Part of Lesson Plan: Cold Metal Project Layout and Transfer

Activity Overview / Details

Setup: Place an example of the sheet metal dustpan in the front of the room and cover it so it can not be seen by the other students. Hand out a piece of blank paper to each student.

Instructions: In a moment I am going to reveal a three dimensional object to you. As soon as that project is revealed, your challenge is to draw an accurate one dimensional picture of the the object. This object was made out of one piece of metal and the object of your drawing should be to show what it looked like before it was folded.

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After min call time and have a few students share their drawings. (It is not critical that the students finish the drawings the key point is that they understand that it is challenging to look at a three dimensional object and draw it in one dimension.) Next reveal the accurate drawing and have them compare there picture to the official drawing. Tell them that the goal of today is to learn how to accurately layout and transfer sheet metal projects and that by the end of the lesson they will be able to create an accurate replica of this project on paper and three dimensionally.