Technologies 7
TECHNOLOGY FACULTY
| 🎓 Course Type | Compulsory |
|---|---|
| 🧩 Units | 2: - 1 unit of Design and Technology in Wood - 1 unit of Foods and Textiles |
| ⏱ Hours per week | 2 |
| ✏️ Selection | Automatically included |
| 🧭 Future Pathways | Leads to further elective study of Year 8 Design and Technology and design and technology electives in Years 9 and 10 |
The Year 7 Technology course has the following aims:
- To introduce and stimulate an interest in the many areas of Technology
- To enhance the technological skills of designing, making and appraising
- To encourage the translation of skills learned in one area of the curriculum to another.
Design and Technology in Wood is undertaken over two terms. Students are introduced to a range of new skills and receive formal training in using several woodworking machines. After the introduction to the course the students are given design briefs and develop their own projects through a design and creation cycle. The projects are usually made from timber but other materials are often incorporated, including Microbit computers, servos and motors. A group engineering project is also undertaken, the students design and build spaghetti bridges.
Foods and Textiles, studied over one semester, allows students to explore healthy food choices and basic sewing techniques. Students spend one term in Foods and one term in Textiles. In Foods, students learn the basic skills of kitchen management such as preparing to cook, hygiene, knife skills, ingredient preparation, reading recipes, measuring accurately and clean up procedures. They are introduced to dishes that are recognisable and tasty. They can be cooked again at home for the whole family. In Textiles, students are encouraged to explore their own creativity through designing elements of their main project. Basic hand sewing and machine skills are learnt throughout the course along with some knowledge on caring for and repairing fabric items.
