Learners are briefed to design and make a plastic clock for
their folios. Using the Clyde Waterfront website for research,
learners create a design for their product based on the local
tourism industry. This project develops learners skills in using
plastics whilst providing a cross curricular theme for their
learning and opening opportunities to link with local community and
businesses. The finished products will form an exhibition of work
for internal and external partners to view/judge.
Broad Outcomes of learning
- Skill base and understanding of properties of material are
reinforced through an interesting and challenging topic
- Develop enterprising skills such as self awareness and
confidence building, making decisions, working together and
independently, being innovative, focusing on achievement and
success
- Employability skills enhanced: communication, planning,
organisation, time management, researching, sourcing,
contributing
- Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons
demonstrated by regular feedback sessions which involve the whole
class
- Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making
decisions about their choice of research and design
- Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4
capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
- Relevance of how curriculum topic on plastics is related to
work and life and how this subject knowledge is put into practice
in a real design brief.