NAAIDT: NAAIDT Project Exchange: Travel Game

Travel Game
D&T Online
Submitted by: Geoff Howard

Reception	Whole Class Project	Resistant Materials	Engineering
KS1	Individual Project	Graphics	CADCAM
KS2	Short Task	Food	Catering
KS3	Research and Investigation	Textiles	Fashion
KS4	Enterprise activity	ICT	Electronics
Post 16	Product Analysis	Systems and Control	Structures
Embedding ICT in DT

Lesson Context
A child oriented product outcome which can be used to introduce basic functions of 2D drawing software.

Resources Needed

A computer, printer and suitable 2-D Drawing software (e.g. !Draw, Autosketch, TechSoft Designer, DesignWorks or ClarisWorks)
Card, felt tip pens, adhesive spray, craft knife, safety rule and cutting mat.

Teacher Preparation
Mount a display of commercial games and puzzles to stimulate ideas.
Have available a selection of cereal packets

Project Brief
A manufacturer wishes to feature small games and puzzles to promote a range of breakfast
cereals. The intention is to print a cut-out game or puzzle on the back of cereal packets. The target is to produce a range of five suitable games or puzzles to encourage customers to collect the set.

Design and Manufacture
Investigate traditional games and puzzles from different countries then sketch your own ideas.
Use 2-D Drawing software on a computer to develop your chosen designs and then print them out full size on to paper.
To trial the game or puzzle, the print-out can then be pasted on to card to make up your design and then covered with clear plastic to protect it during 'field testing'.
Your final design can be printed and pasted onto a card net or a half size version could be plotted directly on to A3 card.
More economically, you could simply turn an existing cereal box inside out to make a full size final version.

Expected Outcomes
A range of travel game designs

Travel Game ideas

Additional Information
A 500g packet of cereals is approximately 19cm wide by 27cm high and 6.5cm deep. Additional items could be provided within the cereal packet itself but, because of costs, it is hoped that this can be avoided if possible.

MS Word file of associated pupil hand-out