(Digital) Design

Art and Design (A&D) project, G 4–5

Grades 4,5 have the Design project ‘My favorite animal in its habitat’ in the first semester (20 hours, two hours per week) with following LOs.

LO1 – to classify types of animals, their habitats and needs for the living. Assessment (as a part of learning) is oral answers on open questions that costs 10% from 100% score.

LO2 – to analyze the influences of the environment onto the world and animals, to explain the own responsibility in the environmental protection. Assessmant (formative) is group work presentation the environmental problem and own solution that costs 30% from 100% score.

LO3 – to create appropriate habitat for the own beloved animal. Assessment (summative)  – presentation the own project with defense that costs 60% from 100% score.

The project helps to do research of chosen animal and its habitat. The main goal of the project is to protect the environment and animal life. At the end of the project students defend the work demonstrating the knowledge about environment, animal habitats, and giving positions about own responsibility to save the chosen animal and the planet. Students usually have assessment as a part of the learning when they give the answers about animals, and formative assessment when they make presentation in group work about the problems of the environment and offer probable solutions. However, the main grade they have for the project and its defending. 

IAC project “My family heraldry shield” in grade 5 included Visual Art, Music, Performance, Design, ESL fields. The learning outcome was to represent the own family emblem on the family shield. Students had to do research about their ancestors and family members, combine the information about the family on the shield using heraldry colors and symbols. Their task was to defend the project on clear English in front of the public explaining the links between images that were used on the shield and most important attributes of the family. The presentation was organized with shields and swords dancing on the stage. Among LOs to speak English, to organize information about family, to show rhythm and music balance, the main goal of IAC project for students was to feel him/herself a representor of the family and ancestors that gave the life and opportunity to study. Like a knight in Medieval Era went to a tournament to defend his family, we are also representing our families without family shields in the society with our behavior and our words.