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
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.
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