Building prose and the Digital Architecture Awards

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Computational Thinking and Creativity 3D Modelling

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Objectives

Computing

Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of ICT.
Use SketchUp software to create content that accomplishes given goals.
Evaluate and apply IT, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.

English

Identify the audience for and purpose of writing.
Select the appropriate form and use other similar writing as models for their own.

Lesson Planning

Write a fabulous description about your building in the hope of being nominated for a Digital Architect Award and evaluate your competitor’s designs.

Teaching Outcomes:

To explore and evaluate one other’s building online and review them according to set criteria; take part in a class ‘Digital Architecture Awards’ for specific ‘outstanding’ features.
To write a narrative to accompany their building, for the Digital Architecture Awards.

Children will:

Compose a creative mathematical description of their fantasy building.
Explore each other’s building and review them according to set criteria for your ‘Digital Architecture Awards’.

Planning

Provided Resources

Award-winning buildings, (covering: Excerpt from The Golden Compass; Images of Jordan College; Sample writing; Award criteria/categories/cards; Hamilton Topics Blog instructions).

Unit Resources

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

The Golden Compass music - YouTube clip