Term 1 Learning Teaching Focus West Australian curriculum links Assessment Week resources 1 School PC Cut Coaster Task Learners are assessed Investigating and defining Laptop (A) Adobe Illustrator for Laser cutting Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose based on the Pencil – Students learn the basics of compositing and animating in Adobe completion of tutorials, Evaluate and apply a given brief Eraser Illustrator CC by creating vector drawings for laser cutting. This first exercises, portfolio of Consider components/resources to develop solutions, Design Booklet section covers, the illustrator workspace and commonly used tools and work and project diary identifying constraints basic drawing. file. Designing Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative Intro (B) Autolaser & Hardware Assessment criteria: – Students learn to export from illustrator to Autolaser, their dxf drawings. solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology Creativity They learn the different settings required to engrave and cut various Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a Technical materials on the IMCC laser cutter. sequence of steps ability / Producing and implementing complexity of Portfolio Creation and Layout Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a design. Title Page creation range of components and equipment Sketching What is a mood board and it’s purpose Evaluating Mood board layout ability Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design Ideation (Idea Generation) why drawing thumbnails out new ideas. – Behaviour and Concept Sketching proportioning and centering. processes and solutions – Focus Collaborating and managing Expected Pupils’ Outcomes: Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or Assessment Due Date: By the end of the task pupils should have learnt to: individually, Week 9 Final Class considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other Portfolio Adobe Illustrator required resources Coaster Creating vector drawing Product Navigating the interface Essential interface layout Fundamental tools for design for laser cutting Manipulation of paths - changes to position, rotation, scale, colour, and line properties) Stroke thickness and it’s effect on laser cutting Copy and rotate shapes about a point Export DXF files Portfolio layout principles Thumbnail and concept sketching
Term 1 Week Learning resources Teaching Focus West Australian curriculum links Assessment 1 School PC Laptop Pencil Eraser Design Booklet Cut Coaster Task (A) – Adobe Illustrator for Laser cutting Students learn the basics of compositing and animating in Adobe Illustrator CC by creating vector drawings for laser cutting. This first section covers, the illustrator workspace and commonly used tools and basic drawing. Intro (B) – Autolaser & Hardware Students learn to export from illustrator to Autolaser, their dxf drawings. They learn the different settings required to engrave and cut various materials on the IMCC laser cutter. Portfolio Creation and Layout Title Page creation What is a mood board and it’s purpose Mood board layout Ideation (Idea Generation) – why drawing thumbnails out new ideas. Concept Sketching – proportioning and centering. Expected Pupils’ Outcomes: By the end of the task pupils should have learnt to: Adobe Illustrator Creating vector drawing Navigating the interface Essential interface layout Fundamental tools for design for laser cutting Manipulation of paths - changes to position, rotation, scale, colour, and line properties) Stroke thickness and it’s effect on laser cutting Copy and rotate shapes about a point Export DXF files Portfolio layout principles Thumbnail and concept sketching Investigating and defining Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose Evaluate and apply a given brief Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints Designing Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps Producing and implementing Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment Evaluating Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions Collaborating and managing Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually, considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Assessment criteria: Creativity Technical ability / complexity of design. Sketching ability Behaviour and Focus Assessment Due Date: Week 9 Final Class Portfolio Coaster Product