Topics Include:-
Workshop safety
Risk assessment
Common workshop equipment
Tools for shaping wood
Tools for shaping metal
General marking out
The marking gauge
The try square and sliding bevel
Softwood
Hardwood /Joining wood
Manufactured board
Metals
Plastics
Line bending
Vacuum forming
Mechanisms - levers
Mechanisms - cams
Soldering
Resistor colour coding
Fridge alarm circuit theory
CAD / CAM
Sketching
Product evaluation
Thinking skills in technology and design
Workshop diaries
Small hand tools
Useful web links
Glossary of useful terms
Over 35 worksheets covering topics in Resistant material technology
Topics include:-
Modern Materials
Making in Plastic
Making in Metal
Making in Wood
The Design Process
Commerical Production
Knowledge and Understanding
Each worksheet comes with answers at the end of the booklet
Specification points covered: 1.10. Know about and use appropriate adhesives and finishes for a variety of
materials and conditions. 3.12. Have knowledge of permanent and non-permanent methods of joining materials
together.
Resources: PowerPoint®, worksheets; woodscrew samples, hand drill, screwdrivers.
Vocabulary: permanent, semi-permanent, adhesive, head, thread, pilot hole, clearance hole, countersink.
Lesson objectives/aims
• Understand the range of different methods of joining materials.
• Understand the difference between permanent and semi-permanent methods of joining materials.
• Become familiar with one method of joining materials – woodscrews.