**The Eiffel Tower Engineering Case Study **
The activities include within this resource are for students studying examples of great engineering feats. This activity specifically looks at The Eiffel Tower, and includes a set of questions relating to the text. The case study include a find-a-word and other activities which could be provided to students after completion of the main activity.
Who is this resource for?
The activities and text have been written for students in Year 7 to 10. It could be a useful resource to provide as a casual or sub lesson or to introduce a discussion around engineering principals, materials or structures.
The resources contained within this resource have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence or unexpected unavailability of the workshop for Metalwork classes.
Included in this resource
Eiffel Tower reading comprehension activity (Solution included)
Eiffel Tower Find-A-Word (Solution included)
Eiffel Tower Crossword Puzzle (Solution included)
If you are looking for printable safety tests for your class, this set of safety tests should work for you. These classroom activities are a little different from sets 1 and 2. They have been designed to provide testing opportunities for students’ knowledge of safety-related information specific to various machines or tools used in Metalworking classes.
How to use this resource
The safety tests within this teaching resource have been designed as a paper based safety testing resource. They can be used as an alternative to online safety testing when paper records of students work is preferred or more convenient.
They could be used as a pre-test prior to instruction being given so as to test current knowledge.
The teacher may choose to use these to test or reinforce knowledge after safety instructions and demonstrations have been given.
Use the tests as an additional activity when the regular classroom teacher is absent and practical lessons can not continue.
Each test or quiz includes an answer sheet.
This resource contains safety tests for the following woodwork tools and equipment.
General Metalwork Safety
Metalwork Hand Tools Safety
Drill Press
Cordless Drill
Spot welder
Angle Grinder (added 19.2.23)
Metalwork Lathe (added 19.2.23)
General Metalwork Safety (SOLUTION)
Metalwork Hand Tools Safety (SOLUTION)
Drill Press (SOLUTION)
Cordless Drill (SOLUTION)
Spot welder (SOLUTION)
Angle Grinder (SOLUTION)
Metalwork Lathe (SOLUTION)
Each test has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons and each allows for students to write their name and the date the activity was completed.
Answer sheets are included for each of the 5 tests.
Additional tests will be added periodically.
This teaching resource has been developed for students studying Technical drawing or graphics lessons. It consists of a range of drawings which can be provided to students at a variety of levels at the teachers discretion.
The resource includes engineering objects that provide opportunities for students to extend their knowledge and skills in Oblique drawing practice.
Some drawings will require some teacher instruction and guidance prior to students attempting the drawings.
Many of the drawings can be used as cover lessons when the usual teacher is not available for the class.
Sheets included in this resource are listed below.
Glossary of terms
Corner stop
C Clamp
Double step
Step Block 1 (sample solution)
War Memorial Arches (sample solution)
Screen Wall Block (sample solution)
Various Exercises
This resource has been designed to assist students in developing skills in Technical drawings classes. It consists of activities to develop skills in
lettering,
measurement and
drawing parallel lines.
The activities can be provided to students to complete with basic instruction form the teacher making them suitable for cover lessons when the usual teacher may not be in class.
12 Pages
Sample solutions are included for relevant activities.
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This resource consists of Orthogonal drawing exercises and activities. No preparation needed and with sample solutions included for most drawing. This teaching resource has been developed for students studying Technical drawing, Engineering drawing or graphics lessons. It consists of a range of drawings which can be provided to students at a variety of levels at the teachers discretion.
The resource includes engineering objects that provide opportunities for students to extend their knowledge and skills in Orthogonal drawing drafting practice. Many of the drawings can also be used as C.A.D drawings at the teachers discretion.
Some drawings will require some teacher instruction and guidance prior to students attempting the drawings.
Teachers may wish to add additional requirements such as asking more advanced students to add a cutting plane or having the students create a 3D image to be rendered.
Many of the drawings can be used as cover lessons when the usual teacher is not available for the class.
Sheets included in this resource are listed below.
Glossary of terms
Block extension 1.0
Block extension 2.0
Block extension 3.0
C Clamp
Corner stop (With Sample Solution)
Double step (With Sample Solution)
Exercises 1.0 (With Sample Solution)
Exercises 2.0 (With Sample Solution)
Exercises 3.0
Metal cover plate (With Sample Solution)
Pipe Support
Sloping block 1.0 (With Sample Solution)
Step block 1.0 (With Sample Solution)
Step block 2.0 (With Sample Solution)
Step block 3.0 (With Sample Solution)
Radio
Isometric drawing grid
Isometric tracing grid
This set of Textiles Technology worksheets based on general textiles concepts is the first of a series of Textiles resources designed to be used in a situation where a quick lesson is needed in a situation where a cover lesson is needed. They have been designed to be used as short activities when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class due to the absence of the regular teacher or unavailability of the practical workroom.
The worksheets can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name and space has been provided to insert your school logo is desired.
What will I get in this set?
This set of resources included a variety of activities and sample solutions for each.
