Daisy Skinner - Y8 Colour Changing Lamp - SOW
Year 8 USB colour changing lamp - Scheme of work over view
Week
1
2
Teaching/Learning
Introduction to the project
Analysis of existing products
Generation of initial ideas
Inspiration and research
3 final design ideas
Working drawing
Sublimation demonstration
Health and safety consideration
3
Health and safety assessment
Using computers to aid designing (Sublimation files)
Vinyl sticker files
4
Peer assessment/self-evaluation of work so far
Sublimate
Demo of marking out acrylic and using Hegner saw
5
Demo how to sand acrylic
Carousel system of sublimating, cutting/sanding acrylic
6
Demo drilling acrylic
Demo vinyl cutter
Carousel system of vinyl cutter, drilling, cutting and sanding acrylic
7
Electronics theory
Soldering the circuit
Testing of the circuit
8
Assembly demo
Cutting PVC
Carousel system of processes
9
Final assembly
Product testing
Final evaluation
Daisy Skinner - Y8 Colour Changing Lamp - SOW
Week 1: What is design? How can we individualise a product?
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To be able to explain your opinions on good/bad design using
PMI and ACCESS FM.
 To be able to identify individualisation and techniques for this.
 All will have analysed existing USB Lamps using PMI
 Most will have used ACCESS FMM to write a personal project
specification
 Some will have begun to consider ways of identifying
individualised projects/products i.e. identify the consumer
S
Explanation of PMI, using existing projects PMI in teams/tables to
create an analysis poster
M
Using PMI posters, guide students with choosing a client and initial
ideas generation
Student Activity
Teacher Input
Show assessment levels and discuss/guide pupils with how to meet
these. Direct pupils with setting themselves a target attainment level
by the end of the project.
Gather the class together to discuss ACCESS FMM of one existing
product
P
Introducing the term 'specification'.
S
Pupils to complete the work sheet identifying the positives, minus’
and improvements of the product.
M
Pupils fill in appropriate pages of the work booklet.
Pupils set themselves a personal target level for the project.
Pupils write a specification for their project
P
Pupils participate in Q&A.
Homework
Pupils are to produce a mood/inspiration board relevant to their
project specification. Achievement levels to be discussed during
plenary. .
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Pupils understanding of the task will be assessed through Q&A in
post task discussion.
M
Pupils work to be shown and discussed with the class at appropriate
times.
AFL
Drawing/designing abilities will assessed through design ideas,
marked by the teacher ready for lesson 2.
P
Pupils to share personal project specifications with the rest of the
class, understanding will be assessed through discussion.
S
Existing products.
Break down of PMI
Paper
Visual aids to keep/remind pupils of task.
M
Pupil work booklets
Resources
Project level descriptors PowerPoint and hand outs.
P
Pupil work booklets.
Break down of ACCESSFM PowerPoint.
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Week 2: Working drawing and sublimation
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To understand how to design
 To be confident in the first steps to making a successful
project.
 All Will have understood the first steps of making and be able
to define the term working drawing.
 Most will have 3 design ideas and started a working drawing
ready for making.
 Some will be able to indentify health and safety procedures
needed to be successful in making.
S
Recap of homework level descriptors using PowerPoint.
Initiate peer assessment of homework in work booklet using
descriptors.
M
Demonstrate how to draw 3D
Teacher Input
Demonstrate how/why we need a working drawing
Display task on the board throughout the lesson.
Demonstrate how to sublimate.
P
Mind map health and safety precautions that may need to be taken
throughout the project.
S
Assess the homework in work booklet of a peer using level
descriptors.
Present what they have assessed the rest of the group.
M
Contribute to discussions.
Complete 3 initial design ideas.
Complete a working drawing.
Student Activity
Watch demonstrations and take part in Q&A
P
Pupils will think about the elements to making and consider health
and safety precautions that may need to be taken.
Pupils will write ideas on a mini white board before the discussion
Pupils will need to contribute to the class discussion to fill a mind
map with ideas.
Homework
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Peer assessment of pupils homework using level descriptors.
Discussion of pupils marking to assess pupils understanding of how
to assess using descriptors.
M
Assess understanding through Q&A in demonstrations.
Teacher to circulate the room to assess design abilities and
understanding of tasks given.
