Y07 Materials Technology

COURSE OUTLINE

Y07 Materials Technology Curriculum

Strand Knowledge and Understanding

Materials Specialisations Material and technology decisions and processes influence the selection and combination of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment

Technologies and Society - Competing factors, including social, ethical and sustainability considerations, in the

development of technologies

- Ways in which products, services and environments evolve locally, regionally and

globally

Strand Process and Production Skills

Investigating and defining - Define and break down a given task, identifying the purpose

- Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints

Designing - Design, develop, review and communicate design ideas, plans and processes within a given context, using a range of techniques, appropriate technical terms and technology

- Follow a plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps

Producing and implementing Safely make solutions using a range of components, equipment and techniques

Evaluating Independently apply given contextual criteria to evaluate design processes and

solutions

Collaborating and managing Work independently, and collaboratively when required, to plan, develop and communicate

ideas and information, using management processes

Tasks Assessment weighting

Knowledge and Understanding Process and Production Skills

Materials Specialisation

Technologies and Society

Investigating and defining

Designing Producing and implementing Evaluating Collaborating and

managing

Task 1Safety 15%

Task 2

CAD 15%

Task 3: Skill Exercises

Boat30%

Task 4 Picture Frame

40%

Assessment Matrix

70% Practical, 30% written

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Year 7 Materials Technology Program Breakdown One Year Duration

Project length week

Activity Project Main Study Components (Theory and Practical)

1 Safety and workshop tour

• Worksheet and class discussions

What is safety, why be safe? Identifying unsafe situations.

Where is everything, what do I do, who do I ask?

6 Construction • Skill Exercises Boat, sawing, hammering

Students to complete a series of skills exercises

Marking, measuring, sawing, drilling, sanding,

6 Construction • Picture Frame

Intro to AutoCAD drawing. Measuring, marking out, use of vice, Tenon saw, mallet & chisel, gluing, nailing and screws plus finishes. Drilling machine, scroll saw, and belt sander.

4 Construction

Extra Project

• Acrylic Bag Tag

AutoCAD drawing, laminate acrylic, solvent welding, cutting, drilling, edge finishing processes including wet & dry paper and machine buffing.

3 Construction

Extra Project

• Boomerang Measuring, marking out, use of vise, tenon saw, mallet & chisel, gluing, nailing and screws plus finishes. Drilling machine, scroll saw, and belt sander.

• Each Core project will employ AutoCad drawing techniques and Free Hand Three-Dimensional Drawing as design room availability allows.

*Please note that the weekly time allowance for each project is only an approximation.

The depth and complexity of this process will increase project by project, year by year, as the student's knowledge and maturity increases.

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Safety

You are to complete the Safety identification sheet

Compline safety rules as per class/group activity

Read Safety contract

Time for the task 2 Lessons

What you need to do

• Complete the Safety identification sheet • Complete the class/group activity safety rules • Read Safety contract

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed sheets

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Skill Builder (Boat)

Introduction to hand tools and family groups of tools. Use of basic hand tools

introduction to basic skills sawing hammering measuring.

You are to construct the Boat as per teacher instruction.

Time for the task

What you need to do

• use and follow your plans/drawings effectively • follow your production procedure • adapt and modify your production procedure and/or your design to compensate for

design/production problems as they arise • demonstrate safe basic machining, cutting, joining, shaping and finishing techniques

• use terminology appropriate to your context • evaluate product using design criteria.

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed product

□ Completed drawings and product evaluation

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Picture Frame

You are to construct the picture frame as per teacher instruction. You will; also, be required to produce a CAD drawing of your frame. You will also be required to draw a suitable shape to be cut from the front panel of the frame; this will be done in Auto CAD. Your shape will be cut on the laser. You will also be required to fit a clear acrylic sheet to your frame to protect the picture.

Time for the task 6 Weeks

What you need to do

• use and follow your plans/drawings effectively • follow your production procedure • adapt and modify your production procedure and/or your design to compensate for

design/production problems as they arise • demonstrate safe basic machining, cutting, joining, shaping and finishing techniques

• use terminology appropriate to your context • evaluate product using design criteria.

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed product

□ Completed design and product evaluation

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Tools and Machine identification

You are to complete the Tool Identification sheet

You are to complete the Machine Identification sheet

Time for the task 6 Lessons

What you need to do

• Complete the tool identification sheet • Complete the Machine identification sheet

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed sheets

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Boomerang

You are to shape and decorate the Boomerang as per teacher instruction and direction.

