Small Craft Build underway

We are off and running,

We have three small craft projeects within Merfs' CAT gorup.
The:
Pippie.
4.0 M Dory.
2.5 M Dinghy.

Each of these projects have google docs as places for student collaborative discussion and recording.
They are:
PIPPIE
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YuSbYSbsIk5tfbCV6TUu2YBlEz7Yzt62Dpqznj-Rc3M/mobilebasic?hl=en_GB
4.0 M DORY
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v91D3ousa1b3MVQe5N856ge-oXSnN5_8xAcOSh1ykA8/mobilebasic?pli=1&hl=en_GB
2.5 M DINGHY
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LF6nCvCVnZm6n29SFphdiM-tVo7Fb5drhWneJ2vQnlw/mobilebasic?hl=en_GB

The need for students' to discover analyse and communicate information in order to build their small craft has brought into play the capabilities learned in their Boatbuilding course to date.
AutoCAD and Lofting skills are being used daily to enable transfer of knowledge from one literacy (design/theoretical) into practical literacy (building).

We have discussed and changed some design and build processes through student growing understanding.
An example might be allowing students' to discover and decide where the frames to their boats are positioned in relation to the station lines e.g. fwd or aft of the lines.
Another example is the Pippie deisgn where we decided to rearrange the building jig to allow some secure holding for the transom bow. Changing the lap method along the garboard to topsides join is also a velopment that is testing student resolve and critical development.

The following stuff is from a classroom discussion and session around embedding into blogger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-7I00cZUE0&feature=player_detailpage






http://www.alexcphoto.com/project/Theboat/transom4.jpg


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AutoCAD and Lofting roundup.

Most students are showing good skills in the AutoCAd environment.
There have been two or three guys that have taken more time than others to attain the level whereby the user of the programme are able to draw what they wish to draw freely.

I've collected in all my groups student DWGs and will mark them as I mark the portfolio.
Matthew has marked his student work during the sessions and has only taken hard-copies as evidence of student capability.

I'm seeing signs of AutoCAD being used to look for information around our small craft projects.
This is terrific, and exactly why we learn AutoCAD in the first place.
Searching and analysis of drawings and other data is a critical skill for all manufacturing minded activities.