Opihi College
Year 10 Materials Technology - Hard Materials
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms P. Ellis
This subject is intended for those students who enjoy working in a practical workshop environment. You will enjoy working with your hands and finding out about how things work.
Students will be working on gaining US 24356 Apply elementary procedures and processes for a BCATS project
What you will learn in this subject:
● Skills:
o You will work with a variety of materials to complete projects.o You will learn how to safely use the various tools and machines required to complete your project
o You will develop the foundation documentation skills needed for study at higher levels in MTE
Where this subject will lead:
Materials Technology – Lvl 2 and is the entry level for TRAC Lvl 3
Pathway
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Materials costs for your projects, which add up to a total of $46.00 for the year.
Recommended Prior Learning
What you need to be able to do and know to achieve in this subject:
It is absolutely essential that to do well in this subject, you first of all enjoy working in the workshop environment. Secondly, that you are able to take direction. It is also really important that you are able to take pride in your work and have a desire to create some first rate, high quality projects. Good organisational skills will certainly help in your success. With all students taking Materials Technology, it is huge advantage if you are prepared to go beyond what is asked of you in class and be prepared to explore and discover for yourself, how things are made and how they work.