Lessons

Test and improve

45 minutes. Students hand in a picture of the better version and a note on what changed.

Open in the studio

Before class

  • Put the class link on the board or in your class page.
  • Explain the loop before students start: build, test on someone, change one thing, test again.
  • Tell students to type a short name, not their own name, when saving a copy.

Run it

5 minExplain the loop and what makes a fair test (same time, same question).
15 minSculpt and save Version 1.
10 minTest, change one thing, save Version 2.
10 minTest again with a new classmate and compare.
5 minSave the better picture and write the note.

Student steps

  1. Sculpt a character from the ball. Aim for one a classmate could name in five seconds.
  2. Save a named copy called Version 1: Files, My projects, Save named copy.
  3. Show a classmate for five seconds. Write down what they say it is.
  4. Change one thing that would make it clearer. Only one.
  5. Save another named copy called Version 2.
  6. Test again with a different classmate. Did it get clearer?
  7. Press Export, then Save image of the better version. Hand it in with a note on what you changed.

Ask the class

  • Why change only one thing at a time?
  • Did the second test agree with the first?