This lesson contains 10 slides, with text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 15 min
Items in this lesson
2.12 Materials and modelling
Slide 1 - Slide
Modelling
Modelling is used at all stages of the design process to help visualise and test your ideas.
In most cases it is important to model to scale because it:
take less time
use less materials
enables a designer to visualise ideas effectively
Slide 2 - Slide
Materials
There are a variety of materials that can be used for modelling.
Consider if you design :
- requires straight or curved corners?
- needs to be transparent or opaque?
- has to have open and close parts? etc.
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Video
Range of materials:
Paper and card
Corrugated card (and plastic)
Styrofoam and foam board
Self-adhesive vinyl
Thin plastic sheet
Smart materials e.g. polymorph
Slide 5 - Slide
Permanent joining
Glue:
glue sticks
hot glue
double-sided tape
Slide 6 - Slide
Temporary joining
no glue needed:
fold over locking flaps
tuck flaps and slot tabs
lock rudder flaps
arrow tab and slot
Slide 7 - Slide
Homework
For next class:
Do the skills activity on page 24
Take a picture of the items of packaging, paste the pictures in Word or Powerpoint and add the answers on the right side of the picture. Upload your result in MS Teams.
Have fun :-)
Slide 8 - Slide
For the people who did not succeed to create a nice boat,
Lesson duration is: 15 min
