Year 6 - Art and design
Design a sustainable transport system
Urban Life: Drawing and design
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will learn the art of portraiture in greater depth. They will learn how artists create expressions, mood and feeling in their portraits using facial features, colour, lighting and props.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design and annotate a drawing of a sustainable transport system for an urban environment.
Key Notes
- Understand what makes a transport system sustainable.
- Use drawings and annotations to communicate ideas.
- Explore how art and design influence the future of urban life.
- Consider environmental impact, functionality, and design aesthetics.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sustainability: using resources in a way that protects the environment and ensures they are available for future generations
- infrastructure: the basic physical systems (like roads, bridges, transport) needed for a city to function
- concept drawing: a visual representation of an idea, often used to show early design ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sustainable transport is just about electric vehicles.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Understand what makes a transport system sustainable. Use drawings and annotations to communicate ideas.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'sustainability'
using resources in a way that protects the environment and ensures they are available for future generations.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Sustainable transport is just about electric vehicles. Correction: Sustainability includes more than just power sources - it also involves materials, passenger capacity, energy use, and reducing pollution across a whole system.
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