Description

THE DESIGN BRIEF:

Situation: You and your friends are interested in tombs, mausoleum, burial sites, temples, and more. You have an interest in different civilisations/cultures and their burial methods/buildings, graves, tombs, and more. Think about the pyramids of the pharaohs.

Design Brief: In your groups, or individually, create a significant mausoleum/tomb/burial site/temple

Research and investigate different cultures/civilisations to inspire you.

Specifications: You are allowed to choose any culture/civilisation. You could also combine elements of different cultures into the design. However, if you want to create a unique mausoleum, you are welcome. Be creative!

Learning Objectives

• To use teamwork to build a tomb
• To create a well-hidden tomb beneath the temple/tomb/mausoleum. For example, if you choose the Egyptian Pyramids, show the channels, secret passages, etc. with the different tombs.
• Choose appropriate blocks to hide, decorate and light the tomb
• Explore via tombs/burial sites, temples and mausoleums on Youtube to understand more about the different types of tombs/temples/mausoleums. For example, if you are doing Egyptian Pyramids, research the details before you start your design.

• For DVC (Design and Visual Communication), Digital Technology & Art teachers:

  • Teachers could include freehand sketching. For example, after doing research make a 3-d and 2-d sketch of the concept tomb/mausoleum.
  • Model the tomb/mausoleum in SketchUp.
  • Presentation: Students present their mausoleum/tomb using Google Slides. Take pictures (or scan) the freehand sketches. Take screenshots (or save images) of the modelling of the mausoleum/tomb in SketchUp.
  • SketchUp allows for 3-d modelling with many options like sectional views.
  • Ask students to create a map of their Minecraft world. Show the mausoleum/tomb.
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