WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 4 TH MAY UPDATE Dear

WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 4 TH MAY UPDATE Dear year 10, I hope that you are getting to grips with the new weekly lessons on Moodle. Your first task this week is to send me an email letting me know how you’re getting on with the work that we are setting, or just how you’re getting on in general. I appreciate that for some of you this will be ‘really well’, for some it will be ‘I haven’t done anything’ and probably everything in between. But wherever you’re up to drop us an email and let us know how you are getting on. a. morton@qes. org. uk o. Gaskell@qes. org. uk We will look forward to your messages! Mr Morton & Mr Gaskell

Yr 10 Mat Eng Tasks for this week follow the same as the previous week and are to round up the work so far and start some proposals for projects that you can send to Mr Morton & Mr Gaskell for us to check through and see if the projects are going to be a suitable choice for your main project. Task 1 – To complete the set work on the research and designing tasks for your main project possibilities and email the files (or a photo of sketches taken on your phone etc) to Mr Morton & Mr Gaskell a. morton@qes. org. uk o. Gaskell@qes. org. uk The powerpoints from previous weeks are in the same moodle location under last weeks work. Task 2 – Complete the project proposal forms on the next slides for your two favourite options (one form for each option) for your main manufacturing project for Mr Morton and Mr Gaskell to consider and check for suitability. There is an example at the end of the powerpoint. The key points will be what learning process will you be going through during the project (what skill will you be developing) and the level of complexity and stages of making involved, to ensure that your project is detailed enough to hit the skills for the project.

Materials Engineering: Project proposal 1 Image of project that inspired your chosen project possibility (picture of a similar product that you are thinking of making) Materials that you would need to make the product Name/type of project/product What process/skills will you be focussing on developing/learning during the project. Equipment that you would need to make the product If you can upload them (photograph on phone and then load it onto powerpoint) do a sketch of your initial thoughts on how it may look. It will need to have some of your own designing in it and not be a straight copy from another existing product. A rough overview of the different stages needed to make the project.

Materials Engineering: Project proposal 2 Image of project that inspired your chosen project possibility (picture of a similar product that you are thinking of making) Materials that you would need to make the product Name/type of project/product What process/skills will you be focussing on developing/learning during the project. Equipment that you would need to make the product If you can upload them (photograph on phone and then load it onto powerpoint) do a sketch of your initial thoughts on how it may look. It will need to have some of your own designing in it and not be a straight copy from another existing product. A rough overview of the different stages needed to make the project.

Materials Engineering: Project proposal example Chessboard and pieces: wood and metal work - Developing accurate wood joints cut by hand - Learning to use the metal lathes to produce intricate pieces MATERIALS - Hardwood for the main frame - Light & darker coloured hardwood for the board chequers - Aluminium rod and brass rod for the pieces EQUIPMENT - Workshop marking out and hand tools - Router for edge of board detailing - Centre lathe and tools for turning and cutting - Sanding equipment - Gloss varnish equipment MAKING STAGES - Marking out wood joints for the frame Cutting frame, sanding and assembling Making top of board (cutting and laminating squares together) and routing edges Attaching board to frame and final sanding Gloss varnish frame and board Make templates for each chess piece and model in 3 D CAD (Autodesk) to check how they will look Use metal lathe to get main shapes for each piece Sand polish and finish pieces to high quality Attach felt to the bottom of each piece to protect when in use