5 min Script: Hello, designers! Thanks for your continued work. The Ideal Classroom chart you created in Activity 1 has been very inspirational. And with your skills in CAD I think we’re ready to start designing. One of the most important parts of a classroom is the furniture! We use desks, tables, chairs, and bookshelves every single day. Can you help us design some classroom furniture using Tinkercad? What furniture do you think is most important in a classroom? (wait for student response)
Display the Ideal Classroom chart created in Activity 1. Review the various classroom furniture that your class included in this initial design. Ask:
Display the Tinkercad “Redesign Classroom Furniture” lesson plan. Scroll down and find the Introduction Video in the left column. Watch the Introduction Video with your class: https://www.Tinkercad.com/lessonplans/redesign-classroom-furniture
You can also share the student lesson with students using the following link: https://www.tinkercad.com/lessonplans/redesign-classroom-furniture/share
Invite students to ask clarifying questions before beginning the design process.
Introduce the concept of thumbnail sketching and drawing a final design on graph paper.
10 min Watch the “Create Thumbnail Sketches” video (Step 6 of the “Redesign Classroom Furniture” Tinkercad lesson).
5 min Gather students together to review how to select an idea and draw the final sketch on graph paper. Display step 7 of the “Redesign Classroom Furniture” Tinkercad lesson for an example.
Distribute the Thumbnail Sketches worksheet and have students sketch as many ideas as they can. Thumbnail Sketches Planning Document (www.tinkercad.com)
15 min Distribute graph paper and have students draw their final design choice. Circulate to support their work and encourage them to include sketches of different perspectives of the item like the top, sides, back, and bottom.
Students will use Tinkercad to redesign a piece of classroom furniture based on their 2D design.
10 min Script: Using your 2D sketches, now you will use Tinkercad to create 3D prototypes of your redesigned piece of classroom furniture.
Display the main page of the Tinkercad Lesson: Redesign Classroom Furniture. Navigate to the Develop a Prototype section in the left-hand column. Show students how to click through the 3 sections: Work with Shapes in Tinkercad, Use Tools to Manipulate Shapes, and Create Your Furniture Prototype.
Ask:
65 min Dismiss students to work on redesigning a piece of classroom furniture.
If students get stuck, you can give the following tips:
If students complete their furniture designs quickly:
5 min Lead a class discussion:
Have students survey their homes to identify an item from their home that they want to redesign. Have them start considering the redesign by first sketching the 2D design. You can consider assigning students to create the 3D design in Tinkercad in this homework assignment or wait until Lesson 4.
