J5

Steyn is hard at work constructing his wooden car.

Bailey sanding the edges of the mold for his helicopter. Looks awesome!

Taine - using the drill ot attach the hinges to his wooden ute.

Aleen, Aria, Alyssa and Caitlyn doing blanket stitching on their soft toy donuts.

R4:

Tawhiri has his wooden helicopter held in the vice and is sanding its edges.

James is using the scroll saw to curve the edges of his marble maze.

Daniel is filing the edges of his wooden helicopter.

Emily is filing the edges of her pull-along duck.

Gearing up

Soldering Sam

J7 Construction

T1 - Sanding wood

T1 Vacuum former

T1 Jesse

T1

T1 in Materials Technology

Construction of toys in Materials Technology

Most students have completed their working drawings in Materials Technology by now. The drawings are designed to communicate all the information needed to make a toy using precise diagrams, labeling and notes where necessary.
All students took part in skills lessons at the beginning of the term to become familiar with the machinery in the Hard Materials room and to learn some basic electronic theory and how to solder as well. These skills should enable each student to construct their toy.
Our learning intention is to "construct a toy to a high quality standard using safe skills and techniques". We are hoping to see our students taking care with their projects so their toys are well made and they are proud of the workmanship.

J5 Doughnuts

Aria, Alyssa and Aleen are making soft toy doughnuts. They have designed the shape themselves and are busy cutting out the fabric at the moment. They will be doing handsewing (yay!!) and also learning to use the sewing machine so they can complete their projects.

J5 in the Hard Materials Room

J5 students are well underway with their projects in the hard materials room. They are sanding, sawing, gluing and using the scroll saw like professionals!

Design in Materials Technology

Most students are working on their designs for their toys at the moment. They have been researching ideas and experimenting with options in support of their designs.

Designing at Materials Technology

At the moment most students are working on their design drawings of their toys. They have already spent time researching various ideas and doing experiments in aid of their final designs.

Welcome to 2012

What a great start to the year!
The students have just spent their first 2 weeks in Materials Technology learning how to use the tools and equipment. They also used the Tronix kits to familiarise themselves with simple circuits and components.
From now on the students will be working on their inquiry learning projects. We have posed the following question

In 2030 will kinesthetic toys still appeal to children?

They have worked collaboratively to explore the meaning of the question.

The objective for the next 2 terms is to create a kinesthetic toy which will appeal to children in 2030 based on their research.

Watch this space!!!