Engineering Drawing Module 4

Module Overview

In Modules 1, 2, and 3, students built vocabulary for 3D objects, explored nets and unfolding, and learned to communicate 3D designs using 3-view drawing. In Module 2, they built and unfolded cube nets — discovering that a net contains all the faces of a 3D object laid flat. In Module 4, students return to that idea: counting the squares in a net is the same as counting the exposed faces of the structure, which is the same as calculating surface area. Students use nets as a face-counting scaffold alongside their 3-view drawings to calculate volume and surface area, and connect these measurements to real engineering decisions.

For Teachers

Teacher Facilitation Guide: The teacher edition of the Engineering Drawing Module 4 that lists the standards, learning goals, and four activities. Click on the link to download the word document.