1. Designing Solutions Lesson 5 : Thinking Like a Designer
Year 5 Art, Materials and Technology

2. Designing Solutions Lesson 5: Thinking Like a Designer
Year 5 Art, Materials and Technology
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3. Rapid Review Design can involve modifying or re-designing a product.
A design brief lists the things the design needs.
Designing furniture

4. Learning Objective
We will suggest criteria1 for a water saving system2.
Re-design means to design again.
1. a standard to help decision making
2. a set of things working together
Dripping tap

5. Identify and Investigate
Activating Prior Knowledge
To design is to plan how to make something.
Identify and Investigate
Name the problem and make a design brief checklist
Brainstorm
Write down and draw good ideas
Make and test
Use materials to make the best idea for the product
Evaluate
Use the design brief checklist to see if the product will solve the problem
Share
Show others how well the design works
Tell you partner about another indigenous product that has been modified to meet changing needs

6. Concept Development
We will suggest criteria for a water saving system.
criteria - a standard used in decision-making
system - a set of things working together
Digestive system
Criteria for a Pet
Playful
Well behaved
Can come inside
Doesn’t eat too much

7. Skill Development criteria - a standard used in decision-making
system - a set of things working together
To suggest criteria for a water saving system, we will:
1. Look at the current system
2. Notice if there is water wastage
3. Decide on criteria to improve it. a new one.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

8. Skill Development Water Use at My House Location Best use of water
Bathroom
Kitchen
Laundry
Leaks
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

9. Skill Development Water Use at My House Location Best use of water
Bathroom
Toilet
Shower
Bath
Brushing teeth
Washing hands
Kitchen
Washing dishes
Drinking
Laundry
Washing clothes
Leaks
Slow-dripping tap
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

10. Best Way to Use Water at My House
Skill Development
Best Way to Use Water at My House
Location
Best use of water
Bathroom
Toilet
Dual flush
Shower
2 minutes
Bath
Not filled to the top
Brushing teeth
Without water running
Washing hands
1 minute or keep water in a dish
Kitchen
Washing dishes
Full dishwasher
Drinking
2 litres per person per day
Laundry
Washing clothes
Small amounts by hand in trough or full machine loads
Leaks
Slow-dripping tap
Fix the leak
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.
How might water be wasted at your place?

11. Guided Practice We will suggest criteria for a water saving system..
criteria - a standard used in decision-making
system - a set of things working together
To suggest criteria for a water saving system, we will:
1. Look at the current system
2. Notice if there is water wastage
3. Decide on criteria to improve it. a new one.

12. Guided Practice School Water Wander
Write or draw what water is used for and who uses it in each area of our school.
Place: ____________________________
Who uses water here: _______________
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

13. Guided Practice Water Use at Our School Location Best use of water
Toilets
Staff Room
Tuckshop
Outside
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

14. Guided Practice Water Use at Our School Location Best use of water
Toilets
Washing hands
Staff Room
Washing dishes
Drinking
Tuckshop
Outside
Garden taps
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

15. Guided Practice Water Use at Our School Location Best use of water
Toilets
Dual flush
Washing hands
1 minute
Staff Room
Washing dishes
Half full sink of warm water
Drinking
2 litres per person
Tuckshop
Outside
Garden taps
No leaks. Water once a week.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

16. Relevance We will suggest criteria for a water saving system.
This is relevant to us because:
We realise that each of us can save more water
It helps us to come up with criteria for other topics
Tell you partner another reason for suggesting criteria for a water saving system.

17. Closure We will suggest criteria for a water saving system.
To suggest criteria for a water saving system, we will:
1. Look at the current system
2. Notice if there is water wastage
3. Decide on criteria to improve it. a new one.
Tell you partner one step we follow to list criteria

18. Independent Practice
We will suggest criteria for a water saving system.
To suggest criteria for a water saving system, we will:
1. Look at the current system
2. Notice if there is water wastage
3. Decide on criteria to improve it. new one.
Write criteria for a water saving system for our classroom.