9WM

Year 9 Wood Metal Technology

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr K. Wilson.

This course follows the technology curriculum and involves following a brief to design and build a prototype to solve a problem. This course is for students who are interested in how things are made, like thinking creatively and enjoy the hands-on process of making and building out of wood, metal, acrylic and composite materials to name but a few. 

Testing and trialling your ideas to see if they work combined with problem-solving is the key to this course. This course is primarily workshop based and along the way you will learn how to safely use a range of powered and unpowered tools in this environment. So if you enjoy being creative and using your hands while learning new skills then this is the course for you.



Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

It is recommended that students pay the subject fees of $15.00 which covers the cost of take home materials used in the course.

1x A4 refill.
Own device is an advantage and necessary.

Pathway

This class has pathways into Resistant Materials in Year 10 and the Senior School.

Further pathways might include Engineering, Architecture, Trades and Construction, Graphic Design and many other Design based professions - etc. University Entrance for Creative Courses.

Disclaimer

POLICY
It is the policy of Taupo-nui-a-Tia College to have school-wide policies that inform parents and students of the criteria for administering all Assessments for National Qualifications.

Credits listed may change.