Lesson plan Technology Mandatory - Jewellery

Class/Stage: Year 8 (Stage 4) 08TTE.00S

Period: 1 and 2
Lesson number: 3
Lesson Length: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Location: S102
Subject: Technology Mandatory

Mentor teacher: Lauren Di Marco

Unit: Symbology
Length of Unit:

12 Weeks

Design Project: Design and produce a variety of jewellery pieces that reflects the
personality of the wearer.
Lesson aim: Students begin the prototype activity in the design folio which involves
drawing their design on Adobe Illustrator and learn how to use the laser cutter.
SYLLABUS CONTENT to be covered
Area of Study

Design Specialisation

Technology

Products

Jewellery

Metal, Graphics, Polymer

Technologies

SYLLABUS OUTCOMES to be covered

Focus Outcomes
4.2.1 generates and communicates creative design ideas and solutions
Contributing outcomes:
4.1.3 identifies the roles of designers and their contribution to the improvement of the
quality of life
4.3.2 demonstrates responsible and safe use of a range of tools, materials and techniques
in each design project

Students will learn about:

Students will learn to:

Design process including

Researching
Generating creative ideas
Producing design solutions

Apply design processes when developing

quality solutions for each project

using ICTs to plan, develop and

document design projects

methods used to generate creative

design ideas including:
Sketching and drawing

Use ICTs to communicate information

including saving a document in various
file types and storage locations from
within the application
use a variety of methods to generate
creative design ideas for each design
project

ICT

Aboriginal and
Indigenous

Work,
Employment
and
Enterprise

Difference
and Diversity

Environment

Gender

Cross
Curriculum
Content

Civics and
Citizenship

Key
Competencies

Collecting
Analysing and
organising
information

Communicatin
g ideas and
Information

Planning and
organising
activities

Using
mathematical
ideas and
techniques

Solving
problems

Using
Technology

Working with
others in teams

Literacy

Numeracy

Students will develop technological literacy

skills in listening to Technology Mandatory
vocabulary. Students learn to include
subject specific vocabulary in order to
develop and present design solutions.

Students are introduced to thinking about size

and proportion in relation to their project work
as they draw their design on illustrator. They
must consider how large their pendant will be.

Considerations/Preparation
Prior
Knowledge/Experience

Resources/Materials/Tec
hnology

Ability to undertake
investigations
independently in order to
satisfy their own curiosity

Laptops and internet

connection

Students have an
awareness of skills and
processes involved in
designing and making
Safety Risk

Key Vocab
Adobe Illustrator
Prototype

Teacher laptop linked to the

projector
Lesson plan
Adobe Illustrator
Laser Cutter

Key Questions

Safe internet usage

What is Adobe Illustrator?

Computer cords and cables

How could Adobe Illustrator be

used in the design industry as
part of the design process?

Safe use of the laser cutter

on guard to be complete
for homework after
watching the
demonstration

What is a prototype?

STAGE OF
LESSON
LINKING
INTRODUCTIO
N
THE BODY

ACTIONS
Last lesson we explored symbols and their use on jewellery designs.
This lesson we will be creating our own symbols on Adobe Illustrator to place on our pendant projects.
Ask students:
What is Adobe Illustrator?
How could Adobe Illustrator be used in the design industry as part of the design process?
Explain to students:
You will each be creating 3 drawings and cutting them out on the laser cutter in cardboard, these are your
protypes
Can anyone define a prototype. A prototype is a first or original model which is usually further developed.
Demonstrate Illustrator:
You file should be in RGB mode - Open a new file, select advanced, RGB, ok and then copy and paste your design
into the RGB file page
To open RGB colour swatches Window (top bar), colour swatches, then you will see a colour swatches box pop
up, click on the small page looking icon on the bottom of that box (this opens new colour swatch groups), scroll to
default, clic RGB.
All cut lines to made RGB red = 255 (the first red in the RGB colour swatches)
All etched lines to be black (the first black in the RGB colour swatches)
Select all lines and make the stroke thickness 0.001
Ensure all lines are joined up and no gaps remain in your design
If you would like your design to be symmetrical you draw one side first and then with the black cursor select
around your entire design, right click and group, select around your entire design again, go to transform, reflect,
tick the copy box and decide if you are reflecting horizontally or vertically.
Ensure none of the shapes on your design have a fill on them
To curve lines which you have drawn with the line tool, you can add anchor points to your line and then use the
anchor point tool which is under the pen tool option to grab each anchor point and curve it
For any lines which will be in red they must have been drawn with the line or shape tool (not the pen tool) The
pen tool will only work for etching.
Once your design is complete and approved it needs to be merged together to become and object, select the
whole person (it will turn blue), select window (top menu bar), select pathfinder tool, select the first option in the
pathfinder tool, the 2 square that are on top of each other. Your shape WILL NOT merge if the shapes are not
overlapping each other. YOU CANNOT make changes once it is merged; make sure your design is perfect.
Students to begin drawing
Period 2 - Demonstrate the laser cutter

CONCLUSION

Save your Illustrator drawings and we will continue drawing next lesson. For homework complete your on guard safety
tests so you can use the laser cutter next lesson.