Answer all questions in complete sentences. Use your own words and include detailed explanations.

1. Define stone castle.

2. What was the purpose of a castle in the Middle Ages? Explain.

3. Name 3 defensive features of a stone castle. Explain each.

4. Research 2 Portuguese castles and summarize findings. Include image and details.  What ideas did you get that you could use when building your castle?

5.What is Trimble Sketchup8? (Research a definition and then write in your own words.)

6.What does CAD stand for?

7.What can a CAD program do? (Explain and include details.)                  

8.Which professions use CAD programs? (Name at least 3.)

9.What is Trimble Sketchup’s 3-D Warehouse? Explain in your own words and include details.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief. The student will identify websites as possible sources of information, learn how to reference sources.