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Graphics Revision. |
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On this
page are a number of 'fun' revision ideas for GCSE graphics lessons.
However, most ideas could be adapted for other subjects. |
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First revision
lesson. |
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Brainstorm
keywords.
It is a good idea to brainstorm all the keywords associated with
Graphics in the first lesson of revision. There must be pushing
100 of them. This reminds pupils of the content ands aid recall.
In teams of 4 they can do a ‘Round Table’. Each pupil
taking it in turn to add a word to the list. This can be a little
boring though, the class might fall asleep (not always a bad thing).
A variation is to pin an A3 page to the wall for each team. Each
page should have 1 to 50 marked out on it. The pupils should line
up in single file 5 paces from it. It is now a race. One pupil goes
up adds a word and returns to the back of the queue, etc.. The winning
team is the first to 50 words. You can even play some up tempo music
to help with their concentration. It works!
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Jot
thoughts
Each team of four has a pile of cards (about 3x3cm). When the task
starts they write a keyword of each card. To ensure no duplicated
they have to say the word out loud to their team then write it on
the card. This can develop into a mad frenzy as pupils try to outdo
each other. Once they have the pile of cards they can sort them
into catogories, e.g. Printing, Plastics etc. They could then stick
them as a large brainstorm onto A2 paper. OR break them down into
2 piles, Ones they know, ones they don’t. They could keep
each pile in separate plastic wallets an move them from one wallet
to the next as the weeks progress.
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Plastics |
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Plastic
Generation Game
Use the
Plastics Generation Game Powerpoint file. This displays 20 random
products. Pupils work in teams of 4. Show the teams the Powerpoint.
They then have to recall as many products as possible and write
them down. They then of course have to state which plastic each
could be made out of. Collect answers by asking for one answer from
each team and get the other teams to agree or not.
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Vacuum
Forming Cards:
Print out the vac
forming cards and photocopy them back to back. Cut them up.
Pupils to arrange the process in order. When completed they can
check answers by turning the cards over. It should read ‘Draft
Angles’ on reverse. Tip: Photocopy each set of cards onto
different colour card so you can easily distinguish between sets
when you collect them back in.
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Plastic Forming |
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Make
an injection moulding machine.
Easier than it sounds. Pupils to work in teams of four. They have
to make a injection moulding machine out of objects in the classroom.
This has worked well. Last time I tried one group made themselves
the plastic and sent themselves through the machine. Pupils to them
demo their ‘machine’ to the group. Variation: Give each
group a different machine e.g. Lithography machine, Die cutter etc.
This makes for a more informative demo session. |
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Printing |
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Who
Wants to be a millionaire: Printing
Use the who wants to be a millionaire
printing game. However, to ensure that all pupils take part
use the questions to play ‘Numbered Heads Together’.
This will ensure every pupil gets involved.
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Jot
Thoughts:
Pupils work in teams of 4. Each team of four has a pile of Post-it
notes. When the task starts they write a product that is printed
on each note. To ensure no duplicates they have to say the word
out loud to their team then write it on the card. This can develop
into a mad frenzy as pupils try to outdo each other. Once they have
the pile of cards they can divide a large sheet of paper up into
the 5 printing processes and stick the products next to that process.
Extension: Pupils can then add properties of the processes to the
large sheet.
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Printing Processes |
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Narrate
the video
Using the Printing Video (www.designandtech.co.uk)
pupils come up with their own commentary. Show the printing video
at the start of the lesson or in a previous lesson. Then as a plenary
show the video with the sound off. Pupils to work in teams of 4.
Number ones stand up and do the narration of the video to their
team. At some point call ‘CHANGE’ and the next pupil
on the table takes over. Variation: This activity of course would
work with almost any video.
