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Designing playground structures

Freestanding structures: playgrounds

Unit Summary

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of freestanding structures and how to make them more stable. Pupils will analyse different structures, shapes and construction techniques to make piece of play equipment.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan and design playground structures.

Key Notes

  • Simple sketch models create different designs.
  • A sketch model is a model that is useful for trying out ideas.
  • A sketch model size can be determined by the use of toy figures, modelling dough figures or cardboard cutouts.
  • A sketch model shows key design features.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • design specification: describes what a product has to do
  • sketch model: a quick, low cost way to 3d model an idea or design
  • unique: something special that is one of a kind
  • stable: something that is balanced and doesn't fall over

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Designers plan and follow their planning in the making stage.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Simple sketch models create different designs. A sketch model is a model that is useful for trying out ideas.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'design specification'

describes what a product has to do.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Designers plan and follow their planning in the making stage. Correction: Designers use their design brief to create a plan. This plan is important but changable depending on success of the project, alongside tools, skills and testing points along the way.

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