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A sign that leads to a place

Make a flat place sign, collect readings from two people at 5 m and 2 m, then justify one sketch revision. This is a design trial, not a certified sign.

Age
12–14 years
Length
approx. 45 min
Level
Easy
Where you teach
School
Purpose
Educational
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Build a broad frame
  2. Connect the symbol to the frame

What gets built

The pupil designs a readable functional sign and improves it using other people’s responses.

What it practises
  • Designing a readable symbol
  • Collecting and interpreting feedback
  • Justifying a design revision

Success criteria
  • At least two people recognise the function without a title; the author records one justified revision.
  • Record a prediction before testing. Two people from another pair who have not seen the sketch or learnt the destination answer separately, without consulting. Use 5 m first, then 2 m, with the same angle and white background. Give no title, answer menu or hints. Do not reveal the intention between readings. Record four raw answers on paper: person A, 5 m: ____; person B, 5 m: ____; person A, 2 m: ____; person B, 2 m: ____. Also identify whose model was tested and the order. The same readers may remember the earlier view; these are two people, not four independent opinions.
  • Compare the answers with your intention only after all readings. Check whether at least two people recognised the function; also record the distance at which they recognised it. Record non-recognition honestly. Next to the first sketch draw a simplified sketch and identify one change: I change ____ because response ____ showed ____. Do not build a second sign. The new sketch alone does not confirm improved reading of the physical sign.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
colour shown in the illustration
Also
3D pen suitable for PLA with power supply, Transparent 3D pen work mat, W01 template printed at 100%, White A4 paper, Pencil, Ruler, Book for support, Cooled demonstration model

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