Design your own non standard bookshelf
Non standard polygonal bookshelves
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World of Work

Becoming a(n)...
interior designer, carpenter
World of Work Dimensions

Context
The task focuses on two particular aspects in the interior design (home or office), the design itself and the manufacturing part as well, so it is a challenging experience to connect the theoretical design with the technical part.

Role
Students can experiment both the role of an interior designer and the role of a woodworker (carpenter)

Activity
The activity is to design a non-rectangular bookshelf for a wall with given sizes.

Product
A real bookshelf design, or a bookshelf
Abstract
The students design a non-rectangular bookshelf for a wall. The design must be feasible with the available tools/possibilities and must contain a detailed plan for realizing the bookshelf. In a less open formulation the bookshelf has to possess several properties: have regular polygonal cells, modular construction, etc.



Documents

Copyright/Creative Commons
Mascil partner: RO  

Materials are published under the
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Inquiry Learning

Inquiry Learning Dimensions

- Exploring situations
- Planning Investigations
- Experimenting systematically
- Interpreting and evaluating
- Communicating results

Discipline
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Engineering


Target group
- Primary Education
- Lower Secondary Education
- Upper Secondary Education

Age range
11-18

Duration
100 min.