| The Unit/Activity Enabled Pupils to: |
Teaching Strategies? |
Pupil Outcomes |
| Use the software to explore ideas, generate ideas, develop and model ideas |
Show students how to generate a scale drawing with an ergonomic grip. Use the constraint tool so that the design is made to the specified size. Demonstrate how simple extrusions are made and assemble different components and align them in the correct position. |
Design a printing block with an ergonomic grip that must be comfortable with repeated use. Evaluate and modify designs. Explore and design a printing shape that can be repeated. Understand that the shape must fit the standard block. Assemble and evaluate finished product. Transfer to jpeg and ad to journal. |
| Use the software to consider manufacturing issues |
Manufacturing new parts to fit existing jigs. Demonstrate. Use 3D milling and laser cutter to show how different parts are made. |
Students understand the idea of tooling a job and the cost and time saving ratio in mass production. Students compare CAM with traditional methods. |
| Use the software to explore cross-curricular links |
Show students how to work within constraints or tolerances. Understand the concept of scale when producing working drawings |
Students draw design to given specification (this will relate to the step and repeat of their pattern). Produce an isometric drawing to show the assembly of the two parts. |
| Demonstrate CAD capability for assessment purposes |
Show students how to produce several designs and evaluate them against a specification. Explore the use of the photo album with students. Explain how designs are exported into word. Demonstrate the use of the laser cutter and 3D milling machine to manufacture the two different components. |
Students will export each of their designs into word and evaluate them. Copy and repeat the pattern using photo album to help simulate finished design. |
