Kids, Litter and Rubbish Bin Design 
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THE TASK
In an effort to get students to do the right thing and put litter in a bin the SRC has asked you to improve the design of Rubbish Bins.  See LitterCam

PLANNING
Choose a design partner.  This is an urgent issue for SRC, try to complete the task in 3 - 4 lessons. 

Follow these steps:

STEP 1. Read this page.
STEP 2. View Pictures of Rubbish Bins, fill out Research Guide.
STEP 3. Design a 3D model of a rubbish bin, use Blockcad.
STEP 4. See teacher notes         BlockCad download. 
STEP 5. Use camera tool in Blockcad, save 5 images of your model.
Use the  rotation tools to capture 5 different viewing angles include a birds- eye view. Save images carefully.

STEP 6 Publish your design in PowerPoint. (View Example)

  • PowerPoint Presentation Instructions
    Use  2-4 slides. 
    Insert
    your saved BlockCad images onto the slides. 
    Communicate
    your design ideas  using headings, labels and short descriptions.    
    Show different views of your design
    Tell why 
    your design will get more students using rubbish bins.  
    Show how your rubbish bin design suits a school environment.
    See student work examples

Step 7 Before presenting your work fill in  the Assessment Checklist 

Created By Sandy Skinner 2001

 

A unit of work: Learning Areas MathematicsDesign & Technology with ICT's embedded.  
Suitable for Primary & Middle Primary Students 
  Click here to see teacher notes.