Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2019
Smart Fabric Technology
• What constitutes a healthy and balanced diet?
Advancements in technology mean that electronic
circuits can now be incorporated into fabric designs.
In this course students will explore basic circuitry and
how it can be used to enhance fabric based products.
Design for Wood
Each and every day we encounter many objects made
from this amazing natural material. No two pieces
of timber are the same, which ensures whatever is
made from wood is unique and individual. In this
course students will focus on using a design process
to create and manufacture a product that meets a
specific brief.
Key topics covered:
• Fabrics products including animal, plant and man-
made
• Experimenting with fabrication techniques
Key topics covered: • Ethical and moral production and use of fabrics
• Basic woodworking techniques including cutting
and measuring wood • Testing properties of different fabrics
• Latest advancements in fabric technology
• Safe use of a range of hand and power tools
• Using a design process to create solutions to
challenges and problems
• Workshop set-up with safety in mind
• Practical experience in creating a project of their
own design in timber
• Project design using a basic electronic circuit
• Creating basic circuits using conductible thread
sewn into projects
• Using the design process to research, develop
initial ideas, produce and evaluate designs
Design for Metal
Year 8
Metals are versatile materials used in a wide range
of appliances, vehicles and machines. In this course
students will use a design process to research and
develop their ideas to produce and evaluate a metals
project.
Wind Power
Wind energy is a source of renewable energy. It is
inexhaustible, does not contaminate and reduces
the use of fossil fuels, known to be a cause of global
warming.
Key topics covered:
• Basic metal work techniques including cutting,
measuring, joining and finishing
Key topics covered:
• Concepts of wind energy
• Using hand tools correctly and safely
• The use of engineering design principles to create,
construct and test wind powered devices
• Selecting and using a variety of power tools
correctly
• Ways of harnessing energy from the wind
• Workshop set-up with safety in mind
• Understanding how a turbine is used to convert
air motion into electricity
• Introduction to welding, in particular spot welding
• The uses of wind power in a local, national and
international environment For additional details about the Core Technology
courses, please contact:
• How solar and wind power are related Mrs Carol Puddicombe
Head of Technology and Enterprise
(08) 9377 9276
[email protected]
• Research into the effects of wind power such as
noise pollution
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