Year 7 Lesson: Future Innovations in Timber Technologies

Curriculum Links

ACTDEP035: The nature of materials and their properties in design and technologies, such as timbers in woodwork.

ACTDEP036: Generate, develop, test and communicate design ideas, plans and processes for various audiences using appropriate technical terms and technologies including graphical representation techniques.

ACTDEP037: Select and justify choices of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to effectively and safely make designed solutions.

Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework: Cultural Responsiveness Standard - Staff embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge, such as traditional timber use in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, to demonstrate respect for community values and environmental stewardship.

Cross-Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Students explore pre-contact and contemporary uses of Australian timbers to understand Indigenous innovation and adaptation in material use.

Reading: Future Innovations in Timber Technologies

Future innovations in timber technologies promise sustainable and advanced applications. Engineered woods like CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) offer strength for tall buildings. In Western Australia, innovations use Kimberley and Pilbara timbers. Kimberley boab could be modified for bio-composites. Bloodwood for 3D-printed structures. In Pilbara, mulga for smart materials resistant to extremes. Gidgee for nanotech-enhanced durability.

Biotech may grow timbers faster. Indigenous knowledge integrates with tech for eco-designs. Western Australia jarrah for carbon-negative products. Innovations reduce waste and emissions. Future woodwork will be smarter and greener, using local timbers like those from Kimberley. (Word count: 250)

Spelling Bank

Here are 20 words from the reading for spelling practice (click to hear the word and a longer sentence with context and meaning):

Example Sentences

  1. The word future means coming time. In the lesson, future innovations in timber.
  2. The word innovations means new ideas. In the reading, innovations promise sustainability.
  3. The word timber means wood. In the context, timber technologies advance.
  4. The word technologies means advanced methods. In the lesson, technologies use local timbers.
  5. The word sustainable means eco-friendly. In the reading, sustainable applications.
Fill in the Blanks (Using words from the reading)
1. Future innovations promise __________ applications.
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2. Kimberley __________ could be modified.
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3. Pilbara __________ for smart materials.
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4. Engineered woods like __________ offer strength.
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5. Biotech may grow timbers __________.
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6. Innovations reduce __________ and emissions.
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7. Future woodwork will be smarter and __________.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. Innovations promise?
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2. Kimberley boab for?
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3. Pilbara mulga for?
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4. Engineered woods?
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5. Biotech may?
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6. Innovations reduce?
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7. Future woodwork?
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