Unit/Lesson Title: Pre-school Adventure Lesson duration 50 Mins Stage 5 Class

Rationale Syllabus Outcomes Syllabus Content

Students will develop
market research skills, 1. 5.1.2 applies and justifies an appropriate process of Students learn about: Needs and opportunities
understand the needs of design when developing design ideas and solutions.
diversity and be able to 2. 5.3.1 analyses the work and responsibilities of • Requirements for end users.
respond to those designers and the factors affecting their work. • Design considerations.
requirements and 3. 5.5.1 uses appropriate techniques when
communicate their ideas. communicating design ideas and solutions to a range Students learn to: Identify opportunities
of audiences. for new and better solutions

• Identify needs for end users.

• Establish and document the requirements
and design considerations for the design
project

Prior Knowledge Risk Assessment Resources

Many of the students Movement around room and school grounds in groups. Pencils, rulers, design folio, blank A4 sheets
have younger siblings Travel by foot to pre-school next door as a class. Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:31 PM
Comment [1]: Laptop computers, E-folios
and they have there own Movement around pre-school and interaction with pre-school
pre-school life students.
experience.
Lesson Time Teachers Role Students Role Assessme
Outcomes nt
Strategies
 3- 5 Introduction Teacher directs students to line up outside
mins classroom.
Teacher tells students they will need their
pencils, scissors and rulers.
Students to forward into class.
Mark roll.
3 mins Learning from prior lesson quickly reviewed
Body (design process).
Overview of current lesson aims and
activity briefly explained.
7 mins Introduction of design brief and direction,
and hand out design folio.
Students will u Class discusses their own pre-school
5 mins memories of games and toys they have
experienced. Teacher to record on board.
Were they positive or not? Maybe apply a
P.M.I. process to the list.
Students will Teacher asks students to brainstorm
considerations that need to be included in
Students have this design project. (Health, safety, ease of
to work use, etc.) Teacher records on board.
effectively
with limited 25 mins Teacher directs class to leave the room and
time. walk to the pre-school next door.
Body
Upon arrival, teacher gives basic orientation
and behavior requirements. Teacher asks
students to consider the pre-school
environment and any impacts that they
Body might have to take into consideration for
their project.
The pre-school teacher will then give an
Students line up outside classroom
and then forward in to class.
Students respond to roll call.
Ask clarifying questions
Students scan through design folio
Students share thoughts, memories
and ideas.
Students give responses as a class
group. Students write notes in folio.
Students walk as a group to pre-
school.
Students listen to instruction and
respond.
Students listen to instruction and
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:36 PM
Comment [2]: Students will need their
laptops.
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:30 PM
Comment [3]: Open E-folios.
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:33 PM
Comment [4]: Create class Google doc
and students create PMI table. As class
discusses ideas, students enter these into
the class Google doc.
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:37 PM
Comment [5]: Before leaving, each
student is to create a spread sheet that will
contain data and other information about
the preschool class. Class size, genders, toy
or game preferences, etc.
Speak with
students
about what
 over view of the pre-school, the students
and the types of toys and games they
already have.
The students are then asked to observe the
children in their activities and ask questions
regarding preferences, special need
requirements and abilities. If allowed,
students may photograph the pre-school
environment.
The teacher direct students to ask the pre-
school teacher any project specific
questions. After this the teacher will take the
class back to the classroom.
Review/
5 mins Conclusion Upon return the teacher will lead a short
discussion about what the students
observed and the issues, consideration and
ideas they have noted today.
Lesson Evaluation
take notes.
Students observe and take notes.
Students ask questions and take
notes.
Students contribute to discussion.
they are
seeing.
What
things do
they need
to consider
for their
design
ideas?
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:37 PM
Comment [6]: Record information in
Google doc or spread sheet.
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:38 PM
Comment [7]: Record information in
Google doc or spread sheet.
Andrew and Deb …, 28/11/2020 4:40 PM
Comment [8]: Treads recorded.
Teacher instructs students that next lesson
they will be creating data presentations of
the information they have recorded today.