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Lithography
Card Game
Use the
Lithography processes cards. Print the file and photocopy the
2 sides back to back. Then cut up the cards. Pupils have to put
the process in the right order. After doing so they can turn the
cards over. If it is in the right order it should read ‘LITHOGRAPHY’
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Wildlife
Documentary
Pupils work in teams. Give each team a printing process. 3 of the
team act it out. Miming the actions. The other member is a ‘Wildlife
Narrator’. Using their best David Attenborough voice they
need to comment on what the group are doing as if they we animals
in the wild. E.g (imagine the voice)”Here we see the group
manufacturing the printing plate, Look one of them is shining a
UV light onto the plate, if we’re quiet we might see them
use fixative on it now”.
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Card Types |
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Who
wants to be a Millionnaire Card Types Powerpoint.
See printing section above for tips on using it effectively |
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Take
a turn:
As described below in the ‘Materials (General)’ section.
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Materials (General)
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Take
a turn:
Have a bag full of small samples of materials, about 4x4cm, e.g.
Some solid white board, a bit of a PET bottle, a square of MDF.
Pupils work in teams of four. Each pupil has a card in front of
them. One says Picker, one says Name, one Properties and one Uses.
The picker picks a material at random, the pupil with Name on
the card guesses the name of the material, I think you can guess
the rest. Once they have all said their bit they pass the cards
one to the left so they have new jobs and repeat the game.
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Packaging |
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Just
a (two) Minutes:
Teams of four pupils to be given a piece of packaging. One pupil
starts to talk about it, (the materials, typeface, manufacturing
processes etc). If they pause, hesitate, say ‘um’ or
‘err’ or repeat themselves it is the next person in
the teams turn to talk. The winner is the person who is talking
when 2 minutes is up. Idea: The winner from each team can compete
in a class final.
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Mass
Package Analysis:
I have a box of about 25 pieces of packaging. (it cost about 5 quid
in all from Tesco) Containing things ranging from 19p Tesco value
false teeth cleaning tablets in a polypropylene tube to a matchbox
car. Spread these out around the room. Pupil’s to work in
pairs. A pair goes up to a product and take it in turns to say something
about it. Eg. Material, manufacture process etc. When out of ideas
they move on to the next. Tip 1: Write prompts on the board e.g.
Material, Printing process, typeface, and target market. Tip 2:
Place each product on a piece of coloured A4 paper, this will stop
pupils moving products which you have spread out evenly around the
room and stops your matchbox car getting pinched.
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Joining Materials |
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'This
to that' card game:
Pupils work in groups of four. They have
2 sets of identical cards with names of materials on it. No.1
picks one card from each set of cards. No.2 has to guess what method
of joining is best. No.3 Has to state any safety advice .In the
meantime No.4 writes the materials and the answers on A3 paper.
They then rotate jobs around the table and start again.
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General |
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Gimmie
3:
Use the Gimmie 3 or Gimme 5 cards (or scrap paper) at the beginning
of a lesson. The pupils have to state 3 or 5 things they know about
a given topic to establish prior learning and to refresh the pupils.
This is a good starter activity. Variation: Pupils to write three
facts on the cards and others have to guess the topic; these could
be quite cryptic clues.
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Same-Different
Is the
‘same-different’ clouds worksheet. Put any three
things in the boxes. Pupils have to list the things they have in
common and what are different in the appropriate boxes. You could
use three different printing processes, three different plastics
etc. Pupils can do this in pairs or teams of 4. If using teams then
each pupil should write an idea then pass the paper on to the next
to ensure equal participation. To report ideas back to the class
you could use the ‘Team stand and share’ Cooperative
structure. Variation: How about 3 different products. A tennis racket,
a car headling and a MP3 player.
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DT
Pictionary:
Pupils work in groups of 4. One pupil comes up to you for a word
to draw. They return to their tables and start after a given signal
from you. They are competing against each other within teams. Winner
is first person to guess. Teams keep their own scores. Repeat with
new ‘drawer’. Suggested words range from ‘set
square’ to ‘offset lithography’ and ‘Japanese
design’.
