You are now ready to start a basic drawingĪ 3D drawing that fits your topic will work better with your planning. Give pupils a little more time to experiment Now show pupils how they can draw a rectangle on the face of an object and push or pull it out. Give pupils time to experiment with this. The real magic comes when you show pupils how they can use the push and pull button to turn a 2d rectangle into a 3d cuboid. Use the orbit button to move around and draw on different axis If they want a perfect square a dotted line will come up and the word square will appearĮxplain that shapes can be drawn on different axis (The best way is to demonstrate this) Show pupils how they can draw a rectangle or circle using the rectangle & circle tools If it asks for a template choose the second one down (simple in Metres)Įxplain that SketchUp is a free 3D drawing program that they can download at home if they like. Start by loading the program with the children

Teachers need to make themselves familiar with the underlined tools prior to this lesson.

The instructional text beneath is not designed for primary pupils but teachers can work out what it is saying easily enough.ĭraw a road of 3d tower blocks/flats with recessed windows and doors When you access a new button it shows you how to use it with a simple animation. If it has not started it can be turned on by selecting Window and then Instructor The built in Instructor that is part of the program and will start on the right hand side automatically when the program is started. Video Help Files Created in Sketchup 7 but still working in Sketchup 8 To help the teacher and student understand how to carry out drawing functions in Sketchup there are the following help tools available. Prior to the session the class teacher need to make themselves familiar with the basic drawing tools indicated at the top of each lesson plan. This planning can work just as well with Sketch Up 7 or 8. Google Sketch Up Planning Created by Phil Bagge Main digital literacy planning page .uk

Sketchup for schools lesson plans