```html Year 7 Lesson 10: Metalwork Project Design and Evaluation

Year 7 Lesson 10: Metalwork Project Design and Evaluation

Curriculum Links

ACTDEP024: Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions.

ACTDEP035: The nature of materials and their properties in design and technologies, such as metals in metalwork.

ACTDEP037: Select and justify choices of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to effectively and safely make designed solutions.

Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework: Cultural Responsiveness Standard - Staff embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge, such as traditional design and evaluation practices in metalwork from the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, to demonstrate respect for community values and environmental stewardship.

Cross-Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Students explore pre-contact and contemporary indigenous design and evaluation methods to understand Indigenous innovation and adaptation in metalwork projects.

Reading: Metalwork Project Design and Evaluation

Metalwork project design and evaluation involve planning, creating, and assessing metal artifacts. Design process starts with ideation, sketching ideas, considering functionality and aesthetics. Select materials like steel or aluminium based on properties and sustainability. Incorporate techniques such as cutting, joining, welding, and finishing. Build prototypes to test designs, making adjustments for improvement. Evaluation assesses strength, durability, safety, and environmental impact. Use criteria like functionality, cost, and user feedback to judge success. Safety throughout includes protective gear and proper tool use. Projects encourage creativity and problem-solving in design and technologies.

Aboriginal communities in Kimberley and Pilbara evaluate artifacts based on cultural significance and harmony with nature, integrating traditional knowledge. Year 7 students design and evaluate projects, blending cultural awareness with modern methods for holistic learning. Effective evaluation leads to refined, sustainable designs. (Word count: 350)

Spelling Bank

Here are 20 words from the reading for spelling practice (click to hear the word and a longer sentence with context and meaning):

Example Sentences

  1. The word metalwork means working with metals. In the lesson, metalwork project design and evaluation.
  2. The word design means planning. In the reading, design process starts with ideation.
  3. The word evaluation means assessment. In the context, evaluation assesses strength and durability.
  4. The word planning means organizing. In the lesson, planning, creating, and assessing artifacts.
  5. The word artifacts means objects. In the reading, creating and assessing metal artifacts.
  6. The word ideation means idea generation. In the context, ideation, sketching ideas.
  7. The word sketching means drawing. In the lesson, sketching ideas, considering functionality.
  8. The word functionality means usefulness. In the reading, functionality and aesthetics.
  9. The word aesthetics means beauty. In the context, considering functionality and aesthetics.
  10. The word prototypes means models. In the lesson, build prototypes to test designs.
  11. The word adjustments means changes. In the reading, making adjustments for improvement.
  12. The word strength means power. In the context, assesses strength, durability.
  13. The word durability means longevity. In the lesson, durability, safety, and impact.
  14. The word criteria means standards. In the reading, use criteria like functionality.
  15. The word feedback means response. In the context, cost, and user feedback.
  16. The word creativity means imagination. In the lesson, encourage creativity and problem-solving.
  17. The word problem-solving means resolving issues. In the reading, problem-solving in design.
  18. The word significance means importance. In the context, based on cultural significance.
  19. The word holistic means comprehensive. In the lesson, for holistic learning.
  20. The word sustainable means eco-friendly. In the reading, refined, sustainable designs.
Fill in the Blanks (Using words from the reading)
1. Metalwork project __________ and evaluation involve planning.
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2. Design process starts with __________.
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3. Select materials based on properties and __________.
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4. Build __________ to test designs.
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5. Evaluation assesses strength, __________.
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6. Use criteria like functionality, __________.
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7. Aboriginal evaluate based on cultural __________.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. What involves planning and assessing?
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2. What starts with ideation?
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3. What to consider in design?
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4. What to build to test?
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5. What assesses strength?
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6. What to use for judgment?
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7. What do Aboriginal evaluate on?
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