9TEC

Year 9 Materials Technology

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Ching.

Year 9 Materials Technology includes research, design, planning, and manufacture of a student generated project using wood as the main material. The projects will draw upon students’ interests, cultural backgrounds, and local environment. 

Students will develop design and problem-solving skills as well as a wide range of basic machine and hand skills while developing knowledge relating to workshop safety and a range of materials and processing methods. 

Participants will be assessed against aspects of the NZ Technology curriculum. 



Subject Overview

Term 1
Skill development, research, design brief, outcome development and evaluation

Stationery

20 page Clearfile
BYOD Device

Pathway

Subject Skills

Assessment Information

Students will be assessed periodically through the year, with a final examination at the end of the year.