Our first task was to comeup with a big idea that would demonstrate the key elements of the assessment task. We wanted to keepit simple and decided on a flagpole linked to the Federation of Australia as a way of integrating key components of both the Science and HSIE syllabuses. We began our research for the layout of the model and features that the flagpole would include. We narrowed our designideas down to:
* A fan to keep the flag flying
* A motor to raise the flag
* Lights
* L.E.D.s
We decided to keep the model simple and from basic materials that could be easily obtained for a classroom setting.
