Section A (6th grade) Spring 2024

Studio Schedule

Kate James

Studio Schedule: Transitopia

Week 1
Introduction to NuVu, Platform Introduction, Intro Activity
2 hours

  • Welcome to NuVu!

  • 00 | Getting Started on the NuVu Platform

  • 01 | Intro Activity: Don't Drop the Donut!

Transit Study
2  hours 

  • 02 | Research a Transit System

  • 02 | Documentation of Research/ Analysis

Week 2
Renewable Energy Study
~60 mins
Energy Visualizations
~60 mins
( Optional )

Skill Lab: Cam and Linkage
~60  mins

  • 03 | Renewable Energy Research

  • 03 | Share-out


  • 04 |Sketching Primer

  • 04 | Energy Visualization drawings

  • Documentation

  • 05 | Template Model

  • 05 | Individual Model

  • Documentation



Future Worlds
~2 hours

  • 06 | Analysis of Future World 

  • 06 | Future World Storyboard

Week 3 


Brainstorming
1hr

Sketching and Concept Thesis
1hr


  • 07 | Individual Brainstorm

  • 07 | Partner Brainstorm

  • 07 | Whiteboard Brainstorm


  • 08| Sketching and Partner Work

  • 08 | Get Feedback

  • Documentation


Prototypes
2hrs


  • 09 | Making/ Prototyping Primers

  • 09| Sketching and Sketch Modeling

  • Documentation



Week 4
Prototypes
2hrs

  • 09 | Making/ Prototyping Primers

  • 09| Sketching and Sketch Modeling

  • Documentation

Mid-Review Presentation
2hrs


  • 10 | Presentation Preparation

  • 10 | Feedback Primer

  • 10 | Presentations and Critique



Week 5

Skill Lab: Arduino
2 hours

  • 11 | Arduino Tutorial

Skill Lab: Arduino + Mechanisms 
2 hours

  • 11 | Adding Interactivity to Model

Week 6
Iterative Design
4hr

  • 12 | Prototyping/ High-Fidelity Models

  • 12 | Desk Critiques

Week 7
Feedback & Critique

Iterative Design
2hr

Diagramming
1hr

  • 12 | Prototyping/ High-Fidelity Models

  • 12 | Desk Critiques


  • 13 | Diagramming Workshop

  • 13 | Use and Technical Diagrams

  • 13 | Documentation

Week 8


Final Presentation Prep 
2hr
Students prepare their presentations using the template, they document missing work and rehearse their oral presentation

Final Presentation
~ 2hours


  • 15 | Final Presentation Slideshow and Project Statement Preparation
  • 15 | Final Review: Presentation, Feedback and Critique