Anti-Litter Machine – Heath Robinson
In this fun lesson students are asked to examine how Heath Robinson’s over engineered Anti-Litter Machine works and design with their own more effective contraptions. The accompanying extension task asks students to research Heath Robinson and to design ‘in the style of’.
Skills and learning:
Imagination
Lateral thinking
Types of motion
Engineering
Drawing and perspective skills
Research and interpretation skills
Annotation and technical drawing
Reuse and Refill - Supermarket reduction of packaging
Waitrose is trailing a scheme to reduce product packaging by asking customers to bring in their own reusable containers which they can fill with unpackaged produce such as cereals, fruit and detergent. This cover lesson requires students to examine and design a way for customers to transport their containers to and from the supermarket.
The resource includes an extension task which requires students to further examine how Supermarkets can reduce packaging waste.
Skills and learning:
Imagination
Lateral thinking
Environmental concerns for the present and future world
Real world tasks
Drawing and perspective skills
Fiscal and economic considerations
Annotation and technical drawing
Escape Room cover lesson with extension task.
Students design their own Escape Room, imagining the themes, clues and mysteries that go in to it. The extension task asks students to create the marketing for their target audience.
Skills practised:
Imagination
Lateral thinking
Drawing and perspective skills
Fiscal and economic considerations
Narrative and storytelling
Annotation and technical drawing