Module 5: Travel game

Sequence of Lessons

Theme/Aims

Key Activities

Resources

Student Outcomes

Assessment Opportunities

Key Vocabulary

1

Introduction to the travel/portable game.

Discuss traditional games and portable games.

Use exemplars to show possibilities.

Manufacturing activity to produce noughts and crosses game.

Examples of traditional games made from wood/plastic. Hardwood or MDF blanks. Marking out tools. Dowel pegs.

Wooden noughts and crosses game.

Safe working and accuracy.

Depth stop, batch production, jig.

2

Research

Set design brief and specification.

Students to research using exemplars, books and Internet.

Students begin designing.

Exemplar games. Books. Internet.

Design booklet.

Research sheets and initial ideas.

Quality of research and designs.

Names of games.

3

Developing the final design.

Students evaluate ideas by discussion and against specification. Annotate ideas.

Select final design and draw detailed drawing.

Design booklet.

Completed and evaluated design.

Quality of design, creativity, annotation detail.

4

Planning and manufacture.

Materials and sizes discussed.

Students select suitable materials to start manufacture.

Produce process sheet.

Samples of materials available.

Design booklets.

Students select and mark up materials. Completed process sheet.

Detail of process sheet.

Names of materials.

5

Manufacture of components.

Students cut, prepare and join materials to construct the game, its container and pieces.

Hardwood blanks MDF blanks. Dowels. Glue.

Workshop facilities.

Manufactured parts.

Safe and organised working

Joints. Tools. Materials.

6

Assembly and finishing

Use of abrasives, files and rasps to improve the surface quality and fit of the components.

Application of paint, lacquer and oil demonstrated and then put into practice by the students.

Abrasive papers, files, rasp.

Acrylic paint and lacquer, Danish oil. Brushes and rag.

Finished game.

Safe and organised working.  Accuracy and surface quality.

Danish oil, acrylic, lacquer. Abrasive grades.

7

Evaluation and Testing

Complete finishing touches. Write rules for game.

Play the game to test.

Survey to evaluate against specification.

Assess finished product as a whole class activity.

End of module test.

PCs.

Abrasive papers, files, rasp.

Acrylic paint and lacquer, Danish oil. Brushes and rag.

Complete and tested game with rules.

Overall quality of product.