Applied Technology

Engineering

Wood Technology

The suite of

Technology Subjects Student Challenges - 30th March

Graphics

CHALLENGE 1

Preparing and cooking food is an everyday task.

However, for some people this task can be quite

difficult. Is there a way we could improve this? Design

a device or system to help someone prepare their food,

with or without assistance. Sketch or model your design

solutions and remember to record your thoughts.

CHALLENGE 2

Find a control device in your house. Think about what

you like and dislike about using it. How could you

improve it? What would you add or take away and

why? Can you make a model of your idea?

Applied Technology Challenges

Explore the design of the Xbox controller design lab here

Research how Sony created their video game controller here

Links which might help in completing this challenge:

For interesting ways to use mechanisms to prepare food click here

See how a company OXO design a range of cooking utensils here

Links which might help in completing this challenge:

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-

CHALLENGE 1 CHALLENGE 2

Engineering Challenges

Links which might help in completing this challenge: Links which might help in completing this challenge:

Identify a mechanism at home or in your garden.

What is the purpose of the mechanism?

Is there another mechanism that could be used

in its place?

Present findings through a suitable media.

This 6 minute video explains simple machines and mechanisms.

Identify 5 materials in your home or in your

garden that won’t corrode.

Have these materials been coated in a

protective layer or are they naturally resistant

to corrosion?

Present findings through a suitable media.

This 3 minute video explains corrosion.

This 5 minute video explains how to prevent corrosion.

CHALLENGE 1 CHALLENGE 2

Graphics Challenges

Links which might help in completing this challenge: Links which might help in completing this challenge:

Take a picture from a magazine or newspaper

and deconstruct it into basic geometric solids

such as cubes, cylinders, pyramids etc.

Create a brick model of one of the objects from you

have recently draw in your Graphics classroom

through ’Brick Builder’ on

www.publishyourdesigns.com

This short video shows how objects can be

broken down into simples shapes and forms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TntR8s

b-UMc&t=209s

Buildyourdesign.com has some brilliant modelling features

including a 3D modelling application which runs in your browser

and a virtual creator with dozens of types of brick pieces

3D Modeller: http://www.publishyourdesign.com/modeler

Brick Builder: http://www.publishyourdesign.com/design

CHALLENGE 1 CHALLENGE 2

Wood Technology Challenges

Links which might help in completing this challenge: Links which might help in completing this challenge:

Click on the video links below and then carry out the

following tasks

Create a cardboard model of a hurley, applying what

you have learned about ash and the art of hurley

making from the videos you have watched.

Include: Size and Shape and Grain direction

Watch the video: From Ash to Clash The Art of Hurley Making

Explore the characteristics of ash from Woodland Trust website

Click on the video link below and then carry out the

task

Design a Health and Safety information poster for

your classroom to teach first year students the

importance of good safety habits.

Your information poster can be created through a

wide variety of media.

Watch the video:

Think about the 5 key safe working habits: Safe Working Habits

We would like to showcase student challenge responses each

Friday on our JCt4 twitter page.

If you would like any of your student’s responses featured,

please send images of this work to the following JCt4 email:

michael.lynch@jct.ie

Technologies teachers …

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These activities are designed and collated for teachers who

may have to engage with remote teaching. These activities

only offer, as a suggestion, some possible tasks which could be

completed by students.

Teachers knowledge of their own students’ context should

inform their decision around which activities would best

engage their students.