Year 10 Metalwork
The Metalwork course encompasses a diverse array of materials, equipment, skills, and processes, enabling various product outcomes beginning with the design process. Students engage in multiple disciplines, including computer-aided design (CAD), metal fabrication, welding, plasma cutting, metal framing construction, and sheet metal work. Students create, adapt, and refine design ideas, justifying their decisions with sustainable considerations, and effectively communicate their processes and solutions using digital tools.
Subject Type: Elective
Length: Semester Course
SACE Credits: N/A
Prerequisites: Open Course
Contact Person: mohammad.arifi@stcolumba.sa.edu.au
Further Reading: F-10 Curriculum | Design and Technologies – Year 10 (australiancurriculum.edu.au)
Topic Overview
- Oxy-acetylene Welding Techniques
- MIG Welding
- Plasma Cutting
- CNC Metal Turning and Fabrication (Milling)
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- OnGuard Safety Training (Fabrication & Welding)
Assessment Overview
Practical – Processes & Production Skills (60%)
- Scrap Metal Art
- Metal Vice
- Sheet Metal – Storage Box
- Integrated Metalwork Project - Major
Theory – Knowledge & Understanding (40%)
- Investigation Analysis – Sustainability of Metals
- Design Development (Sketches & CAD)
- Evaluation of Solution Features