Year 8 Design Technology (Materials)
Overview
You will learn about Computer-aided Design (CAD) in this course. Part of this will be working with Tinkercad, a cloud-based program. This will help develop the skills you need to create a product in CAD suitable for 3D printing. The Tinkercad lessons will build your knowledge and skills so you can reproduce a small puzzle which can be 3D printed.
You will study design elements, be introduced to the design brief, and work in the framework of a design brief. You will also design a product that can be produced on a 3D printer.
What do you do?
In studying this subject you will:
- reproduce a small puzzle that can be 3D printed
- designs your own product that can be produced on a 3D printer
- apply your design brief considerations and constraints to research material suitability for your product
- share your design ideas with your teacher and other students
- use feedback and research to finalise your design ideas
- use preset evaluation criteria to assess the suitability of your design ideas.
What skills do you develop?
You will develop skills including:
- Computer-aided Design (CAD) skills
- problem solving
- visualisation
- design
- evaluation
- research
- verbal communication
- visual communication.
Requirements
Internet is needed to access this course. Work will be completed and submitted online weekly.
Things you can do now
Go to the VCAA website for more information about this subject.