Technology News
You may remember from Issue 7....
Please view the YouTube link below for a video on the outstanding work of Maya, Emma, Lily, Livi (7E) back in 2019....
In Case You Missed It (Issue 7):
Melbourne Polytechnic - 2019
Over the two days students were able to produce a wide array of prop and costume pieces which incorporated skills learned through different technologies including Adobe Illustrator for laser cutting, Micro:Bit coding, sewing electric circuits and LED sequins, wearable tech and physical construction techniques.
Students enthusiastically engaged themselves with learning new technology skills and applying improving their prototypes. Students proved that they were adaptable and resilient by working with the intermittently work laser cutter, accommodating these issues through modifying their prototypes. At the conclusion of the program, students participated in a “marketplace”, talking about their prop or costume piece, the technology used, future improvements and what key trait their prototype portrayed about the main character – Shelby. Groups were able to come up with impressive designs that featured varying combinations of Micro:Bit, Circuit Playground, LEDs and laser cutting technology. Tech School staff very much look forward to working with Viewbank staff on the upcoming professional development sessions, and hope that this will provide teachers with the confidence to immerse themselves in the programs of 2020.
Prototype Highlight
Student Design Team: Maya, Emma, Lily, Livi (7E)
Innovation/Prototype: Shelby’s great coat
Year Level: Year 7
Design Brief:
As prop or costume designers on steampunk film 'Gears and Cogs' set in the 1890s, your role is to build a component of main character Shelby Caples’ costume.
Insight: The inventor’s wonder coat!
Minimum Viable Product: The coat that does it all.
Design Summary:
| Shelby’s coat has to be tough, just like her, it must withstand the heat when her experiments go wrong! Having a tough coat helps Shelby, withstand the heat of a society where it is unacceptable for women such as herself to invent. Like Shelby, her coat has to be prepared for anything, having a versatile pocket on the back, carts around a complex toolbox, available for any situation, from a malfunction to an opportune piece of scrap metal. A much loved reference book is attached to her arm (talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve!), all set to provide necessary information for a faulty creation. Several fob-watches hang from the side of her coat, revealing the time in many different countries- extremely useful when Shelby is travelling. In the end, Shelby’s coat is always ready to make a cup of tea. The Tea-Maker (patented) heats hot water in its coils, equipped for a good brew in a moment’s notice- allowing for quiet reflection and iteration of inventions. |
Karin Wunsch
Melbourne Polytechnic