JHS2 Career Technology · Term 2 Week 2: Cutting/shaping

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.2.1.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain why regular care and maintenance of cutting and shaping tools is important for safety, tool lifespan and product quality.
Demonstrate at least three correct cleaning, storage and maintenance practices for tools in a named workshop (kitchen, sewing, building, wood or metal/plastics).
Identify common maintenance problems (rust, dull blades, loose handles, clogged teeth) and state the correct remedy for each.
Prepare a simple maintenance schedule for a set of cutting and shaping tools used in a chosen workshop.
Perform a tool care routine (clean, inspect, oil or sharpen where appropriate) on a real tool during the lesson.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Tools, Equipment and Processes (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Cutting/shaping (3.2)
Content standard: B8.3.2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of cutting and shaping tools and equipment for making artefacts /products
Indicator: B8.3.2.1.3 - Demonstrate how to care for and maintain shaping and cutting tools and equipment
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 56
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Discuss how to care for and maintain cutting and shaping tools and equipment used in:
- Food laboratory (kitchen)
- Sewing workshop/laboratory
- Building site
- Wood workshop
- Metal/plastics workshop