Module 6: Body Adornment Project

Sequence of Lessons

Theme/Aims

Key Activities

Resources

Student Outcomes

Assessment Opportunities

Key Vocabulary

1

Introduction to the body adornment project.

Setting the design brief- in the context of producing jewellery for Camden Market. Completing research sheets. Surveys.

Design booklet.

Exemplar products.

Images of effective body adornment.

Students complete design sheets – brief, research.

Quality of design sheets.

Client, adornment.

2

Designing the product

Specification. Start ideas making use of mood boards and market research.

Design sheets

Students complete design ideas.

Quality of design sheets.

Specification. Mood board.

3

Developing the idea

Demonstrate orthographic drawing using the Visualiser.

Students then work to produce a drawing of the design and the mould which will be used to make it.

Visualiser. Card for modelling. Design booklet. Glue and scissors.

Students produce final drawings and a model of the mould and product.

Safe working and quality of the design work.

Model. Mould.

4

Planning the making

Students produce a cutting list. Planning discussed then students produce a process sheet.

Cutting lists and process sheets.

Completed design sheets.

Quality of design sheets.

Process. Planning. Flow chart. Gantt Chart.

5

Making the product.

Use a template to transfer the design onto the MDF blanks.

Cut out using a coping saw.

Drill location holes.

Assemble mould.

Pour molten pewter into the mould.

Remove and clean up.

Polish.

Clamps and machine vise.

Pewter. Blowtorch or hot air gun. Ladle. Needle files.  Pillar drill and twist drills.

The completed mould and product.

Safe and organised working.

Casting. Molten. Ladle. Pewter. Names of tools.

6

Evaluation and testing

Final polishing and presentation of product.

Test and evaluate by survey and describing improvements and problems overcome.

Assessment by whole class.

Test.

Metal polish and cloths.

Design sheets.

Test sheets.

Finished pendant.

Overall project grade.

Batch production.