Making Artefacts From… · JHS2 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.4.1.3 - Make artefacts/products using wood, metal/plastics

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Prepare the workshop and workbench for a wood or plastic project, following safety rules and checking that all tools are in good condition.
Check the dimensions on a cutting list against a working drawing and identify any errors before cutting begins.
Follow a given operation sequence to mark out, cut, and assemble the parts of a wooden or plastic artefact (e.g., a simple stool or a plastic document holder).
Prepare the surface of the finished artefact and apply an appropriate finish such as sanding sealer, varnish, or polish.
Test the finished artefact for strength, stability, and correct dimensions, then evaluate and report on any modifications needed.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Designing and Making of Artefacts/products (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Making Artefacts From Compliant, Resistant Materials and Food Ingredients (5.4)
Content standard: B8.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of designing artefacts/ products, and models and table setting
Indicator: B8.5.4.1.3 - Make artefacts/products using wood, metal/plastics
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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. 73
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Organise the workshop in readiness for working.
2. Check the dimensions on the cutting list and on the working drawings.
3. Follow the operation sequence to make the artefact.
E.g., Prepare the work pieces, measure, mark out, cut the work pieces to size, cut the joints and assemble the various parts to form the artefact.
4. Prepare the surfaces of the artefact and apply the appropriate finish.
5. Test, evaluate and modify the artefact.