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**Unit Question:**
Why and how do societies convey the importance of global issues to it's members? Here at AISD how can we promote the importance of global issues so that we can better live the school's vision of becoming "stewards of a just and sustainable world"?

**Interpreting the Unit Question:**
To exhibit the AIS/D school motto of becoming "stewards of a just and sustainable world," we must use our DT problem solving skills to bring the attention of individuals in our society to global issues such as human trafficking, global warming, poverty, etc.



**Design Brief:**
This design should convey human rights and promote the idea of how everyone deserves to be treated equally no matter where they come from or what they believe in. My audience will be everyone, since the sign should be pretty simple, and will consist of clear images and very little writing. The sign will be hung up somewhere where everyone can see it, for example the main rotunda. This solves the unit question because this sign could potentially help raise awareness on global issues such has fighting for equal rights.

**Design Specification:**

 * Has to be finished by due date.
 * Should be eye-catching.
 * Sends out a clear message
 * Appealing to the audience (shouldn't be something people don't want to see...)
 * Must be able to hang on the wall
 * Words should be big enough to read from far away
 * Not too big or space consuming
 * Must be square
 * Has the words Human Rights Correct Human Wrongs written across it
 * Must have a globe with different looking people or stick figures holding hands (This would symbolize different cultures coming together and treating each other fairly)


 * Guiding Questions:**
 * Will I be able to catch the audience's attention?
 * Will this project be too challenging for someone (much like myself) who has never had DT before?
 * Do I have the resources needed to make this?
 * Will I be able to finish this on time?

Planning
paint it a dark navy blue. I will have a pretty big picture of a globe, and across of it will be stick people holding hands. I will paint that part onto the wood. Finally, I will use yellow acrylic plastic to carve out the word "UNITE" that will be 7.5 inches long, and 0.5 inches wide.
 * Sketch 1:** This design will be 12 inches by 12 inches, and 1.5 inches wide. I will use plywood and



sky blue and the words will be an electrifying yellow. My design will have the words "Take A Stand... UNITE" clearly written across of its surface.
 * Sketch 2:** This design will be 15 inches by 15 inches, and 2 inches wide. The base will be a clear

while the words will be a neutral white. My design will have the words "Human Rights Correct Human Wrongs" clearly written across of its surface.
 * Sketch 3:** This design will be 15 inches by 15 inches, and 2 inches wide. The base will be a peaceful orange

Plan
that I think will appeal most to my audience. I also think it won't be too challenging for someone who has never taken DT before, therefore I will be able to finish it on time. Also, I think it is the one that meets the design specification the best.
 * FINAL DESIGN PLAN:** For my final design, I think I will choose design #1 because it is the one

use plywood andpaint it a dark navy blue. I will have a pretty big picture of a globe, and across of it will be stick people holding hands. I will paint that part onto the wood. Finally, I will use yellow acrylic plastic to carve out the word "UNITE" that will be 7.5 inches long, and 0.5 inches wide. First, I will paint the base, let it dry, then paint the globe with the people on it. Second, I will cut the acrylic plastic to make letters. Finally, I will glue the letters on, and I'll be done!
 * BUILDING TECHNIQUE:** This design will be 12 inches by 2 inches, and .5 inches wide. I will

Process Journal
=Day 1= March 13th, 2012 On day one, we practiced using a scroll saw by cutting out a design we had decided on one of the first classes.This was the first time I have ever used a scroll saw, so it was a bit challenging and at the end, I was kind of disappointed with my work, because I expected it to be a bit better than what I did.

=Day 2= March 15th, 2012 On day two, we printed out our letters and glued them onto either our pieces of wood or acrylic plastic to cut themout with the scroll saws. I learnt how to use Adobe Illustrator, which is a software I've never used before. I also learntthat to make your life easier, you can just glue the letters to the edge of your acrylic plastic or wood.

Day 3
March 19th, 2012 On day three, I tried cutting my letters with the scroll saw, but they turned out really really really really reeeaaally bad.Therefore, I decided I'm just going to paint them onto my sign. Also, I started making the circle (more like oval) that'ssupposed to be my globe. Using a compass was really pointless, since it's an oval. = Day 4 = March 21st, 2012 On day four, I received an extra piece of plywood that I had previously outsourced. I was able to measure that piece and cut an oval-ish shape to use as my globe. By the end of this class, I had sanded the edges and made a really nice and smooth oval.

Day 5
March 23rd, 2012

On day five, I began painting my oval. This picture wasn't taken  at the end of class, but in reality I had finished painting all of it. I liked this class because I got to mix a bunch of colors to find the exact color I wanted. I really liked how my globe part of the project turned out because I think it was nicely painted.


 * Evaluation **

// How does your product solve the Unit Question? // My product solves the Unit Question because it the importance of uniting and fighting for human rights which is a global issue. It also meets the Unit Question because if we do unite and fight for our rights, we would be “stewards of a just and sustainable world.” // How does your product follow from or not follow from your Design Brief? // My product follows my Design Brief because I think it’s pretty neat and sends out a clear message to my audience. It also had a lot of graphics and colors and very little writing. // How does your product meet and not meet your Design Specification? // I think my product meets the Design Specification because I did all the correct graphics, didn’t write a lot, made it neat, it doesn’t take up too much space and I finished it on time. The only thing I didn’t think of was how my design can be hung up on a wall.
 * Product Evaluation: **

// What stage of development did you reach? // I think I reached the “Evaluation” stage because I finished my whole project in time and I am currently evaluating on it. // During the Create phase what did you do well? // I think I did pretty well except for the fact that sometimes I would get a little frustrated because it was my first time using machines like the scroll saw and I would mess up a lot. // What is one thing you would do differently next time? // I think if I were to do something differently it would be to spend less time sanding because that’s something I was doing a lot and wasn’t too important to my project.
 * Create Phase Evaluation: **


 * Rate the following categories **
 * (1) ** Does not meet expectations • **(2)** Meets expectations • **(3)** Exceeds expectations
 * Craftsmanship: 1 **2** 3
 * Appearance: 1 **2** 3
 * Appropriate use of materials: 1 2 **3**
 * Environmental Impact: 1 **2** 3
 * Time management: 1 2 **3**

// How did your plan help you to create your product? // My plan helped me create my product because it was kind of like having instructions on what to do. Also, because my plan was very neat, I was able to follow it without any problems. // What would make your plan better? // I think my plan was fine the way it was except next time I should try to keep the plan in a safe place because I found myself having to reprint the plan after I lost once or twice.
 * Planning Phase Evaluation: **

// How did you feel in the design phase? What was challenging? // I felt pretty good because I had a lot of ideas except it was kind of challenging writing them down and choosing which one to do. // What helped you as designer? // I think what helped me the most was having Mr. Muller and Mr. Hassan there to help me and give me feedback when I wasn’t sure of what to do.
 * Design Evaluation: **

// Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the most? // The part of the design cycle that I enjoyed the most was the creating part because it was the part where I actually got to make things and practice using the scroll saw and paint. // Which part of the design cycle do you enjoy the least? // I didn’t really enjoy interpreting the Unit Question because I was very eager to start building and not writing. // What personal strength did you discover during the process? // I discovered that I really like sanding and I think I’m pretty good at it too because I like wearing the masks. I also think I’m not too bad of a painter. // What is one area of growth that you discovered (something you could get better at)? // I discovered that I’m really bad at cutting things out with the scroll saw. The first time I tried cutting out my letters, they look really bad. They did the second time too, but the THIRD time, I was able to made okay looking letters. So I guess wasting less material is something I could work on too.
 * Process Evaluation: **