SHS3 Art And Design Studio · Semester 1 Week 14: Thinking Studio

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.2 - Create innovative artworks and designs on sustainable development using both digital and other media ideations to show the relevance of sustainable living.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three SDGs that relate directly to environmental challenges visible in their local community in Ghana.
Generate at least two original ideations (one digital, one non-digital) for an artwork or design that addresses a selected SDG.
Select materials from their environment, including recyclable and non-biodegradable waste, that are suitable for producing a sustainable design concept.
Create a completed mixed-media artwork or design that clearly communicates a message about sustainable living, using both digital and manual ideation processes.
Present and justify their finished work, explaining how the materials, processes and message connect to sustainable development and the relevance of sustainable living.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Methodologies (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Thinking Studio (2.1)
Content standard: 3.2.1.CS.1 - 3.2.1.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of 21st Century futuristic propositions and product design for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 3.2.1.LO.1 Analyse existing artworks and designs, and create innovative and inventive artworks and designs centred on sustainable development using both digital and other media ideations.
Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.2 - Create innovative artworks and designs on sustainable development using both digital and other media ideations to show the relevance of sustainable living.
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. 103

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: In a general class interaction, share experiences about futuristic ideas and product design for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Project-Based Learning: Design and produce innovative artworks and designs centred on sustainable development using both digital and other media ideations.
Group Work/Collaborative Learning; Experiential Learning: In small groups select and use practical solutions to improve on an existing art/design product
Group Work/Collaborative Learning: In gender-balanced groups, identify possible resources in the environment that can be used in digital mixed media 21st Century futuristic ideations and product design.

Assessment (3.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials: textbooks; web references; audio-visual resources; camera; projector; TLMs on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); emerging design concepts; design thinking; functional and non-functional design; smart/sustainable/green designs; environmental issues and alternative material; pollution; animal rights and protection; design magazines charts,; illustrations