Year 10 Hard Materials Technology

Year 10 Hard Materials Technology

The course is the building block for Level One Product Development in Year 11. 

It focuses on the development of a unique design and product to address an issue within a given context. 

Students will choose to work within the context of either Human Powered Vehicles or Personal Bluetooth Speakers.

This course encourages the use of planning and self-management skills, problem solving strategies and practical application of design and manufacture. Students will formulate a brief and use SketchUp CAD to model their design, prior to manufacture. This can be seen in the video below, as well as a range of products that have been produced by our students in previous years. 

Course fees for materials of take-home component is $50. (Longboard or small speaker)

NB: This will increase to $100 if students are designing the larger 50watt speaker system. 

Large 50watt Bluetooth speaker.

Using the drill press to bore 200mm speaker holes.

Students producing their own Manufacturing Process video. 

Scott and the Tiki he produced using the CNC router. This is the 2-pot resin stage. 

Callum attaching the trucks to his long board.

Ella's CNC engraved design on the bottom of her board.

Jarrod's awesome dish-washing liquid paint job on his finished board. 

Jeremy's thruster surf board crafted from solid paulownia timber. 

Course cost for take home component of materials $50 minimum. (Small speaker project or longboard) This will increase with products that require larger amp and speakers or excess materials.