Year 10 Design Technologies Mini Unit

Task:
Your local council has asked you to design a product that makes re-use of pallets that they
receive their stock on. You are invited to create a solution to a product that will be in high
demand and with minimal effect to the environment. You must research the material,
sustainable practices and popularity of items to create choosing a target market to create a
solution to the problem. You will need to consider production and create a plan. Your final
design will need to be drawn to scale using 3D computer software.

Challenge: Create a product using a recycled pallet. Each student will receive one pallet each
to work with or combine to create a group project.

Collaboration Space:
Learning Place: EdStudio will be our collaboration, learning sequence, learning videos hub.
Here you will post blogs, update progress, add links, find links, videos that will assist in
solving the problem to your solution. EdStudio will be set up by the teacher prior to the
commencement of the unit and students will be active participants throughout the unit
contributing.
Design and Technologies Design and Technologies
Knowledge and Understanding Processes and Production Skills
- Critically analyse factors, including - Develop, modify and communicate
social, ethical and sustainability design ideas by applying design
considerations, that impact on thinking, creativity, innovation and
designed solutions for global enterprise skills of increasing
preferred futures and the complex sophistication (ACTDEP049 - Scootle )
design and production processes - Evaluate design ideas, processes and
involved (ACTDEK040 - Scootle ) solutions against comprehensive
- Investigate and make judgments on criteria for success recognising the
how the characteristics and need for sustainability (ACTDEP051 -
properties of materials, systems, Scootle )
components, tools and equipment - Develop project plans using digital
can be combined to create designed technologies to plan and manage
solutions (ACTDEK046 - Scootle ) projects individually and
collaboratively taking into
consideration time, cost, risk and
production processes (ACTDEP052 -
Scootle )
Unit Overview Learning Sequence
Learning Outcome (1) Problem Digital Tech Incorporation
1. Provide students with task (problem) and criteria - Collaboration site-
sheets to students EdStudio- teacher to set
2. Brainstorm using a mind map what prior up prior to unit
knowledge they have already and how they will go beginning.
about sourcing and finding information and data. - Weekly task and blog
3. Discuss Design Processes and Procedure- open posting to be completed
EdStudio which has weekly tasks, images and by students on progress.
diagrams that explain each. SAMR
4. Discuss how this will affect their design processes Substitution: delivery of task
and students will need to follow these design via EdStudio
specifications and limitations. Modification: Search and
5. Explain the process of design and then production source using ICT to create a
once approved by the teacher- students will be solution to problem
given 1 Pallet each to work with or can combine
and work with a group to make a larger product. Problem-based learning
6. Explain deadlines for students on both design and
production activities. Decision making.

General Capabilities

Numeracy

Literacy

Creative and Critical

ICT
Learning Outcome (2) Design and Product Research Digital Tech Incorporation
1. Students will be taught safe, ethical and social - Collaboration site-
responsibilities for collaborative online work and EdStudio- teacher to set
also research- acknowledging ownership of other up prior to unit
peoples work beginning.
2. Students research history of pallet materials and - Weekly task and blog
reasons for recycling material. posting to be completed
3. Students suggest possible design briefs that can be by students on progress.
recycled using pallet timbers. SAMR
4. Save links to images to EdStudio Blog where all Substitution: Weekly tasks and
members of their group can access. video for viewing on EdStudio.
5. Explain different types of drawings and sketches Students to Blog.
required both 2D and 3D. General Capabilities
6. Students are to individually sketch a 2D or 3D
design with annotations of size to scale and Numeracy
materials needed.
Literacy
 Creative and Critical

ICT

Ethical Understanding

Learning Outcome (3) Design Completion using Digital Tech Incorporation

Software - EdStudio
1. Decide on final design brief and evaluate best - Auto-Cad
production plan for problem. - Powerpoint to present
2. Use Auto-cad to create a digital image of design final design brief to
brief with dimensions teacher and class
3. Create a powerpoint to explain choices and suggest SAMR
plan- cost, materials, time, ethics, target audience, Substitution: delivery of task
diagrams and sketches. via EdStudio

Redefinition: Create a plan

using ICT to solve problem.
Create collaboration of
resources for Council.

Learning Outcome (4) Timber and Drilling Technique Authentic Learning

1. Safety of using machinery and PPE- teaching to model
and explain
2. Model cutting technique using drop saw to cut lengths-
students to practice using scrap
3. Model safely using different types of drills and drilling
techniques. Teacher to pre-drill, measuring and
determining where to place screws on lengths or timbers
4. Model safety and sanding techniques. There are many
different types of sanding machinery such as orbital or
belt sander. Sand paper may only need to be used if a
rustic effect.
5. Hinges- Depending on what students are creating,
different types of hinges will need to be explored.
Determine student briefs and adjust teaching to be
learner based.
6. Allow students to use all machinery and practice skills.
Learning Outcome (5) Production Authentic Learning
1. Explain safe use of workshop manner- safety of tools Sustainability Practices
and equipment, protective clothing that must be worn Creative thinking
2. Dismantle recycled pallet
3. Timber Cuts- explain safe use of materials as practiced
in previous outcome
4. Complete production plan and create solution to
 problem.
Learning Outcome (6) Production- Special Effects Authentic Learning
1. Complete design brief by adding paint, varnish, special Creative Learning
touches to product for target market.
2. Sand off any loose timbers.
3. Product completion
Learning Outcome (7) Evaluation of Design and Production Authentic Learning
1. Using Design Process- evaluate design and production ICT- reflect using powerpoint and
processes. comment on Blog Reflection on
2. Explain areas for improvement and reflect upon skills EdStudio.
and materials used.
3. Showcase work to class and communicate using Reflective Questioning:
presentation of processes. What issues did you have in
production of your product?
How would you improve your
production plan to be more
suitable?
What part of the production was
the most difficult?