Year 10 Resistant Materials Technology
10RMT Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: J. Crawford.
Recommended Prior LearningYear 9 Technology rotation.
This course replaces the previous 10 Wood and 10 Metal courses and offers students the opportunity to work with a range of resistant materials such as wood, wood products, acrylic and metal, developing the skills to manufacture quality outcomes
Students will also have the opportunity to design the products they subsequently make, employing a variety of resources including traditional wood and metal workshop tools, laser cutter and 3D printers.
Our philosophy is to make quality items of value - both functional and aesthetic objects that students take home .
We start with simple projects to gain familiarity with hand tools, machinery and materials, then Projects may include storage solutions for home, the making of tools and more all to your specific designs.
Course Overview
Term 1
Introduction to the workshop, tools and machinery available to students.
We start with simple projects to gain familiarity with the hand tools, machinery and materials available to students.
Students will then build tools which will consequently be used in the manufacture of further projects.
Term 2
Projects in Term 2 may include storage solutions for home in an area that needs tidying up.
Examples of projects are: shoe racks, skateboard storage stations, shelving units, game console units etc. This project will utilise the tools built in Term 1
and further develop workshop skills and initiate an understanding of the design process, where decisions are made and drawings produced to enable the final built outcome.
Term 3
Completion of projects from Term 2 and then getting underway with an individual Waka Huia or Treasure box.
Students will close out the Term with a group Project.
Term 4
Completion of group Project.