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People who design buildings are called architects.

Design

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Before making something you need to have a design. A design helps you decide what something will look like, how large it will be, and what it will be made from. There are lots of different ways to do a design - drawing plans with a pencil and paper, using a computer, doing a display, or building a simple model. You might even design a new logo.

1 .

Ella is designing a box. She draws a box on a sheet of paper. What does she use to draw the box?

A hammer

A pencil

A cookie sheet

A sewing machine

Can you draw a design for a box?

2 .

Ella finishes drawing the box. Then she colors it in. She uses a brush and _____ to color it in.

Paint

Milk

Lemonade

Honey

What colors do you think Ella should use?

3 .

When Ella makes the box it will be in _____ dimensions.

One

Two

Three

Four

A drawing is two-dimensional. The actual, finished box is three-dimensional

4 .

Ella wants to put her shoes into the box. How high should Ella’s box be?

1 cm

20 cm

1 meter

10 meters

How high are your shoes?

5 .

Ella has to decide which material to use to make her box. Which one of these would be the most sensible material to use?

Steel

Cardboard

Cloth

Wool

Why does Ella choose to use cardboard?

6 .

Katie is designing a cover for her English book. She wants the book to stay dry in the rain. Which of these materials should Katie choose?

Paper

Card

Plastic

Concrete

Katie needs a material that is light but waterproof

7 .

Mohammed has designed a new drinks can. He is going to call it ‘Splash!’ He designs a ____ to advertise ‘Splash!’

Map

Logo

Book

Cupboard

What is your favorite logo?

8 .

Sarah is an architect. She designs _________.

Cars

Logos

Buildings

Spoons

What sort of building would you like to design?

9 .

Sarah builds ______ of new buildings so people can see what they will look like.

Toys

Models

Poems

Museums

How would you make a model of your house?

10 .

Sarah has designed a new house. She makes a model of the house. She shows it to people. A lot of people say that the house is too big. What should Sarah do?

Ignore them

Build the house anyway

Design a bigger house

Design a smaller house

Can you do a design for a new house?

Author: David Bland