Resistant Materials · JHS1 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.2.1.1 - Describe resistant materials

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what resistant materials are in their own words, using examples from their surroundings.
Identify at least five types of resistant materials (wood, metal, plastic, glass, ceramics) from a mixed collection of items.
Justify why a given material is classified as resistant by testing its flexibility and compressibility.
Sort a variety of materials into two groups: resistant materials and non-resistant materials.
Write a clear summary paragraph describing resistant materials and listing examples.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Materials for Production (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Resistant Materials (2.2)
Content standard: B7.2.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of basic concept of resistant materials
Indicator: B7.2.2.1.1 - Describe resistant materials
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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. 10
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explain what is meant by resistant materials.
E.g., Resistant materials are materials that are not pliable or flexible and cannot be easily compressed with bare hands (plastic, wood, metal, ceramics, glass).
2. Sort out resistant materials from the variety of available materials
E.g., plastic, wood, metal, ceramics, glass and their composites,
3. Write down the summary of the explanation and sorting.