1a Short Project Statement
Welcome to the
City of Calgary
Teachers' Convention
Design
Design a possible solution and identify potential
opportunities and challenges.
CTF Curriculum
21st century curriculum
Open ended/flexible
Multiple delivery models
Project based
Hands on
Team work
Metacognitive
Technical skills
Soft skills
Articulate
Articulate growth in knowledge, skills and Attitudes
Appraise
Create
Appraise process, product and self through
task completion
Create an artifact that will demonstrate and
facilitate task completion
Design Brief
Specifications?
Needed Information?
Must Do
Short Statement of Project
basic expectations
additional possibilities
Needed Skills?
Constraints?
Can't Do
Limits
Research?
crane parts,
crane function
truss design
Skill Development?
Sketchup
basic hand tools
soldering
Solution Ideas
Choose the Best Solution
Skills
Specs/Function
Creativity
needed training?
Brainstorming
could it work?
Equipment
Time
do we have the needed tools/equipment ?
do we have time?
Cost
Materials
must haves
any extra cost?
additional possibilities?
what will we need for materials?
Do we have them?
Sketches
Career and Technology Foundations
& the Design Process
Assessment
CTF Curriculum
Project Ideas
Design Process
Aesthetics
Safety
Functionality
How well does it meet the specs?
Where can improvements be made?
Do I need to "go back to the drawing board"?
Short Statement of Project
Plans and Blueprints
Detailed Sketches
Hand Drafting
scaled
technical
3D
detailed
design concepts
Inkscape
CAD
SketchUp
Autodesk
Inventor
Others?
Identify
the Challenge
Problem or Need
Test and
Evaluate
Research &
Investigate
Design
Construct a
Prototype
Generate
Possible
Solutions
Process
Choose Best
Solution
Designs,
Plans , Blueprints
Project Examples
grade 6 - foam airplanes
Grade 9 -
- tanks
- vehicles
- houses
- Mars equipment
- catapults
grade 7 - cranes
grade 8 - fire trucks
That's All Folks
Contact Information
Keith Christensen
kechristense@cbe.ab.ca
Grade 7
Crane
Construction
Any Questions?
In 10 minutes
Write down any questions you have
What must it "do"?
What size can it be?
What materials can be used?
Skill Development Continuum
Project Assessment
Modify
Create
Replicate
Student and Teacher Generated
Process
and
Product
functionality
contributions
teamwork
minimum requirements
process
additional possibilities
Adequate
Proficient
Exceptional
testing and evaluating
original ideas
Version 2.0 ideas
improvements
Project Management
Construction
Process
Division of Labour
Process Plan
project needs
Skills
Interests
logically ordered/
simultaneous
construction of needed
parts, components &
elements
Major jobs (by component)
Division of Labour
Order of Construction
Mini-deadlines
Project Assembly
Putting it all Together