Year 8 Design and Technology :Metalwork 1

Materials and Technologies Specialisation

Year 7 Theory Lesson 1: Technologies in Society
Year 7 Theory Lesson 2: Engineering Principles and Systems
Year 7 Theory Lesson 3: Food and Fibre Production
Year 7 Theory Lesson 4: Food Specialisations
Year 7 Theory Lesson 5: Sustainability and Ethics in Technology
6. Finishing Techniques: Polishing, Coating, Texturing
7. Sustainability in Metal Sourcing and Reuse
8. Indigenous Uses of Metal in Tools and Decoration
9. Metals in Society: Expression and Function
10. Future Innovations in Artistic Metalwork
Year 7 Theory Lesson 6: Materials and Technologies Specialisations
Year 7 Theory Lesson 7: Investigating and Defining
Year 7 Theory Lesson 8: Evaluating and Collaborating in Design
Year 7 Theory Lesson 9: Evaluating Design Solutions
Year 7 Theory Lesson 10: Project Management Processes
Safety Practices and Signs in the Metalwork Workshop
Use of Metal by Indigenous People When Europeans Arrived
1. Workshop Safety and Brazing Risk Management
2. Symbolism in Metal Art and Indigenous Artefacts
3. Rod and Sheet Metal Properties
4. Shaping Techniques: Bending, Twisting, Petal Forming
5. Brazing vs Welding: Safety and Application

Year 8 Design and Technology: General

Materials and Technologies Specialisation

Year 8 Design and Technology: Wood 2

Materials and Technologies Specialisation

6. Sustainability in Timber Manufacturing and Recycling
7. Finishing Techniques: Lacquers, Oils, and Modern Coatings
8. Technologies and Society: Digital Fabrication in Woodwork
9. Comparing Traditional and Digital Design Processes
10. Future Innovations: Hybrid Timber and Digital Design

Year 8 Design and Technology: Wood 1

Materials and Technologies Specialisation

Safety Practices and Signs in the Woodwork Workshop
Use of Wood by Indigenous People When Europeans Arrived
1. Advanced Workshop Safety and Risk Management
2. Timber Joints: Dovetail, Finger, and Housing Joints
3. Precision Measuring and Marking Techniques
4. Advanced Properties of Hardwoods and Softwoods
5. Indigenous Approaches to Timber Joinery and Storage Solution

Year 8 Design and Technology :Metalwork 2

Materials and Technologies Specialisation

Workshop Safety and Brazing Risk Management

  1. Symbolism in Metal Art and Indigenous Artefacts

  2. Rod and Sheet Metal Properties

  3. Shaping Techniques: Bending, Twisting, Petal Forming

  4. Brazing vs Welding: Safety and Application

  5. Finishing Techniques: Polishing, Coating, Texturing

  6. Sustainability in Metal Sourcing and Reuse

  7. Indigenous Uses of Metal in Tools and Decoration

  8. Metals in Society: Expression and Function

  9. Future Innovations in Artistic Metalwork

Advanced Workshop Safety and Risk Management

  1. Timber Joints: Dovetail, Finger, and Housing Joints

  2. Precision Measuring and Marking Techniques

  3. Advanced Properties of Hardwoods and Softwoods

  4. Indigenous Approaches to Timber Joinery and Storage Solutions

  5. Sustainability in Timber Manufacturing and Recycling

  6. Finishing Techniques: Lacquers, Oils, and Modern Coatings

  7. Technologies and Society: Digital Fabrication in Woodwork

  8. Comparing Traditional and Digital Design Processes

Future Innovations: Hybrid Timber and Digital Design