Empathize
Students will engage in 'Sustainability Storytelling,' sharing their personal eco-friendly practices after watching a documentary, and collaboratively interviewing community members to understand diverse perspectives on sustainable living, informing the needs and challenges for their dream sustainable house designs.
Days 1 - 5
Viewing and Discussion of a Sustainability Documentary
Launch 60m
Define
Students will collaboratively define the specific design challenges and desired sustainable features for their 3D dream house models, using insights from their reflection journals and community architect workshops to shape their project goals for environmentally-friendly homes.
Days 6 - 10
55 min over capacity (200 min available across 5 days)
Sustainability Challenge Brainstorm
Launch 45m
Architect's Guest Workshop
Activity 60m
Design Feature Exploration
Activity 45m
Collaborative Proposal Drafting
Activity 60m
Collaborative Design Proposal
Assessment
Peer Feedback Session
Deliverable 45m
Ideate
Students will collaborate in teams to brainstorm diverse eco-friendly features for their dream house designs, using TinkerCad to experiment with 3D modeling ideas and seeking peer and professional feedback to refine their concepts before moving to the prototype phase.
Days 11 - 15
10 min over capacity (200 min available across 5 days)
Environmental Impact Brainstorm
Launch 45m
TinkerCad Exploration Session
Activity 60m
Professional Feedback Session
Activity 60m
Ideation Reflection and Planning
Deliverable 45m
Design Ideation Presentation
Assessment
Prototype
Students will collaboratively create rough digital sketches of their dream sustainable houses using TinkerCad, integrating ideas and insights from sustainability storytelling and architectural inspiration tours as they prototype and iterate their designs through peer feedback and self-reflection.
Days 16 - 20
100 min over capacity (200 min available across 5 days)
Mindful Design Introduction
Launch 60m
Collaborative Digital Sketching
Activity 90m
Iterative Design Refinement
Activity 90m
Design Reflective Journaling
Activity 60m
Sustainable House Design Presentation
Assessment
Test
Students will present their 3D sustainable house prototypes to local architects, classmates, and community members, gather detailed feedback, conduct reflections in their journals, and iterate their designs to enhance functionality and sustainability, culminating in their final digital portfolio entries and interactive presentations.
Days 21 - 25
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