Design with dimensions that are linked, so changing one number updates the model; then cut flat parts on a laser and allow for the kerf. Years 9–10, after Design and print.
Each lesson works two ways. Students can work through the online tutorial at their own pace (it checks their answers and saves their progress in their browser), or you can teach it to the whole class from the slides, then send students into the tutorial for the Modify and Make steps.
Every lesson guide has plain-language notes, the answers to every check, a solution for every task, and slides and a worksheet for Waypoints Prepare. These guide pages are not linked from student pages, but they are not secret either: keep printed Teacher editions for answers you do not want students to find.
Whole-course cheat sheet: Open to print (every command, grouped by unit: a handout for the final challenge)
Parametric models, and laser-cut joints.
Cheat sheet: Open to print (A4, with board pictures) · Markdown