3D Modelling and Printing

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Students will use CAD software to design objects and then realise their designs by printing them out on a 3D printer.

Students will experience the design process by designing an object using industry grade Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and manufacture their object using a 3D printer.

3D printers are fast becoming a widely used manufacturing device which has revolutionised the manufacturing industry. The 3D printers used in this program build objects layer by layer using biodegradable plastics.

Skill development include: Observation, resilience through productive failure, mathematics, problem solving and trouble shooting, design thinking, engineering, communication and digital fluency.

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Curriculum Audit

Level 7
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Generate, develop and test design ideas, plans and processes using appropriate technical terms and technologies including graphical representation techniques (VCDSCD050)
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Define and decompose real-world problems taking into account functional requirements and sustainability (economic, environmental, social), technical and usability constraints (VCDTCD040)
  - Data and Information
    
    Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model objects or events (VCDTDI038)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Location and transformation
    
    Describe translations, reflections in an axis, and rotations of multiples of 90° on the Cartesian plane using coordinates. Identify line and rotational symmetries (VCMMG261)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Real Numbers
    
    Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient written strategies and digital technologies (VCMNA244)
    
    Round decimals to a specified number of decimal places (VCMNA246)
- Science
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)
    
    Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)
Level 8
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Generate, develop and test design ideas, plans and processes using appropriate technical terms and technologies including graphical representation techniques (VCDSCD050)
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Define and decompose real-world problems taking into account functional requirements and sustainability (economic, environmental, social), technical and usability constraints (VCDTCD040)
  - Data and Information
    
    Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model objects or events (VCDTDI038)
- Science
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)
    
    Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)
Level 9
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Apply design thinking, creativity, innovation and enterprise skills to develop, modify and communicate design ideas of increasing sophistication (VCDSCD061)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Geometric Reasoning
    
    Solve problems using ratio and scale factors in similar figures (VCMMG317)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Linear and non-linear relationships
    
    Find the distance between two points located on a Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software (VCMNA308)
    
    Find the midpoint and gradient of a line segment (interval) on the Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software (VCMNA309)
- Science
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (VCSSU115)
    
    The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (VCSSU116)
Level 10
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Apply design thinking, creativity, innovation and enterprise skills to develop, modify and communicate design ideas of increasing sophistication (VCDSCD061)
- Science
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (VCSSU115)
    
    The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (VCSSU116)

Audience

Student learning

Learning Areas

Critical and Creative Thinking Design and Technologies Digital Technologies Mathematics Science

Year Levels

Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10