💡 Phase 4 - Synthesis
🛠️ Design task
⏱ 9 minutes
Task 9 - Design a Light That Respects the Night
Put everything you've learned into one real design decision.
Step 1 - Make your five design decisions
🦋 Wildlife disturbance: medium
👁️ Path visibility: medium
1. Direction
+ add a reason
2. Brightness
+ add a reason
3. Colour
+ add a reason
4. Shielding
+ add a reason
5. Timing
+ add a reason
0 of 3 reasons written (write at least 3)
Step 2 - Finish both sentences
This design helps wildlife because…
This design still meets human needs because…
Step 3 - Save your design
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Great design work - now let's get feedback on it.
What happens in Task 9
A 9-minute Phase 4 - Synthesis design task. Students make five lighting decisions using a live simulator, justify at least three of them, complete two reflection sentences, and save a finished design.
🎯 Learning objectives
To apply knowledge of light pollution and human needs to produce a balanced, justified design.
♿ SEN Adaptations
- Decisions may be made verbally and scribed; reduced reason requirement (2 of 5) on request
🖨️ No-Tech Format
- Lab Booklet pages 9-10: design decision sheet with the same five categories