Year 9 Design & Technology

During the Holidays, Year 9 Design & Technology were tasked with a House Design Challenge.

To best prepare them for their upcoming Architectural Assessment Task based on Interior design, students learnt about the software SketchUp at the end of Term 2 where they were provided with mini in class design challenges where they created products. 

After learning the basic skills in sketchup, students were then provided with video tutorials to create a simple house. Their Holiday homework consisted of choosing one of the following challenges to complete in 1 hour:

Challenge 1: Create the house (demonstrated in the video tutorial) in sketchup but add some interesting features 

Challenge 2: Create your dream house based off skills learnt from the tutorials provided 

Challenge 3: Recreate your own house based off skills learnt from the tutorials provided. 

The end result? Amazing architectural designs from each challenge. Students exceeded the teacher’s (mine) expectations by most students completing either challenge 2 or 3. I can proudly say that Year 9 are well equipped with the tools and skills to exceed in their upcoming Assessment Task. 

Please take a moment to have a look at some of their amazing designs and applaud their skills and commitment to design. 

Keep an eye out in the next newsletter for their architectural progress!

Warm regards, 

Ms Valdivia (TAS Teacher)