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Brand Identity: |
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Rebrand:
Give the pupils a range of well known products. E.g. iPod, Mars
bar, Nike trainers. Ask pupils in pairs to dicuss/write down what
gives each is ‘identity’. Is the colour, shape, materials,
logo? etc. The can then draw other products rebranded for these
companies. E.g. iPod watch, Nike computer. This could be a good
starter for a revision lesson on brand identity and marketing.
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Moral Issues: |
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Courtroom:
Pupils do the DT courtroom activities. I have the packs for 3
arguments; the use of PVC in toys, unnecessary packaging and Planned
Obsolescence. Pupils into 6 teams, a for and against for each
of the arguments. Give pupils a lesson to digest information and
prepare their case. Next lesson create a courtroom in your lesson.
See my helpsheets.
PVC in toys resources
and Brief
Planned obsolescence
resources and Brief
Packaging
resources and Brief
(Zipped Word docs)
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Games with Keyword
Cards |
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Deal’em
out
I have a pack of playing cards. Onto each I have stuck a keyword.
As a plenary I gather the pupils around and deal one card to each
pupil. In turn they must describe what is on the card to the class,
not using the word on the card obviously. Eg. They might say. “It
is a printing process. It is used to print magazines and posters”
for the card that says ‘Lithography’ You can get around
a class in 5 or 6 minutes and cover a lot of ground.
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Games with Question
Cards |
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Quiz,
Quiz, Trade.
(more info)
Each pupil has a question card with the answer on the other side.
(The pupils can make the cards themselves)
Pupils put hand in the air to indicated they don't have a partner.
Pupils wander to find partner and ask their question.
Partner answers and asks their question.
Partners swap cards and put hand in the air to find another partner.
This is ideal at the end of a topic or lesson. Ensures greater class
participation than traditional question and answer sessions.
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Showdown.
(more info)
Pupils work in teams of four. Pupils number themselves off 1 to
4. Start with a pile of question on each teams tables. These could
be preprepared question cards or ones the pupils have made for other
teams. No.1 Picks the top card and reads the question. The other
team members write the answer on paper or a mini white board. When
all team members are finished and have given the 'ready' signal
the question master calls 'showdown' and the pupils reveal their
answers. The question master then congratulates those with the right
answer and coaches those with the wrong answer. Tip: Get teams or
the class to choose a 'finished' signal. This can merely be a thumbs
up, or something more inventive.
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Rally
Coach:
(more info)
Pupils work in pairs and take turns, one solving a problem while
the other coaches. One pupil can have question cards together with
the answers on the reverse, The 'coach' asks their partner the question
and initally also tells them the answers. The second time around
the coach does not tell them the answers, but gives them 'clues'
if they need them Tip: Have a mixture of questions that recap previous
lessons and some new information.
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Find
the fib. (more
info) |
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Students work in teams
of 4. Each student writes three statements, one of which is false.
The first student in the team reads their statements.
Teammates discuss statements and guess which is the fib. This is
excellent as in a few minutes each pupil will of reviewed 4 pieces
of information. Top Tip: I always have a stash of card cut up to
use to make these cards and those used in Rally coach etc...
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Watching a video: |
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Narrate
the video
Using an educational video pupils come up with their own commentary.
Show the video at the start of the lesson or in a previous lesson.
Then as a plenary show the video with the sound off. Pupils to work
in teams of 4. Number ones stand up and do the narration of the
video to their team. At some point call ‘CHANGE’ and
the next pupil on the table takes over.
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Video
Bingo:
Write a list of 20 words that will appear in the video. Pupils can
then write any 8 on a scrap of paper. When the word is said whilst
watching the video they can cross it off. Normal Bingo rules apply.
Not sure of the educational merit of this game, but it keeps them
focused on the video.
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TESTS |
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Graphics
Test 1: Covering Printing and Card.
Download |
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Graphics
Test 2: Plastics and Plastic Forming. Download |
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ANY MORE IDEAS? |
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Email: postmaster (at)
designandtech (d0t) com |
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