Year 2 - Art and design
Design and build a home using recycled materials
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Unit Summary
A diverse range of approaches will be used in this unit to investigate houses in both an artistic and an architectural style. Drawing and printing techniques will be explored before pupils investigate how architects design environmentally friendly houses or flats, then design their own eco-home.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design and build a home using recycled materials.
Key Notes
- Architects use specific shapes and structures to make homes stable.
- Different materials create interesting designs and creatively add detail and texture to a model home.
- Artists and designers use recycled materials in their work to be more sustainable.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 3D model: a shape or object that is not flat. It has height, width, and depth, so you can see all around it.
- recycled material: leftover or discarded materials that can be reused for creative purposes
- structures: something that is built and is made of different materials to stay strong
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Any shape can make a strong building.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Architects use specific shapes and structures to make homes stable. Different materials create interesting designs and creatively add detail and texture to a model home.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? '3D model'
a shape or object that is not flat. It has height, width, and depth, so you can see all around it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Any shape can make a strong building. Correction: Architects select specific shapes and structures to make homes stable.
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