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Design, Creativity and Technology Assessment Map - Sample at Level 3

Puppet (Billy goat)

Context

In an assessment task titled ‘Design and make a puppet for a puppet play’, students were asked to design a puppet with moving parts that incorporated the use of levers. They were also required to make their puppet from two different materials and to use two joining methods.

In order to design and make the puppet, students learnt about the history of puppets and researched types of puppets. They produced a spider map of ideas about the puppet they intended to make, generated two labelled drawings, listed steps to make the puppet and planned a story incorporating their puppet. They made the puppets, wrote the script and performed a play. They evaluated the puppet using a ‘plus, minus and interesting’ table.

The elements of the Investigating and designing standard addressed by the task are:

Students, individually and in teams, generate ideas based on a design brief, demonstrating understanding that designs may need to meet a range of different requirements. They use words, labelled sketches and models to communicate the details of their designs, and clarify ideas when asked.

The elements of the Producing standard addressed by the task are:

(Students) … alter and combine materials/ingredients and assemble systems components. They use a variety of simple techniques/processes and a range of materials/ingredients to safely and hygienically alter and combine materials/ingredients and put together components to make products and simple systems that have moving parts.

The elements of the Analysing and evaluating standard addressed by the task are:

Students test, evaluate and revise their designs, products or simple systems in light of feedback they have gained from others. They … describe what they consider to be the strengths and drawbacks of their design, product or simple system.

(Students) consider how well a product or simple system functions and/or how well it meets the intended purpose.

Stimulus

Design brief

Design and make a puppet to be used in a short puppet play. The puppet must have moving parts and be made from at least two materials. Use levers to create at least one moving part and at least two joining methods.

Sample

The following samples illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.

Part 1

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Annotation

Investigating and designing – Level 3

A. Identifies some different possibilities for the puppet using requirements from the design brief.

Element of the standard

Students, individually and in teams, generate ideas based on a design brief, demonstrating understanding that designs may need to meet a range of different requirements.

Part 2

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Annotation

Investigating and designing – Level 3

B. Draws and annotates two designs, including materials, joining methods and how the puppet will move, to communicate details of the designs.

Element of the standard

Students, individually and in teams, generate ideas based on a design brief, demonstrating understanding that designs may need to met a range of different requirements. They use words, labelled sketches and models to communicate the details of their designs, and clarify ideas when asked.

 

Part 3

Annotation

• Investigating and designing – Level 3
  
  
• Clarifies materials, methods of construction and joining methods for the puppet and refers to the design to explain the steps to make the puppet, and how the puppet will work.

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  Element of the standard
  
  Students, individually and in teams, generate ideas based on a design brief, demonstrating understanding that designs may need to met a range of different requirements. They use words, labelled sketches and models to communicate the details of their designs, and clarify ideas when asked.

Part 4

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Part 5

Annotation

• Producing – Level 3
  
  
• Explains the steps to make the puppet and modifications made to materials and joining methods.

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  Element of the standard
  (Students) … alter and combine materials/ingredients and assemble systems components. They use a variety of simple techniques/processes and a range of materials/ingredients to safely and hygienically alter and combine materials/ingredients and put together components to make products and simple systems that have moving parts.

Part 6

 

Student self-evaluation sheet

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Annotation

• Analysing and evaluating – Level 3
  
  
• Tests the puppet and revises the design to make changes, explains how joiners could be improved and identifies a shortcoming in the system that moves the puppet.
• Identifies strengths of the design (the body, face and movement) and drawbacks (legs, feet, balance).

Elements of the standard

Students test, evaluate and revise their designs, products or simple systems in light of feedback they have gained from others. They … describe what they consider to be the strengths and drawbacks of their design, product or simple system.

(Students) consider how well the product or simple system functions and/or how well it meets the intended purpose.

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