Sketchup lessons for Olympic project


Preparation
Download Google sketchup This is a simple to use freely available application. It produces professional architectural drawing and animations.
This material is used in the Alien Project
Sketchup Lesson Plans
Lesson 1: Getting Started: the Basics
Purpose:
  • Students will learn the basic drawing tools for 3D structures.
Activities:
      • Students will go over the Getting Started Video tutorials (1, 2, 3 and 4).
      • Students will use the techniques that have learned to explore to create some 3D structures of their choosing.

Supplementary materials for lesson 1
Making a quick model with sketchup
Edges and faces
Changing views




Lesson 2: Advanced Techniques for Drawing
Purpose:

      • Students will learn more advanced techniques for drawing architectural structures including:
      • Follow Me tool
      • Offset Tool
      • Protractor
      • Rendering Options
      • Using Components
      • Downloading Models

Activities:
  • Students will go through the self paced Tutorials for Sketch Up.
  • Students will then use the techniques to create some advanced 3D structures.











Lesson 3: The athlete accommodation
Purpose:

  • Students will create athlete accommodation using sketchup.
Activities:
      • Students will be discuss athlete accommodation.
      • Students will be shown examples of these using a set of videos.
      • Students will create their accommodation using Sketchup.

Spplementary materials for lesson 3
Adding windows and doors








Lession 4: The Stadium
Purpose:

  • Students will design a Stadium or Sports Complex for their chosen sport.

Activities:
      • Students will be discuss the architecture of a Stadium or Sports Complexes.
      • Students will be shown examples of these complexes.
      • Students will create a design in Sketchup.

Supplemenaryt material for lesson 4
Examples of stadiums Sketchup lessons for Olympic project - Nuffield KS3 STEM Project

 Sketchup lessons for Olympic project - Nuffield KS3 STEM Project




For each lesson, students may present their final completed designs to the class.



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