Design a model Greenhouse: Year 2. Lesson 3

1. Australian Technologies Curriculum

1.1. Design and Technology Knowledge and Understanding

1.1.1. Identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community needs (ACTDEK001)

1.1.2. Explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter and how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating (ACTDEK003)

1.1.3. Explore the characteristics and properties of materials and components that are used to produce designed solutions (ACTDEK004)

1.2. Design and Technology Processes and Production

1.2.1. Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions (ACTDEP005)

1.2.2. Visualise, generate, develop and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling (ACTDEP006)

1.2.3. Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions (ACTDEP007)

2. Design Technology Theme

2.1. Food Production

2.1.1. Describe the purpose for food production and how they meet the needs of users.

2.1.2. Students communicate design ideas for their designed products using modelling and simple drawings.

3. Focus Questions

3.1. What are some of the things you noticed about the greenhouse designs you researched?

3.2. What are some materials you identified that could be used to make a greenhouse?

3.3. “Our school needs more vegetables in our diet. I want everyone to think of a greenhouse design they could make a model of so our school can grow our own vegetables”.

3.4. Think of the materials you will use in your model?

3.5. Where in your design will you allow for drainage, ventilation, pest control etc:?

4. Integrated Cross-curriculum Learning

4.1. Health and Physical Education

4.1.1. Recognise situations and opportunities to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS018)

4.2. Critical and Creative Thinking

4.2.1. During the designing task students will generate and evaluate ideas, consider alternatives and solve problems when designing a greenhouse model.

5. Materials Required

5.1. Whiteboard and Markers

5.2. Student work books

5.3. Student worksheets

5.4. Notes for Parents/Caregivers

6. Step by Step

6.1. CLASS DISCUSSION : Have students on the mat to discuss findings in previous research lesson. Write responses on whiteboard.

6.2. WORKSHEET INFO: Have students return to their desks and go through what to do with their worksheets.

6.3. BEGIN DESIGNING: Allow students time to begin their designs. Check student work as they go.

6.4. END OF DAY: Make a list of required materials for building lesson. Make copies of student worksheets to go home with them. Send students home with note about parent helpers needed for building lesson.

7. END OF DAY: Make a list of required materials.