Year 7 Materials

We are excited to share with you the latest news from our Year 7 Technology classes! Over the past few weeks, some of our students have been working on a Materials unit, where they have been learning how to use a variety of hand tools to construct their own wooden projects to take home. 

For their first formative task, students worked on constructing a wooden door stop. This allowed them to gain knowledge about various woodworking tools, how they are used and why we use them. 

Our Year 7 students have now been translating those same skills to create a wooden storage box. This task is more challenging than the door stop project as it requires a higher level of precision, design, and craftsmanship. The students have additionally been learning about the importance of planning and designing their projects before starting the construction process, which has been a valuable lesson for them to learn. 

Throughout this unit, our students have been enthusiastic, engaged, and willing to take on new challenges. They have been proud of their achievements and have enjoyed showing off their completed door stops to their peers and teachers. We have already seen our students approach the wooden storage box task with the same enthusiasm and determination. 

The Materials unit has been a great opportunity for our Year 7 students to develop a range of skills and knowledge that will be valuable to them in their future studies and beyond. We look forward to seeing their completed wooden storage boxes and celebrating their successes in the coming weeks.

Miss Mifsud