Primary Design and 3D Printing

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Students will explore the QV Design Thinking Framework to create a solution to a real world problem. They will learn to use TinkerCAD as an introductory CAD design tool.

Students will create a 3D printed prototype of their design and investigate alternative 3D manufacturing techniques as part of the design process. The program builds the following skill set: self-paced learning, problem solving, resilience and creative and critical thinking.

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Curriculum Audit

Level 5
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Meta-cognition
    
    Investigate how ideas and problems can be dis-aggregated into smaller elements or ideas, how criteria can be used to identify gaps in existing knowledge, and assess and test ideas and proposals (VCCCTM031)
  - Reasoning
    
    Explore what a criterion is, different kinds of criteria, and how to select appropriate criteria for the purposes of filtering information and ideas (VCCCTR028)
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques (VCDSCD039)
    
    Investigating
    
    Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions (VCDSCD038)
    
    Producing
    
    Apply safe procedures when using a variety of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions (VCDSCD040)
  - Technologies Contexts
    
    Materials and technologies specialisations
    
    Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use (VCDSTC037)
Level 6
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Meta-cognition
    
    Investigate how ideas and problems can be dis-aggregated into smaller elements or ideas, how criteria can be used to identify gaps in existing knowledge, and assess and test ideas and proposals (VCCCTM031)
  - Reasoning
    
    Explore what a criterion is, different kinds of criteria, and how to select appropriate criteria for the purposes of filtering information and ideas (VCCCTR028)
- Design and Technologies
  - Creating Designed Solutions
    
    Generating
    
    Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques (VCDSCD039)
    
    Investigating
    
    Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions (VCDSCD038)
    
    Producing
    
    Apply safe procedures when using a variety of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions (VCDSCD040)
  - Technologies Contexts
    
    Materials and technologies specialisations
    
    Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use (VCDSTC037)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units (VCMMG224)
    
    Location and transformation
    
    Investigate the effect of combinations of transformations on simple and composite shapes, including creating tessellations, with and without the use of digital technologies (VCMMG229)

Audience

Student learning

Learning Areas

Critical and Creative Thinking Design and Technologies Digital Technologies Mathematics

Year Levels

Level 5 Level 6