Modelling with Sketches
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem
What a learner can do afterwards
- Create a sketch, drawing, or physical model of a design solution
- Explain how the shape or structure of the design helps solve the problem
- Relate the model to the real-world problem it addresses
The lesson
Before you build something, you can draw it first. A sketch shows your idea. It helps you think about the best shape.
Try it together
Mia wants a boat that floats well. She draws a boat with a flat bottom. The flat shape helps it float without tipping.
Good to know
When you sketch, ask: does this shape help solve the problem? Try a few shapes. Pick the one that works best.
A sketch or model shows your idea. Its shape should help solve the problem.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
Where this leads
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.