Galena School District 120

PLTW Design and Modeling

 

• Students use STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principles to design and model shapes using Autodesk Inventor software.

  • Know and understand engineering and related jobs and skills

  • Understand and use the design process

    • use a design brief for defining the problem​

    • identify solutions and constraints

    • brainstorm and sketch solutions to a problem

  • Understand and use a decision making matrix to compare solution ideas

  • Know and apply sketching and dimensioning techniques

    • use sketching as a communication tool

    • sketch two and three dimensional shapes

    • recognize one and two point perspective

    • recoginish isometric and orthographic sketches

    • communicate ideas for a design using various sketching methods, notes, and drafting views

  • Design for production

    • use computer aided design modeling systems to generate three dimensional models

    • appply geometric and dimension constraints to design parts

    • create computer aided models from annotated working drawings

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Check out our cell phone holder and locker organizer designs:

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