Year 9 Metalwork
Metalwork incorporates a wide range of materials, equipment, skills, and processes, allowing for various product outcomes utilising the design process as a starting point. Students will engage in multiple disciplines, including computer-aided design (CAD), metal fabrication, welding, plasma cutting, metal framing construction, and sheet metal. Students will create, adapt, and refine design ideas, justifying their decisions with sustainable considerations, and 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 9 (australiancurriculum.edu.au)
Topic Overview
- Oxy-acetylene Welding Techniques
- Braze Welding
- Spot Welding
- Plasma Cutting
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- OnGuard Safety Training (Metalwork & Welding)
Assessment Overview
Practical – Processes & Production Skills (60%)
- Nut & Bolt Figure
- Sheet Metal Toolbox
- Candelabra
Theory – Knowledge & Understanding (40%)
- Investigation Analysis – Sustainable Mining & Recycling of Metals
- Design Development (Sketches & CAD)
- Evaluation of Solution Features