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Subject Profile
Subject Profile
Year Level: 9
Duration: One semester
Periods: 3
Selection Type: Elective
This subject consists of a practical woodworking task and a project report.
Students learn a range of woodworking skills using hand and power tools to create a unique piece of furniture that can be taken home.
Students use CAD (Computer Aided Design) together with the design process to plan and document their furniture design in a project report. Some research into timber products and processes is required.
What kinds of products will you make?
Personalised Tables
What sorts of careers can this study lead to?
Applied skills in Science, Technological use of Materials, Engineering, Art and Maths. From Engineering to Building and Construction are obvious examples.
What skills and techniques will you learn?
Creative Design, Computer Aiding Drawing, Dependable joinery like a Mortice and tenon joint, Cutting, using the Plane, Drilling, Chiseling, Screwing, Finishing and Painting, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Assessment and Evaluation, Project Planning, Research, Sustainability, Understanding the history and use of timber products and engineered woods..
What VCE/VET studies does this subject lead to?
Product Design & Technology Units 1-4, Visual Communication & Design, Building & Construction, Carpentry & Joinery, Furniture & Upholstery and more!
Is this subject for me?
Yes if you like Making Things and Being Creative (That's what most students say in feedback).
If you enjoy doing any of the following things:
Working or "thinking" with your hands.
What types of students should choose this elective?
Students that like making things, enjoy being creative, are self motivated which leads to taking a product home of which they can be proud.
study and career paths
study and career paths
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For more information, please speak to Mr. McIntosh (JMN)
For more information, please speak to Mr. McIntosh (JMN)
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