SHS2 Manufacturing Engineering · Semester 1 Week 14: Design and Drawing for Manufacture

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four importance of freehand sketching in product design, using their own words.
Explain how freehand sketching helps designers explore and compare multiple ideas before committing to a final solution.
Justify why freehand sketching is often the first step in the design process, ahead of precise technical drawing.
Demonstrate a quick freehand sketch of a simple everyday object to communicate a design idea to a colleague.
Evaluate a design scenario and identify how freehand sketching would help solve the design problem.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Design and Prototyping (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Design and Drawing for Manufacture (2.1)
Content standard: 2.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate skills in freehand sketching for product design 2.2.1.LO.1 Explain the importance of freehand sketch, projection of objects, detailed and assembly drawings in product design and manufacturing.
Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.1 - State the importance of freehand sketch in product design.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 14 (Week 14 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 61

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: In a question and answer session, discuss the relevance of freehand sketching and how it helps to identify the right ideas and solution for a design problem.
Teaching and Learning Materials:
- * Snap cubes
- * Drawing instruments
- * Chats or samples of first angle projection drawings
- * Textbooks * Library facilities
- * Internet access * ICT equipment
- * Sample assemble drawing * Detailed drawing or charts
Assessment (2.2.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.