Time for the task 3 weeks

What you need to do

• use and follow your plans/drawings effectively • follow your production procedure • adapt and modify your production procedure and/or your design to compensate for

design/production problems as they arise • demonstrate safe basic machining, cutting, joining, shaping and finishing techniques • use terminology appropriate to your context • evaluate end product using design criteria.

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed product

□ Completed design and product evaluation

Production

: Skills and techniques; Safety; Production management

UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Year 7 Technology

Task Name: Acrylic Key Tag

You are to design a Key Tag of dimensions 100*40. You bare to utilise a DXF file from the internet as part of your design. The DXF must be suitable for a school setting. The Tag will be cut using the Laser.

Time for the task 4 weeks

What you need to do

• use and follow your plans/drawings effectively • follow your production procedure • adapt and modify your production procedure and/or your design to compensate for

design/production problems as they arise • demonstrate safe basic machining, cutting, joining, shaping and finishing techniques • use terminology appropriate to your context • evaluate product using design criteria.

What needs to be submitted for assessment? Due date:

□ Completed product

□ Completed design and product evaluation

Student Name: Enter your name HERE

Project Title

Description

1. Detail the things you did well. Explain why you did it well and how this was evident in your project.

2. Detail what you did not do well. Explain why it was not done well and how this was evident in your project.

3. Detail aspects of the project you would do differently if you were provided the opportunity to complete the project again.

4. In this section please detail the process you utilised to construct your project (commonly called the production procedure)

Picture of your project

Picture of your project

Year 7 Wood Marking Practical

Student Name:

GRADING Description Possible Marks Mark Attained Free from all scratch/tool marks, No finishing or glue drips. Project in excellent condition. Joints are in line.

9-10

One or glue marks. Most joints are aligned.

6-8

Obvious signs of improvement needed to attain a higher grade. Glue and finishing marks visible.

1-5

Comment

Student Name:

BEHAVIOUR IN THE WORK AREA

✓ Do not trip, or wrestle another person in the work area.

✓ Walk, do not run, jog, slide or skip in corridors, walkways and workshop

areas.

✓ Do not play practical jokes or take part in any skylarking in the workshop.

✓ Do not play with tools, equipment, electricity, compressed air hoses or

materials.

✓ Never throw objects to one another or in the bins, always place or pass

objects in the workshop.

✓ Concentrate on the work in hand while being aware of the environment

around you.

✓ Always take notice of signs and barriers.

✓ Know your work area.

✓ Never distract anyone who is concentrating on his or her job.

IF UNSURE ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE WORKSHOP ASK THE TEACHER

On this sheet, you have found hazards and unsafe conditions. On the next sheet, you are to specify WHY a hazard is dangerous. In other words, STATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

ANSWERS

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• Take care when handling any material • Wear enclosed footwear • Tie back long or exposed hair • Do not partake IN ANY GAMES OR PRACTICAL JOKES The Workshop • Report and inform the Teacher of ANY dangerous situations immediately • Keep work areas clear and uncluttered, tidy up as instructed by your teacher • Keep the workshop well ventilated • Wear safety glasses when using ANY machinery (plus earmuffs if uncomfortably loud.) Machines • Get permission before using any machine or power tool • WEAR safety glasses with any machine or power tool (and earmuffs, if needed.) • Keep fingers, hands and any foreign object at least 300mm away from any cutting

edge of a machine or power tool • Use all guards correctly, do not use any machine or power tool that has had their

guards removed (Call teacher if in doubt.) • Make All adjustments to machines and power tools with the power switch off and

plugs removed from power source • If you are unsure about a machine/power tool then inform the teacher for directions • Have only one person at a time using any power tool / machine (designated assistant

OK) Tools • Keep all fingers and hands behind the cutting edge • Make sure that all cutting edges are sharp (Advise teacher / technician for

sharpening.) • Use the correct tool for the correct job CORRECTLY • Use vices and clamps wherever possible, rather than relying on personal strength • Do not point with tools and pass tools to others by their handles • Concentrate on the tool you are using • Balance yourself when using hand tools DATE SIGNED - Student___________________________PRINT_____________________ Parent/Guardian___________________________

Teacher__________________________

loose clothingAvoid wearing • Do not run in the workshop •

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and safe working practices.understanding of safety FULL to ensure that the student has substantially worked towards a

the STUDENT, PARENT/GUARDIAN and finally by the TEACHER. This is –appropriate people Before working in the workshop this safety contract MUST be read and signed by the