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Design by doing resources

Interesting resources on the different steps of the Design Process:

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Design by doing resources

Interesting resources on the different steps of the Design Process:

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Design books

What if I want to be a designer? Any good books I can read? Design is a vast subject, so it all depends what you are interested on, but this is an interesting list compiled by designers and teachers.

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Design books

What if I want to be a designer? Any good books I can read? Design is a vast subject, so it all depends what you are interested on, but this is an interesting list compiled by designers and teachers.

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Woodworking

If you are interested in woodworking, this online course is a great resource. It has different chapters you can visit:

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Woodworking

If you are interested in woodworking, this online course is a great resource. It has different chapters you can visit:

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Swift bird boxes

To introduce our next unit, we will build swift bird boxes following this design we found for a really simple box. From the website: Buy a plank 180cm x 15cm x 15mm thick and cut it into pieces: (4 x

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Swift bird boxes

To introduce our next unit, we will build swift bird boxes following this design we found for a really simple box. From the website: Buy a plank 180cm x 15cm x 15mm thick and cut it into pieces: (4 x

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TESS

Teaching ethics with short stories is a very interesting project. The purpose of the website links very well with our Y5 Tales with a Twist unit. As stated on the website: “What is the point of learning about ethics? An

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TESS

Teaching ethics with short stories is a very interesting project. The purpose of the website links very well with our Y5 Tales with a Twist unit. As stated on the website: “What is the point of learning about ethics? An

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Vector graphics software

There are a few options out there to draw vectors. Vectr is a software you can use online, great for beginners. Have a look at this introductory video: Inkscape is another one that you will be able to download to

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Vector graphics software

There are a few options out there to draw vectors. Vectr is a software you can use online, great for beginners. Have a look at this introductory video: Inkscape is another one that you will be able to download to

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Y5 Tales with a twist C

Here is the student guide for criteria C: These are some resources to complete C: Some initial inspiration here on making this more handmade. Inspiration by a video produced 2 years ago in this same class. If you are doing

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Y5 Tales with a twist C

Here is the student guide for criteria C: These are some resources to complete C: Some initial inspiration here on making this more handmade. Inspiration by a video produced 2 years ago in this same class. If you are doing

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Animation apps

Flipagrid is a very cool free app available for ipads and Android tablets. Thanks Benson for the recommendation. Have a look here: Another app is Synfig but it is only available for ipads. Have a look here:

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Animation apps

Flipagrid is a very cool free app available for ipads and Android tablets. Thanks Benson for the recommendation. Have a look here: Another app is Synfig but it is only available for ipads. Have a look here:

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Y3 Disaster Shelter C

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Y3 Disaster Shelter C

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Outside the box

Now that you are starting to work on Criteria C, you may realize that some of the initial ideas you had are not so possible to make and you will need to readjust them. Maybe you can have some fun

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Outside the box

Now that you are starting to work on Criteria C, you may realize that some of the initial ideas you had are not so possible to make and you will need to readjust them. Maybe you can have some fun

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