10TecM
10 Technology Hard Materials
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Hill.
Year 10 Technology Hard Materials
This course uses the Design Process to allow students to create their own products to meet a given need. This is a half-year course that builds upon the skills learnt in Year 9 and prepares students for the requirements of the Level 1 course in Technology Materials.
Course content:
- Opportunity for thoughtful planning and executing of work that incorporates the student’s own ideas
- Understanding the concepts of good design
- Understanding of joining and forming techniques and their function utilising a variety of materials and processes
- Carry out a series of skills-based projects, perfecting the use of the lathe, drill press, tig welder and bending and folding machines
- Safety aspects and choice of correct equipment and tools to use
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A donation towards material costs of $38 for take home elements will be requested.
Disclaimer
- Some students’ courses may not fit the timetable when it is prepared so you may be contacted and asked to re-choose.
- If you do not make sufficient progress in the remainder of the year (i.e. in your entrance exams, course work and end-of-year exams), you may not be accepted into the subject of your choice