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GRADE 7 and 8


Google SketchUp

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If you have installation privileges on your computer, you may download Google SketchUp here

http://sketchup.google.com/

 

Grade 7 and 8 Design & Technology
Assignment ...
SketchUp Modeling
Assignment

Assigned Sept. 24

Due date Oct. 9, after Thanksgiving Monday

 

Grade 8 students choose one of the following and make an accurate model in SketchUp:

  • a simple maze, provided in class.
  • a hydraulic piston, also known as a syringe.

Grade 7 students study the vehicle provided in class and make an accurate model in SketchUp:

All students will have at least one day exploration and one consolidation working periods using SketchUp in the Lab.

Click here to view the new SketchUp skill-builder page.

After this, students will use SketchUP to produce drawings of models they make in the workshop.

Grade 8s: Here is a picture of the maze you need to draw. The dimensions are 165mm wide x 165 mm long x 24 mm high

Grade 7s: Here is a picture of the model vehicle you need to make. The dimensions are listed below.

300 mm long
150 mm wide
74 mm wheels
90 mm high (base plate to top of blue section)