P
Verbal contribution from every study to assess understanding and
ability to consider health and safety/dangers of the workshop.
Using white boards so that every pupil has to contribute. Checks
understanding/participation.
AFL
If understanding is not there, health and safety can be implemented
into the next lesson.
S
Pupil’s homework.
Pupils work booklets.
PowerPoint with level descriptors.
Level descriptor hand outs.
M
Pupils work booklets
A4 Paper
PVC, Heat press, Printed image on Sub paper.
Drawing equipment.
Resources
Exemplar work.
P
White board. (main)
Mini white boards.
Health and safety images if pupils need prompting.
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Week 3: Using CAD/CAM
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To have an understanding of CAD/CAM
 All will have created a file image to be printed ready to
sublimate.
 Most will have considered and begun making vinyl sticker
files.
 Some will have completed CAD work and finished 3 design
ideas/working drawing.
S
Initiate health and safety quiz.
M
Demonstrate how to use computer software to create a sublimation
file.
Student Activity
Teacher Input
Demonstrate how to use computer software to create vinyl sticker
file.
Put visual reminder of task on the board
P
Recap of today’s lesson.
Q&A session, act on feedback from pupils.
S
Written health and safety quiz.
M
Pupils are to work in pairs at a computer to create a sublimation
image file and a vinyl stick file (if needed) for their individual projects.
Continue completing working drawing and design ideas.
P
Pupils are to feedback from the session recapping what they have
learned using snowballing technique. Every pupil has to speak.
Homework
Subject specific vocabulary spelling and meaning/process revision.
AFL
S
Written assessment test.
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M
Teacher to walk around assessing abilities.
Peer help, mixed ability pairs.
P
Verbal assessment/Q&A
Using snowballing technique, each pupil has to lead on from the
other around the room. Assesses knowledge of each pupil.
S
Health and safety quiz sheet. (in work book)
M
Computer
Visual aids
Resources
PowerPoint presentation
Help sheet.
Pupil work booklets
P
Random name generator on PowerPoint
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Week 4: Where am I? Beginning to manufacture.
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To begin the firsts steps of making safely
 To know where about you are in regards to initial target level.
 All will have your sublimation paper ready to sublimate and
marked out acrylic ready for cutting.
 Most will have sublimated onto PVC.
 Some will have begun to cut out acrylic using the hegnar saw
safely.
S
Run through exemplar of assessment page in booklet.
Set the task
M
Q&A of sublimation
Teacher Input
Demonstrate how to mark out acrylic and use the hegnar saw.
Set up carousel system of marking sublimating and cutting.
P
Spelling/meaning test
Read answers
S
Self assessment of progress so far against target level. Decide which
level they are currently working at.
Peer assess work, decide if they agree, comment with
improvements.
M
Feedback to teacher on sublimation
Watch demonstration considering health and safety precautions and
answering questions.
Student Activity
Mark out acrylic using working drawing and use the hegnar saw to
cut it out.
Sublimate image onto PVC plastic.
P
Complete spelling/meanings test in work booklet. Words learned as
homework.
Mark peers’ test.
AFL
Homework
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S
Self assessment and peer assessment. Teacher gains an
understanding of where the pupils think they are and where they
actually are.
M
Assessed through Q&A and ability to use machines accurately.
P
Test. Assessing subject knowledge.
S
Pupils work booklets
Resources
PowerPoint presentation with exemplar assessment sheet.
M
Pencils, Acrylic, masking tape, hegnar saw, heat press, sublimation
prints, PVC plastic, pupil work booklets, PPE.
P
Spelling and meaning answers.
Pupil work booklets
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Week 5: Cutting, sanding and sublimating
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To be able to work individually completing processes
accurately.
 Put skills and knowledge into practice in order to make
progress with manufacturing.
 All will have made significant progress with the manufacturing
process and have a sound knowledge of each task at hand.
 Most will have completed at least 1 manufacturing processes
and ticked it of in your booklet.
 Some will have completed at least 2 manufacturing processes
and have enough knowledge and understanding in order to
help a peer.
S
Lay out ordering/matching game.
Display task on the board and explain to pupils.
Student Activity
Teacher Input
M
Demo how to sand acrylic. Q&A with pupils. Show pupils different
levels of sanding. Pass round sanded acrylic.
