Unit 2 Project: Unit 2 Project

1. Unit 2 Project

Mathematics 10-3 Unit 2 Project

Unit 2 Project: Modify Your Habitat or Product Design

A photo shows five students studying together in a library.

Sometimes a project you’ve designed is too ambitious, you’ve made a few mistakes, or you’ve missed some important considerations. Think back to Anna and Mike’s conversation in “Ready to Start Unit 2.” Their proposal for the student lounge ran into a few glitches.

The community centre managers like their ideas, but their budget couldn’t afford to implement all of the ideas. The managers also thought Anna and Mike should rework the area layout for the activities that would take place in the lounge. And even some of the measurements were not quite right. Anna and Mike’s ideas were not rejected, but the two students did have to make some revisions to their design.

In the workplace, plans and designs are modified until everyone involved agrees that the proposal meets all of the requirements, including budget and quality considerations. Collaboration is an important strategy for improving a product.

Sometimes collaboration means working as a group from the planning stages to the end result. Other times, collaboration is just getting some advice and feedback along the way. It is important to at least have someone read over your work and ask questions to spark ideas about what you should revise or clarify.

For your Unit 2 Project, you will make changes to your Unit 1 Project. Look at your Unit 1 Project. Did you meet all the criteria your teacher was looking for? Did you get a perfect score or, based on your teacher’s feedback, are there opportunities for improvement? What are some of the items you could change to improve your Unit 1 Project?

Ask yourself the following questions:

Do you have to change the dimensions of the habitat or the size of the product?
Would the cost of materials force you to scale down your design?
Did your design make the best use of area?
Did you forget to include any dimensions?
Did you make any mistakes in your calculations of area or volume?
Was your blueprint or design to scale?
Did you communicate clearly?
Is there anything else you think could be better?

To answer these questions, start by reading your teacher’s comments about your Unit 1 Project. Next, contact your teacher to discuss what changes you should make to your Unit 1 Project. Then you will be ready to get down to work.

You must complete the following tasks:

Adjust the dimensions of the habitat or product you designed in the Unit 1 Project. State how those adjustments affect perimeter and area.

Include at least two calculations showing how the revised design is different from your original design. You may work in either imperial or SI units.

Submit a new diagram or blueprint, drawn to scale on grid paper. You may use the Grid Paper Template to complete your blueprint digitally. Make sure you indicate the scale you used and all dimensions.

Collaborate with at least two other students to help you improve your design.

Remember that you are trying to improve your Unit 1 Project design.

Ask your teacher how you should submit your Unit 2 Project.

Your Project will be evaluated based on the following marking scheme. Your Unit 1 Project was evaluated on the same criteria. There are 12 possible marks.

Score	Problem Solving	Revising Design	Representation and Communication	Collaboration
3 Meets the Standard	A thorough list of modifications and considerations is presented. Insightful, detailed strategies are used to modify the design.	A correctly modified design is presented. Careful attention has been paid to relevant details and to the impact of modifications on the overall design.	Clear, effective, detailed, and appropriate strategies are used to demonstrate initial and modified designs.	Thorough and detailed evidence of collaboration is presented. Evidence of collaboration demonstrates explicit instances where revision has taken place as a result of recognizing the ideas of others.
2 Approaches the Standard	Many modifications and considerations are presented. Logical, detailed strategies are used to modify the design.	A correctly modified design is presented. Some attention has been paid to relevant details and to the impact of how modifications have affected the overall design.	Appropriate strategies are used to demonstrate initial and modified designs.	Detailed evidence of collaboration is presented. Evidence of collaboration suggests instances where revision has taken place as a result of recognizing the ideas of others.
1 Below the Acceptable Standard	Few modifications and considerations are presented. Poorly developed strategies are used to modify the design.	A modified design is presented, but it may have significant flaws. Little attention has been paid to relevant details and to the impact of how modifications have affected the overall design.	An attempt is made to demonstrate initial and modified designs. Work may indicate omissions with respect to clarity, conventions (units), or support.	Little evidence of collaboration is presented.
0 Does Not Meet the Minimum Standard	Strategies used to modify the design do not meet the standard for a Grade 10 course.	Work does not meet the standard for a Grade 10 course.	A poor attempt is made to demonstrate initial and modified designs. Work demonstrates significant omissions with respect to clarity, conventions (units), or support.	No evidence of collaboration is presented.