Level 2 Hard Materials

Course Description 

Students will investigate material properties to develop a project for an authentic outcome.

Students will build a complex project in the first term where they will learn the necessary skills to develop their own concept. There will be plenty of room for students to develop their concept through inquiry-based learning and then develop that concept into a Prototype.

Topics covered: Safe Working Practices • Communicate Information • 3D digital modelling • Power Tools • Fixed Machinery • 

Recommendation for subject entry 

HMT100 / DSM100.

Assessment

Three internal Achievement Standards are on offer in 2026. 

• AS91344  2.20 - Implement advanced procedures using resistant materials to make a specified product with special features - (6 Credits Internal)

• AS91356 2.3 - Develop a conceptual design for an outcome - (6 credits Internal) 

• AS91357   2.4 - Undertake effective development to make and trial a prototype (6 Credits Internal)

Next steps                                                                                                                                        

L3 Hard Materials (starting 2026)                                                             

Course contributions

$120.00 (towards the cost of projects that students take home)