Remind pupils of health and safety and set today’s task.
P
Lead a discussion on what the next manufacturing process could be
and how we could individualise the lamps even more, perhaps extra
features that could be added.
S
As a table pupils are to order and match up processes and
descriptions in the order of manufacture and discuss why and the
effects if the order changed or a step was taken out.
M
Pupils are to watch demonstration on how to sand acrylic and answer
questions.
Pupils are to work around the carousel system, sublimating, marking
out/cutting acrylic and sanding acrylic as appropriate.
P
Pupils are to use mini white boards, table to discuss the next steps of
manufacturing, and how the lamps could continue to be
individualised.
AFL
Homework
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S
Working as a team. Assessing subject knowledge and
understanding. Assessed through group work and how many tables
get the right order/answer.
M
Visually assessed on ability to stick to specification.
P
Understanding will be assessed through the group’s abilities to come
up with different logical ideas.
S
Match up card game
PowerPoint Presentation
Resources
Answer sheet
M
Masking tape, Pencils, wet and dry sand paper, hegnar saw, heat
press, and sublimation prints. Pupils work booklets.
P
Mini white boards and pens.
Mind map display.
Daisy Skinner - Y8 Colour Changing Lamp - SOW
Week 6:
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To understand the positives and negatives of each
manufacturing process.
 To understand the importance of accuracy when making a
product.
 All will know how to use the vinyl cutter and drill acrylic
accurately
 Most will have completed at least 2 of the manufacturing
processes to a high standard
 Some will have the skills and knowledge to have progressed
onto helping peers.
S
Explanation of task displayed on the board. Teacher to focus on key
words and definitions/processes. Q/A to check understanding.
M
Demonstrate marking out and drilling acrylic.
Demonstrate cutting out vinyl stickers (more able students only)
Student Activity
Teacher Input
Set up carousel system – vinyl cutter, drilling/cutting/sanding/marking
out acrylic, sublimation (if still needed)
Recap of health and safety
Stop the class for progress check.
P
Q&A session – initiate review activity, show frame work
S
Participate in activity. Using the sums to figure out the jumbled letters
which will then need to be re-arranged into a key word for today’s
lesson. Answer teacher’s questions on subject knowledge/key word
knowledge.
M
Watch demonstrations answering teacher’s questions.
Rotating around the carousel system completing personal project
work as appropriate.
Considering health and safety precautions of each process.
P
Answer teachers questions, self evaluate progress so far. Decide
what next steps will be, decide if they are making progress toward
their target grade. What has gone wrong/right, why?
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Homework
Simple Circuit worksheet. How does a circuit work, what are the
essential components? Activity work sheet.
S
Assesses ability of simple maths which will be used within the
project.
AFL
Assess subject knowledge through Q&A of words found from the
maths word puzzle.
M
Assess abilities, knowledge and understanding through pupil
progress review/feedback mid lesson.
P
Assess abilities, knowledge and understanding through self review.
What the pupil thinks. Written feedback from pupil to the teacher.
S
PowerPoint with number sum quiz displayed.
Resources
Hand outs with differentiated number quiz for each pupil.
M
Vinyl cutter, wet and dry sand paper, acrylic, hegnar saw, hand drill,
masking tape, heat press, printed sublimation files, PowerPoint
presentation, post it notes.
P
Self review sheets in pupil work booklet, PowerPoint presentation.
Daisy Skinner - Y8 Colour Changing Lamp - SOW
Week 7: Systems and Control
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To introduce further elements of the project in order to realise
a final outcome.
 To understand the how a simple circuit functions.
 All will have handled a circuit and have some understanding of
what each components function is.
 Most will have soldered in at least one component.
 Some will a full understanding of each components function
and will have soldered all of the components into the circuit
board.
S
Break down homework sheet. Look at how much pupils have
understood from the homework and answer/ask questions. Teacher
to now have a realisation of how much prior knowledge of systems
and control pupils have.
M
Explanation of how the circuit works. Break down of each component
and its function.
Demonstration of how to solder a circuit.
Teacher Input
Guide offer support to pupils as they begin to solder their circuits.
Test pupils completed circuits. (higher pupils only)
Emphasise health and safety.
