Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 6 Time: 60 mins Date: 25/10/19 Students’ Prior Knowledge:

Learning Area: Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas

Design Technologies, Science and decisions using appropriate technical terms and
graphical representation techniques (ACTDEP015

Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum Critique needs or opportunities for designing and
explore and test a variety of materials, components,
Science:
tools and equipment and the techniques needed to
Electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in produce designed solutions (ACTDEP014)
electrical circuits and can be generated from a range of
Light from a source forms shadows and can be
sources (ACSSU097) absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080)
Design Technologies:
Generate, develop and communicate design ideas and
processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms
and graphical representation techniques (ACTDEP025)

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal and Intercultural
competence creative Social understanding
thinking competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe the features of a basic design
• Draw a basic design for their solar powered hat

Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

Students that finish early, will start drawing and
Whiteboard planning their second design for a solar powered fan
Whiteboard magnets hat.
28 copies of Blueprint copies
A3 blueprint copy Students that are slower will spend 2 lessons
designing one design for their solar powered fan hat.
LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)
Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

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Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the
segment where they will
Students will come into class and sit at their desks. be introduced.

10 mins The teacher will explain that today they will be starting their design and A3 version of Blueprint
technology project. Whiteboard magnet

The teacher will explain that today they will be doing their first design of their
solar powered fan hat. Starting with a basic sketch and labelling, before they
finish their final design next lesson.

The teacher will then go through an example of one design for a solar
powered fan that they have completed before the lesson.

Whilst going through the example, the teacher will outline what the students
will be getting assessed on:
- They must have everything listed on the sheet included in their design
- The design must be labelled clearly
- The design must be presentable and easy to look at
- The design must be practical and realistic

The teacher will then ask the students if they have any questions about the
assignment before handing out the sheets for the students to start on.

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

1. The teacher will get some students to help hand out the work sheets
to all the students.

2. Students will glue the worksheet into their Design technologies book,
so that they do not lose their design during the project

45mins Blueprint worksheet

3. Students will begin drawing their design, sketching in pencil before copies
using a pen, this is so they can erase any mistakes that they make.
Students must make sure they include all required components in
their plan, before the student colours in and outlines their plan in pen,
they must show the teacher first.

4. Once students have finished their design, coloured it in and outlined it

in pen. They will get together with a partner in the class that is also
finished, and they will share their design ideas and discuss if they had
any other designs or ideas that they thought of when planning. The

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 students must write these ideas down as they will be drawing one
more design next lesson.

5. Once students have shared their plans and brainstormed more ideas
with a partner, students will sit down and write a paragraph describing
the features of a design plan.

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

At the end of the lesson, students will hand in their design technology books
so that the teacher can mark and look at their designs. The teacher will also
5 mins mark the student’s understanding of what the features of a design plan are by
reading the paragraph they wrote.

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

Students need to glue their designs into their book and hand the book to the
teacher so the teacher can mark the books.

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
1. The teacher will collect the students’ books at the end of the lesson to
assess the students’ descriptions and understanding. The teacher will
assess each students paragraph by using a checklist to ensure
students have included everything they need to.

2. The teacher will assess the students design and planning using a
rubric. This will ensure the teacher gives the students a clear mark
and feedback over what was required for the task and what the
students can do to improve.