SCU School of Education (SECONDARY)

Lesson Plan Template

Class/Stage: 10XGTA

Lesson/Period: 4

Lesson Length: 79 minutes

Topic/Main Concept/Theme: Eaton Secondary Dwelling

SYLLABUS OUTCOMES to be covered

5.2.1 - designs and produces a range of graphical presentations

5.4.1 - manipulates and produces images using computer-based drafting and presentation technologies

Students will learn about:

- Site Analysis drawings

- Create a visual site analysis.

ICT

Cross Curriculum
Content
Key Competencies

Difference and
Diversity
Collecting Analysing
and organising
information
Using mathematical
ideas and techniques

Literacy
- Key vocabulary.

Prior Knowledge/Experience
- Use of computers.
- Opening and closing documents.
- Use of sketchup.
- Previous lesson on project brief.

Safety Risk
- Power cords.

Students will learn to:

Aboriginal and
Indigenous
Environment

Work, Employment
and Enterprise
Gender

Civics and Citizenship

Communicating
ideas and
Information
Solving problems

Planning and
organising activities

Working with others in

teams

Using Technology

Numeracy
- Area of house and shed + % of overall area.
- Measurements and survey drawing details.

Considerations/Preparation
Resources/Materials/Technology
- Computer
- Photoshop
- Sketchup
- File of site
- Hardcopy of site.

Key Vocab
- Site analysis
- Contours
- Utilities
- Pen tool and convert pen tool
- Layers
- Paths
- Selection.
Key Questions
- Has anyone completed the area of the
site?
- What did we cover last lesson?
- Has anyone used Photoshop
previously?
- What aspects are to be included in the
site analysis?

STAGE OF LESSON
1. LINKING
-what have they already learnt?
-assumed knowledge?
-link to last lesson?

3.INTRODUCTION

TEACHER ACTIONS

STUDENT
ACTIONS

- Continuing on from previous lesson on site analysis. Covered:

Path of the sun (East to west)
- Direction of bedrooms?
- Shade from trees?
- Abide by project brief?
- Wind
- Ventilation?
- Trees? (Spacing and size)
- Topography
- Contours.
- Sloping? (Drainage and water runoff)
- Vegetation
- Type? Size? Diameter + Height?
- Utilities
- Water, Electricity, Gas.
- Other Infrastructure
- Neighbouring buildings.
- Fences.
- Existing buildings.

Q & A.

- Roll call.

Calculations.

- Discuss with students what they will be shown and what they will complete this
lesson.
- Total area of buildings + % of area.
- Shown visual site analysis.
- Converting sketchup to 2D and placed into Photoshop
- Tracing areas to create visual site analysis.

Discussions.

Context of the lesson

Expected outcomes/goals

Key question/s

- Students to get out site survey's from previous lesson.

- Complete calculation of area of buildings from previous lesson - within 40% of site
size (944.3m) - go through with students on board if it is not completed.

Q&A

TIME

15 mins

RESOURCES

Site survey
Calculator
Pencil
Whiteboard
Whiteboard
marker

4. THE BODY
Teacher directed learning?

Independent student inquiry/

learning?

5. CONCLUSION
Pack up and organise

Summary of lesson
Future directions/ linking to
next lesson

6. EVALUATION
REFLECTION

-Visual site analysis.

- Various pictures
- Explanation of different aspects and sections displayed.

Q&A

- Photoshop
- Basics
- Creation and use of layers.
- Tools - selection tool, pen tool, paint bucket, rectangle tool, line tool, eraser.

Following
instructions

10 mins

Site survey

15 mins

Computer +
Photoshop

Discussion

- Export of sketchup
- Open from Google docs.
- Place in top view.
- Export as 2D graphic.

10 mins

- Photoshop Site Analysis.

- Open exported 2D graphic.
- Trace trees (Pen tool, convert pen tool) and place gradient over the top.

20 mins

~ Summary.
- Site analysis and visual site analysis.
- Explain how we incorporated the site analysis discussion from previous
lesson with what was completed this lesson.

Q & A.

- Save work.
- Pack up, classroom tidy, chairs up.
- Leave once students have been dismissed/ bell has gone.

Packing chairs
and equipment
away

~ 9 mins

Computers.

Saving work.
Logging off.

- Engagement with activities and information?

Students were engaged with the theory content of the lesson, at the beginning, and were eager to start the projects using ICT.
- Did students retain information from previous lesson based on site analysis discussion?
Students successfully retained the required information from the previous lesson.
- Were students able to grasp the concept of Photoshop?
Some students were proficient in the use of Photoshop, other students had not used it before and needed assistance with steps they did
not understand and tools that they were not able to use.
- Behaviour management?
The class was well behaved. Some students needed direction to get back on track, and was dealt with successfully.

- Understandable explanation?
The students understood the explanation of the site analysis presentation and were able to follow my instructions for the use of ICT's.
- What I would do differently next time?
Check to ensure the power is working correctly before class to ensure there are no mishaps and to provide the students with an easier
access to the files that were needed throughout the lesson to use in the iCT programs.