P
Recap lesson. Question pupils on furthered knowledge.
S
Mark homework sheet and show the teacher how much was
understood.
M
Participate in electronics theory breakdown. Answer/ask relevant
questions.
Student Activity
Listen/watch demonstration of how to solder a circuit.
Begin to solder circuits working in a pair. Help partner.
P
Answer questions and feedback from what has been learned in
today’s lesson. Feedback something new they have learned.
Resources
AFL
Homework
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Pupil’s prior knowledge assessed through marking peers homework.
M
Pupils understanding and learning assessed through Q&A
P
Pupil’s progress and topic understanding assessed through pupil
verbal feedback to teacher.
S
Pupils homework, homework answer sheet,
M
PowerPoint, video, reference/tutorial handouts, circuits, solder,
soldering iron, components.
P
PowerPoint presentation, paper.
Daisy Skinner - Y8 Colour Changing Lamp - SOW
Week 8:
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To create a realisation of what steps still need to be
completed.
 Know how to assemble a final product.
 All will know how to cut the PVC down to size and how to
assemble their final product.
 Most will be finishing the last manufacturing processes and
know what to do in order to ensure finishing on time.
 Some will have begun to consider how to assemble the final
product having completed every manufacturing process.
S
Ensure each pupil sets themselves 2 things they have to get finished
and 1 thing they would like to get finished on a post it note.
Explain the target, and how to use it throughout the lesson.
M
Demonstrate how to cut PVC
Teacher Input
Demonstrate how to assemble product.
Set up carousel system – support pupils
Recap at appropriate points for moving of targets
P
Recap target, question pupils on progress made using post it’s
they’ve placed on the board.
S
Set themselves 2 things they will get finished and 1 thing they would
like to get finished on a post it note. Place this on the board in the
appropriate place.
Listen to teacher’s explanation/breakdown.
M
Watch PVC cutting and assembling the final product demonstrations
answering teacher’s questions.
Student Activity
Rotate around carousel system as appropriate.
Move target post it as and when needed.
Answer teacher’s questions from review points.
P
Understand why they have or have not reached the targeted amount.
Answer teachers questions.
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Homework
Finish any paper work in order to achieve original targeted level.
S
Pupil’s time keeping and understanding of what needs to be done
assessed through self target setting and using the target on the
board.
M
Pupils subject knowledge and understanding will be assessed
through Q&A
Pupils progress will be assessed by mid point reviews and teacher
monitoring target on the board.
P
Question pupils on their realisation of why/why they didn’t meet all
targets set in order to assess knowledge and understanding/pupil
effort.
AFL
Resources
Pupil’s progress is assessed through securitisation of pupils personal
targets/aims and where about they are on the large target.
S
Post it notes, Target
M
All practical equipment. Target.
P
Target and post its that are on it.
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Week 9: Final Assembly
 Objectives
 Outcomes
 To hold a working finished product.
 All should have a finished and tested working product.
 Most will have a finished working product that meets initial
target grade.
 Some will have a finished working product which has been self
assessed above target grade, using every element possible
with extra features.
S
Explain importance of today’s session and recap ensuring
understanding of success criteria for each level.
M
Set up carousel system, support pupils with completing projects.
Photograph finished working projects.
P
Explain evaluation page of work booklet, assist pupils to complete
these pages accurately with clear precise information.
Ensure pupils booklets are in order, with all pages completed.
S
Listen to teacher input; decide whether target level is a realistic target
against the recap of sublevels.
M
Rotate around carousel, ensuring every manufacturing process is
completed to high level.
Extension: help a peer to finish project.
P
Fill in evaluation of final product, swap with a peer and evaluate their
product against their target grade and specification.
Ensure booklet is completed and in order.
AFL
Homework
Student Activity
Teacher Input
Man a test station, testing finished projects.
S
Pupil’s ability to judge realistic target and managed time is assessed
through Q&A and self review.
Resources
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M
Pupils subject knowledge and abilities are assessed through problem
solving and the ability to help others. Project final effort grade.
P
Pupil’s ability of accurate assessment is assessed through self
evaluation and peer assessment/feedback.
S
Breakdown of project sub levels, pupil work booklets.
M
All practical equipment, camera
P
Pupil work booklets, evaluation break down.