Textiles Technology General Safety (With sample solution)
Textiles Technology Terms Matching Activity (With sample solution)
Textiles Technology Terms Matching Activity (Life Skills)
Fill in the missing word - Textiles (With sample solution)
General Textiles Find-A-Word (V1) (With sample solution)
General Textiles Find-A-Word (V2) (With sample solution)
General Textiles Find-A-Word (Life Skills Version) (With sample solution)
General Textiles Technology Terms Cross Word Puzzle (With sample solution)
The Channel Tunnel Engineering Case Study -
This resources looks at the engineering design and construction of the Channel Tunnel. These activities are specifically designed for emergency cover lessons when the usual classroom teacher is absent. However, it is also a great resource for presenting content in an Engineering or Design and Technology lesson.
They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons due to teacher absence.
The activities include within this resource are for students studying examples of great engineering achievements. This activity specifically looks at The Channel Tunnel .
Included in this resource
Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity
This activity includes a 2 page outline of the engineering challenges faced by the builders of the Channel Tunnel. The activity could be used an in individual task of as a reading task with the entire class or an an individual activity. Page 3 of this activity includes some reading comprehension questions relating to the text.
Test yourself activity
This page consists of 10 multiple choice questions for students to test their understanding of the text from the read comprehension activity. Answers are included at the bottom of the page for students to self assess.
Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word V1
Activity 3 is a Find-A-Word activity with 19 words related to the Channel Tunnel and matching information found in activity 1 “Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity”. Activity 4 is an alternative layout to V1 for distribution to students sitting next to each other if the teacher would prefer students to work independently.
Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word V2
Activity 4 is a Find-A-Word identical to Find-A-Word V1. It has an alternative layout to V1 for distribution to students sitting next to each other if the teacher would prefer students to work independently.
Life Skills Activities
Channel Tunnel reading comprehension activity (Life Skills)
Simplified version of “Channel Tunnel Reading activity (activity 1) with true/false questions for students to answer.
Channel Tunnel Find-A-Word (Life Skills)
Find-A-Word activity with reduced number of words and all words being either horizontal or vertical.
If you are looking for printable Food Technology safety tests for your class, this set of safety tests should work for you. These classroom activities are a little different from the Food Technology sets 1 and 2. They have been designed to provide testing opportunities for students’ knowledge of safety-related information specific to Food classes.
How to use this resource
The safety tests within this teaching resource have been designed as a paper based safety testing resource. They can be used as an alternative to online safety testing when paper records of students work is preferred or more convenient.
They could be used as a pre-test prior to instruction being given so as to test current knowledge.
The teacher may choose to use these to test or reinforce knowledge after safety instructions and demonstrations have been given.
Use the tests as an additional activity when the regular classroom teacher is absent and practical lessons can not continue.
Each test or quiz includes an answer sheet.
This resource currently contains safety tests for the following food related equipment.
Food Technology General Safety
Gas Oven
Microwave Oven
Gas Cooktop
Electric Cooktop
Food Allergies
Kitchen Knife Safety
-----Sample solutions are also included with each test-----
Each test has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons and each allows for students to write their name and the date the activity was completed.
Additional tests will be added periodically.
This bundle includes all the Food Technology Classroom resources currently available in the Tasstudent store.
Food Selection and Health
General Lessons
Printable Safety Tests
Food in Australia
Food Equity
Purchase as a bundle and save.
About this resource
The resources contained within this booklet have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in covering a topic or outcome. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc.
Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given.
Based on the Food Technology NSW Years 7–10 Syllabus Unit: Food selection and Health
Included in this resource
Find-A-Word (Version 1)
Find-A-Word (Version 1 Solution)
Find-A-Word (Version 2)
Find-A-Word (Version 2 Solution)
Find-A-Word (Version 3 for Life Skills students)
Find-A-Word (Version 3 Solution)
Definition Terms
Crossword Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle Solution
Worksheet descriptions
Activities 1 and 2 are traditional find-a-word containing 15 words taken from the Food Technology Food Selection and Health unit. Both worksheets contain the same words for students to search however, the search tables are different in each. Teachers may chose to use “Find-A-Word 1” and “Find-A-Word 2” in the same lesson but providing each second student with the alternative so as to prevent copying etc.
Activity 3 is a Life Skills version of the activity above. It containing the same 15 words taken from the Food Selection and Health unit, however, the guide is smaller and all the words are either up and down or across the grid making the location of terms easier to find.
Activity 4 requires students to write the definitions for each term in the space provided. Students could be instructed to conduct their own research by using the internet or the teacher may prefer to provide the definition for students to re write.
Activity 5 is a traditional crossword puzzle containing 15 words taken from the Food Selection and Health unit.
Design and Technology - From Concept to Solution is an eBook that has been written for Design and Technology students and teachers. It is filled with advice and tips designed to assist you in setting out your Design and Technology portfolio so that you cover all the essential areas of your design. The introductory chapters to the book provides advice on how to go about finding a problem to research and solve.
Following this, the structure of the portfolio is looked at followed by chapters on each of the headings you should be addressing during the design and production of your major project and portfolio.
