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About The Resource
The Designed Spaces Unit Of Work is a ten-week project based learning resource that challenges students to explore how school and community spaces may evolve over the next 30 years through design thinking, sustainability and innovation. Students are invited to select a space on their school campus or within their local community and redesign it to better meet the needs of future users.
Working in teams, students investigate how their chosen space currently functions, who uses it and what opportunities exist to improve its functionality, inclusivity, sustainability and long-term relevance. Through a structured design process, students learn how effectives spaces are shaped by user needs, practical design choices and emerging technologies.
As the unit progresses, students create user personas, map journeys, analyse environmental impact, explore global design trends and investigate how technologies could enhance the way spaces are used. They then translate these ideas into moodboards, sketches and prototype concepts that demonstrate how their redesigned space could operate in the future.
The unit culminates in a final pitch presentation supported by a visual poster board where each team presents its redesigned space, explains the design decisions made and demonstrates how the concept improves learning, accessibility, sustainability and user experience. Designed to build creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication skills, this unit provides students with a practical introduction to future focused design thinking.
Age Group
High School Students
Learning Time
10 weeks of classroom delivery. Approximately 10 x 60-minute lessons, with flexibility for extended project work.
Student Output
Students develop and pitch a future space concept before designing visual materials, prototypes, and supporting assets that demonstrate how their redesign would improve the chosen environment.
Delivery Format
Digital download including editable PowerPoint, Word documents, and printable PDF resources.
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What's Included
Upon purchasing the Designed Spaces Unit Of Work, you will receive a downloadable bundle of teaching resources designed to support the delivery of a full project based learning unit centred around future focused design, user centred thinking and innovation.
The resource package includes a mix of editable teaching materials and ready to use student templates to help educators deliver the program with ease. The unit overview, unit plan and lesson slide decks are provided in editable formats so teachers can adapt the materials to suit their classroom and curriculum needs. Student facing resources such as templates and task sheets are provided as PDF documents ready to print or distribute digitally.
Included in this bundle:
Unit Overview (9 Pages - Editable Word Document): A detailed week by week teaching guide including lesson objectives, activity instructions, and materials required.
Task Sheet With Challenge Overview (PDF): A student facing brief outlining the design challenge, key focus areas and final pitch expectations.
Lesson Slide Decks (10 x Editable PowerPoint Documents): Presentation slides designed to guide each stage of the unit, introducing concepts, activities, design case studies and classroom prompts.
Printable Student Templates (4 x PDF Documents): A collection of printable worksheets designed to support user personas, journey mapping, rapid ideation, evaluation and pitch development.
Guide to Team Formation (PDF): A practical guide for educators outlining recommended approaches for forming effective student teams during the project.
These resources have been designed to support educators in delivering a complete design innovation project, giving students the tools and guidance they need to explore future spaces, develop practical ideas and communicate them clearly.
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