This idea will develop a knowledge and understanding of structure
and introduce a variety of design and development techniques. Young
people will work on individual designs, developing ideas in
collaboration with other class members to reach a final storage
solution, which they will make from a material provided by the
teacher. Preferably wood or plastic. They will present their
finished products to a local designer/manufacturer for
feedback.
Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge of structures gained and enhanced
• Enterprising skills enhanced - application of knowledge to solve
a real design problem to satisfy design criteria
• Develop employability skills communication, planning,
organisation, time management, researching, analysing,
co-operating, contributing, reporting, problem solving, justifying
and manufacturing
• Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons
demonstrated by taking leadership to develop project down chosen
route. Working with minimum inform teacher
• Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4
capacities of ACfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports CFE Technology