Design Technology: Wood and Composites (Elective)

“In a small way human creative hands imitate this profusion of God, going beyond the minimum requirements of getting the job done. Creative hands are not content to spread on the frosting; they must make a tasteful arrangement of swirls and colour. They don’t just apply a coat of varnish; they polish the surface until it glows like satin.  Creative hands do more than plant seeds; they place them in a tasteful and eye-pleasing garden arrangement.” LeRoy Koopman

Overview

Students in Engineering Design are immersed in the creative process of solving problems by identifying needs and then developing solutions. Depending on the problem, the solution may be a product, technique, structure, process or a combination of multiple elements. This course is intended to stimulate student’s ingenuity, creative and critical thinking and practical skills in devising solutions to engineering design problems. Students use the engineering design process to investigate, design, plan, test, produce and eveluate solutions. Students will be challenged to break problems down into smaller parts, taking risks and playing with their own ideas. The Engineering elective is a practical course which provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relations to general engineering concepts. Students will explore broad topics in Systems, Electricaland Software engineering.

Aims

• Provide students with opportunities to apply maths, geometry and reasoning skills in practical, relevant and contextualised ways
• Students will explore computational skills through coding, programming, electronics and robotics
• Develop Technological, problem-solving and hands-on practical skills
• To solve an engineering problem, the students would need to design parts, build them, write code and then evaluate their success. This problem solving process will allow them to be inventors of both hardware and software in creative and exciting ways
• Explore many career fields; including engineering, science, mathematics, computer aided design (CAD) and electronics
• CAD drawing and designing: Using Autodesk Fusion 360

Topics Include

• Problem Solving Simulations - Real world scenarios
• Computer Science – Game Development
• Electronics and Coding tasks - Using Arduino IDE
• Engineering Design Process - Mouse Trap Vehicle

Time Allocation

• 4 periods for the whole year

Prerequisites

• None

Requirements

• Levy Cost

Assessment

• Use of technology and equipment
• Engineering design process - logbook
• Creative and critical thinking
• Classroom participation

“Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17