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 * 1) Use the TASC wheel as a design process.
 * 2) Research and Design a castle from history using Sketchup 3D design tools.
 * 3) Go to 3D Warehouse for some ideas/examples

The historical society wants to do a survey of castles and they have asked each of you to research and model a castle in Sketchup. Each castle will then be placed in Google Earth with a popup window displaying information about the castle.

Colditz castle 3D. Colditz, Saxony, Germany. Original castle of s. XII reconstructed in the XVI, and with constructions added even s. XIX, mixing in them the styles Gothic, Renaissance, and up to neoclassicist. Used as administrative center; hospice at the beginning of the XIX; mental hospital until 1924 and prison in the WW. Prison Nazi from 1933, and of high safety from 1940 to 1945 (by what it was become famous in books, games, movies and TV). With the Soviets it was prison, elders' residence and hospital. From 1996 it is a tourist place and in 2005 it was begun to restore.
 * Colditz Castle**

Gather/Organise

 * What do I know about this topic?
 * What keywords will I use?
 * What questions have I got about the theme?
 * What skills and knowledge will I be using?
 * What specific resources are available for this topic?

Identify

 * Explain the task in your own words
 * Investigate some examples
 * Discuss and list qualities of examples
 * Agree on evaluation criteria – what will make this a successful project?

Generate

 * Research three different types of castles - could be from Europe, UK, Asia....
 * Approximately when was the castle built and where.
 * What types of materials were used.
 * Find the castle on Google Earth and paste a snap shot into your research notes.
 * What purposes did the castle serve. Give details.
 * How many people typically stayed within the castle.

Decide

 * Prioritise your ideas
 * Explain your reasons for choosing one of them.

Implement

 * Do in-depth research on your chosen castle.
 * Start your design based on the information you have gathered.
 * Keep a regular record of your progress in a word document.
 * Outline any difficulties you are having and how you have overcome them
 * Compare what you have designed to what your original idea was
 * Add pictures of your progress. Show your design at different stages.

Evaluate

 * Check your progress against the evaluation criteria
 * What areas need improvement?
 * What have you done really well?

Communicate

 * Demonstrate your design to someone and get feedback
 * Animation and scenes in a movie?
 * Powerpoint presentation?
 * Personal presentation?
 * Written proposal?
 * Website

Learn from experience - your evaluation

 * Does this match the topic theme?
 * What skills have I learned and developed?
 * What problems did I have to solve?
 * How did I use the strengths of others to help me?
 * What skills will I be able to use in other subjects/activities?

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