Construction Studies/Woodwork Department

Materials Technology Wood (Junior Certificate)

Course Content

  • Design briefs/appraisal
  • The process of design
  • Communication of design

Project design and realisation:

  • Materials
  • The timber industry
  • Tools and tooling
  • Joints, Fasteners and Fixtures
  • Shaping and forming
  • Experiments
  • Health and Safety

 


 

Assessment

Materials Technology (Wood) is assessed at both Higher and Ordinary Level by means of:

  1. A terminal examination paper
  2. A student project

Teaching of this syllabus commenced in 1992. A review of provision for technology education in the Junior Cycle has taken place and revision of these syllabuses was commenced in 2006/7.

 

 

 

 

 


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