It is vital that you to set out your information in a clear and logical way so the markers will find the information easily in the limited time they have to grade your work. With 67 pages packed with content including web links, examples of student work and interesting design concepts, “Design and Technology, from concept to solution” will be an invaluable tool for your H.S.C year.
Chapters included
About the Author
Introduction
The Major Design Project (MDP)
Advice on Selecting a Possible Project Ideas
General advice on how to set out your portfolio
Major Design Project examination criteria
Project Proposal and Management
1.1 Identification and Exploration of a Need
1.2 Areas of Investigation
1.3 Criteria to Evaluate Success
1.4 Action, Time and Finance Plan and their application
Project Development and Realisation
2.2 Consideration of design factors relevant to the Major Design Project
2.3 Appropriate research and experimentation of materials, tools, techniques and testing of design solutions
2.4 Application of conclusions
2.5 Identification and justification of ideas and resources used
2.6 Use of communication and presentation techniques
2.7 Evidence and application of practical skills to produce a quality project
Evaluation
3.1 Recording and application of evaluation procedures throughout the design project
3.2 Analysis and evaluation of functional and aesthetic aspects of design
3.3 Final evaluation with respect to the project’s impact on the individual, society and the environment
3.4 Relationship of the final product, system or environment to the project proposal
Useful resources
H.S.C Glossary Terms
Student worksheets
Bibliography and further reading
This activity includes activities related to Product design and design features in general. Each activity is approximately 15 - 50 minuets in duration and are self paced. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons.
Where to use these activities.
These activities are great for a Design and Technology lesson as an emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. They could also be used for revision work, as a homework task, extension activities or reinforcing prior learning.
Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given.
Included in this resource
Product Development - Telephone
Telephone comparison activity
Telephone P.M.I activity
Telephone Venn diagram activity
Design Theory Crossword with 24 words to complete
Design Theory Find-a-word with 30 terms to find
Sample Solution
7. Design Theory Find-a-word** (Solution) **
This activity would suit students studying
National curriculum in England: Design and Technology program of study
NESA NSW Design and Technology stage 5 and stage 6
This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used when a cover lesson needs to be quickly organised or could be used when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class.
The worksheets set are all either single or double pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name.
Sheets included in this resource are:-
Food Technology Terms Matching Activity (Solution included)
Food Technology Battleship group activity
Functions of Food in the Body activity (Solution included)
The 6 Food Nutrients activity
Food Technology Terms Cross Word Puzzle (Solution included)
Woodwork lessons for busy teachers - Set 3 - Materials.
This set of worksheets have been designed to be used as short activities. They could be used when a cover lesson needs to be quickly organised or could be used when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class.
The worksheets set are all single pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name and space has been provided to insert your school logo is desired.
Sheets contained in this resource are:
1 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V1) - Find-A-Word - 10 - 15 min
2 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V2) - Find-A-Word - 10 - 15 min
3 - Where does that timber come from? - Research activity - 10 -15 min
4 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (Life Skills) - Find-A-Word 10 min
5 - Classification of Timber Research/Reading comprehension 25 - 30 min
6 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V1) - (SOLUTION)
7 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (V2) - (SOLUTION)
8 - Where does that timber come from? - (SOLUTION)
9 - Timber Species Find-A-Word (Life Skills) - (SOLUTION)
This bundle includes all the resources for Technical drawing / Graphics / Engineering drawing resources available currently in the Tasstudent store.
Orthogonal drawing set
Rendering set
Freehand drawing set
Perspective drawing set
Isometric drawing set
Oblique drawing set
Skills development set
Need more information? Check out the more in depth description for each individual resource to see examples of the activities contained. The bundle represents a substantial saving compared to purchasing the individual sets.
This set of Agriculture worksheets based on “Plant Production” have been designed to be used as short activities when a cover lesson needs to be quickly organised or could be used when students cannot complete practical activities with the remainder of the class.
The worksheets set are all single pages so can be printed quickly. Each new worksheet or handout has space for the student to write their name and date.
Worksheets included in this resource
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V1)
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V2)
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (LS)
Vegetables - Find-A-Word
Agriculture Battleship
Plant Production Work Scramble
Plant Production Cross word (V1)
Plant Production Cross word (V2)
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V1) (SOLUTION)
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (V2) (SOLUTION)
Plant Production - Find-A-Word (LS) (SOLUTION)
Vegetables - Find-A-Word (SOLUTION)
Plant Production Work Scramble (SOLUTION)
Plant Production Cross word (V1) (SOLUTION)
Plant Production Cross word (V2) (SOLUTION)
This resource is intended for students studying computer studies, Information Software Technology (I.S.T), Information Processes and Technology (I.P.T) or other computer based subjects or classes. It is used in the Digital Media option.
If you find this activity useful, you might be interested in the “History of computers” biography series of worksheets
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12599741
This resources has been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. It has been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc.
This resource is a sample resource contained in the “Metalwork Emergency Theory Lessons for Busy Teachers” available on this site.