SKILL BUILDING
In this section of the unit, you will be creating a Nightlight Base using the Bandsaw, Belt Sander, Pedestal Drill and other woodshop tools. Follow the directions below step by step and carefully review the videos. Good luck!
SKILLS
General Workshop SafetyBandsawPedestal DrillBelt SanderDESIGN LAB SAFETY
TRAINING
Design Lab Safety
It is a requirement to complete all relevant safety quizzes before we begin using the machines in the Design Lab.
If you have completed the Design Lab Safety Quizzes already and received a 100%, simply screenshot the proof. If not, take the following required quizzes.
- General Workshop Safety
- Bandsaw
- Pedestal Drill
- Belt Sander
Each quiz should take about 10 minutes to complete.
SKILL BUILDING CHECKPOINT
& DESIGN PROCESS DOCUMENTATION
& DESIGN PROCESS DOCUMENTATION
Design Process Documentation:
Now it's time to document your Skills Research!
Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Nightlight Base & Wiring Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Screenshot the 100% complete Quizizz Design Lab Safety test results for all of the below quizzes:
- General Workshop Safety
- Bandsaw
- Pedestal Drill
- Belt Sander
Click on Slide 1 and upload the screenshots into the template.
When finished, review your work and press Save.
SKILLS
General Workshop SafetyBandsawPedestal DrillBelt Sander
C1: Plan Time / Resources
Construct a detailed and logical plan, which describes the efficient use of time and resources, sufficient for peers to be able to follow to create the solution
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Classroom Instructions:
As we begin to make our nightlight base, it's a great time to begin a process called "backward planning." This is where we look into the future and visualize our final design product being handed in. In this particular unit, your project is due by March 1st, 2024.
The template below outlines the following:
Date: A key date, usually spaced out by weeks
Estimated Time: Estimated amount of time it will take to complete the process
Tool(s): List of resources needed to complete the step (i.e. A4 paper, pencil and ruler)
Description of Process: Brief description of the process you will go through.
Process Journal: Video of you actually completing the process
Progress / Changes: Document actual time and any changes you made to the process.
While you are creating your product, you must document the process that you have gone through to demonstrate the technical skills you are learning. This can later serve as a roadmap to create similar products or solutions.
Design Process Documentation:
Now it's time to document your Skills Research!
Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Nightlight Base & Wiring Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Click on Slide 2 and list the predicted dates of when you think you will be able to complete the steps that have been identified for you.
Each step should take roughly 20 - 30 minutes to learn and complete. Add your estimated time to the template as well.
When finished, review your work and press Save.
Template & Rubric:
C2 Demonstrate Technical Skills
Demonstrate excellent technical skills when making the solution
Classroom Instructions:
Now that we have planned out our design process, it's time to begin making the nightlight base. At each step of the process, make sure you document the following:
Tools you used
Image of the process
Progress of the actual time it took you and any changes you made
Design Process Documentation:
Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Nightlight Base & Wiring Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Click on Slide 2 and add the Tools you used, Image of the process, and document the actual time it took in your Progress. If you made any Changes, document that as well.
When finished, review your work and press Save.
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NIGHTLIGHT BASE
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
USB WIRING
In this section we will be learning how to use the Soldering iron to upcycle a USB A charging cable into a LED Nightlight!
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
FINAL STEP
FINAL DESIGN PROCESS DOCUMENTATION
C3: Product
Follow the plan to create the solution, which functions as intended and is presented appropriately
D3: Improvements
Explain how the solution could be improved
Classroom Instructions:
Congratulations! You can now plug in your Nightlight Base with your up-cycled USB wire and bask in the soft glow of your custom Laser Cut Nightlight design, all while spinning your custom Fidget Spinner!
Did you finish it all in time?
Take a picture of your final nightlight with your base and USB wire lit up!
Take a video of your nightlight turning on and off.
Document any improvements you think you could make to your nightlight design, or wood base, and / or wiring.
Design Process Documentation:
Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Nightlight Base & Wiring Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Click on Slide 3 and add a well lit and cropped photo of your nightlight.
Add the video of your product functioning.
Add improvements you can think of to either the...
Nightlight Design
Wood Base (sanding, gluing, etc)
USB wiring
When finished, review all slides in your Nightlight Base & Wiring and press Save.
Complete the Student Evaluation and Mark as done
Exemplar & Rubric:
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