Posted by:
Stephanie Mulvihill
6/19/2007 10:44:48 PM
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| Title: |
Protective Design |
| Grade Level: |
High School |
| Subject Area: |
Arts
Language Arts
Social Studies
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| Lesson Time: |
Three or four fourty-five minute periods |
| Introduction: |
In this lesson, students will discuss the things we, as a
society, are afraid of and how designers help us confront
these fears. Fear as an individual, and as a society, is
something faced everyday. Students will identify products
created to protect from danger and will then create their
own wearable protection design. |
| Standards: |
Thinking and Reasoning 1. Applies basic
trouble-shooting and problem-solving techniques 2. Applies
decision-making techniques Visual Arts 1. Understands
and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the
visual arts. 2. Know how to use structures (e. g. sensory
qualities, organizational principals, expressive features)
and functions. English 1. Uses the stylistic and
rhetorical aspects of writing. 2. Uses grammatical and
mechanical conventions in written compositions. |
| Objectives: |
Students will: - draw conclusions about society and fear
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brainstorm ways to protect people
- create a wearable garment
from recycled materials that protects the wearer from a
danger in daily life
- learn about products created by
designers to protect people from real or perceived dangers
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| Resources: |
Museum of Modern Art: Safe: Design Takes on Risk
https://www. moma. org/exhibitions/2005/safe/ Cooper
Hewitt: Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006
https://www. cooperhewitt.
org/EXHIBITIONS/triennial/design_life_now. asp Project
worksheets (attached) |
| Materials: |
newsprint paper markers recycled materials (boxes,
cardboard, cups, paper plates, material, bottles, etc. )
joining materials (tape, hot glue, paper-mâ ché ,
plaster strips, etc. ) |
| Vocabulary: |
Students in this age group should be familiar with all words used. |
| Procedures: |
Introduction and Discussion 1. What do we need to
be protected from? What dangers are faced in everyday life?
As a class create a list of different everyday dangers (in
one column). 2. One common human experience is fear—we're
all afraid of something. And alternatively, we all want to
feel safe from our fears. What are some of the products we
buy to protect us from our fears? As a class, make a list
of different products that were created to protect from the
dangers listed in the first column. 3. Being safe is a
basic human need. We all need to feel secure. Designers
have taken on this problem. Have the students look over the
Safe: Design Takes on Risk exhibit on the MOMA Web
site. They should scroll through the various designs and
notice how multiple items have been created to solve the
same problem. Each student should make a list of five
designs that they are impressed by. Have each student read
their list and carry on a class conversation about the
designs. 4. Break the students into groups of two or three.
Have each group choose an everyday danger and design, and
create a wearable object or garment to protect the wearer.
Students will be making this protective garment out of
recycled materials, paper-mâ ché , and paint.
5. Project steps : Brainstorm ideas for a
solution. Create thumbnail sketches of potential
designs. Write a project proposal with a list of
needed materials. Division of Labor: decide each
group member's role. Construct the design.
Present the ideas, sketches, and created object to the
class. 6. Final Presentation : When
students are finished, they will create an advertisement
showing their protective garment in action. The ad should
include a photo of the garment, a product name, and a
slogan. |
| Assessment: |
See attachment |
Enrichment
Extension Activities: |
The advertisement can be tied into an English lesson on
persuasive writing. Or, it could be incorporated into a
Social Studies or History lesson about how our fears as a
society have changed. |
| Teacher Reflection: |
We had a lot of fun with this lesson. Students actually
used their garments in the ad which, I think, gave them a
connection to the project. The ads were hilarious! |
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