Southland Boys’ High School
Year 9 Design Technology
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Bisschops.
Year 9 Design Technology is a hands-on programme that is innovative, practical, and multi-disciplinary, providing students with the skills and knowledge to, plan, draw, create and reflect in project-based assignments. Students also develop literacy, numeracy, and communication skills.
Year 9 DTP requires the students to participate in the research, planning, and construction phases of:
- Dragster powered by a CO2 gas cannister.
- Keyring made out of Pewter.
Recommended Prior Learning
Demonstrate safe workshop practices.
Students will have participated in Year 7 Technology where the same principles of planning, drawing, creating and reflecting in project-based assignments are developed.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Dragster equipment- Balsa wood, wheels, axels, washers. Bandsaw, drill, file, sandpaper, paint.
Pewter equipment- MDF, plaster, pewter, gas cooker, safety equipment (gloves, apron, face mask), file, sandpaper, polish.
Course Cost $130
Pathway
Assessment Information
Students are assessed on the following Curriculum Strands:Technological Products (Research): Exploring the materials products are made out of and their performance properties.
Characteristics of Technological Outcomes (Concepts): Exploring a range of technological outcomes and their physical and functional nature.
Planning for Practice (Development): Being reflective and having a plan to ensure that key stages, resources and time are managed well.
Technological Modelling (Orthographic): Orthographic modelling is used to explore possibilities and to justify decision making and how prototyping can be used to justify refinement of technological outcomes.
Brief Development (Final presentation): The development of a brief ensures the final outcome will solve the problem, meet the stakeholders needs and meet identified attributes.
Students are also assessed on the following Key Competencies:
- Managing self.
- Participating and Contributing.
- Relating to others.
Disclaimer
Southland Boys' High School endeavours to timetable courses depending on students' needs, interests and future plans. Many factors can influence whether a course is able to be offered in the following year. These can include:
- Student demand
- Staff availability
- Resourcing
These factors can also impact on timetabling, and as a result students will be asked for input about any clashes that may occur.
Where a course is not able to be run, students' back-up subjects will be used. If there are issues with student selections and the timetabling process, students will have the opportunity to make a decision in conjunction with staff input on the best solution.
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