Year 5 - Design and technology
Ken Yeang and sustainable architecture
CAD structures: architecture
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces 3D Computer Aided Design to pupils. They will investigate modern architects to understand the techniques and materials they use in sustainable housing. They will develop knowledge of TinkerCAD to design and present a model sustainable house.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the architectural work of Dr Ken Yeang to create your own designs.
Key Notes
- Dr Ken Yeang is known for being an eco-architect
- Eco-buildings can include nature in their design.
- Eco-buildings don't waste materials.
- Eco-buildings use space wisely and have little impact on the environment.
- Eco-buildings use natural energy and water carefully.
Vocabulary To Learn
- PhD: studying one subject a lot at university, finding something new, and becoming a doctor of that subject
- eco-architect: someone who designs buildings that are sustainable
- sustainable: using resources wisely so that they do not run out
- eco-house: a house that is designed to be sustainable
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sustainable buildings have to be buildings that are new.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Dr Ken Yeang is known for being an eco-architect. Eco-buildings can include nature in their design.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'PhD'
studying one subject a lot at university, finding something new, and becoming a doctor of that subject.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Sustainable buildings have to be buildings that are new. Correction: Sustainable buildings can reuse materials from old buildings or be older buildings that have been redesigned.
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