This is a list of dates and lesson content for all Year 7 classes in Electronics, Product Design/Graphics and Materials/Workshop. Pupils are timetabled for 2 lessons per week and swap groups approximately every 11 academic weeks. This means that each group has a subject specialist at all stages.
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Year7 Elect TMH |
Year 7 Graphics SEJP |
Y7 Materials/Workshop RGW |
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1 5-9-07 to 7-9-07 |
Cells & Batteries Series / Parallel |
2D Design Software Page setup / toolbars etc. Fonts size / colours production of an A4 sheet with borders |
Materials Wood Video / properties |
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2 10-9-07 to 14-9-07 |
Components & Symbols / Circuits lamps and buzzers |
Design a cover for an exercise book / print and stick on book |
Uses of timber / Metals |
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3 17-9-07 to 21-9-07 |
Conductors and Insulators Resistors
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Pencils / freehand drawing of lines and box shapes |
Uses of Metals and properties. Manufactured objects using metals joining metals |
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4 24-9-07 to 28-9-07 |
Test 1 Soldering / Safety Use of a mini drill. / Safety Issues |
Test 1 Further manual drawing
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Test 1 Plastics origins / names of plastics recycling
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5 1-10-07 to 5-10-07 |
LEDs & series resistor |
ProDesktop introduction |
Project Using a 2D Design Software to design Maze.
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6 8-10-07 to 12-10-07
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Grades due Thursday 11th OCT Circuit Diagrams & pcbs Production of pcbs
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Grades due Thursday 11th OCT Further Work on ProDesktop
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Grades due Thursday 11th OCT Use of the laser cutter / cutting designs in 3mm MDF
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7 15-10-07to 19-11-07 Half Term next fortnight |
Project Development |
Graphics Project |
Uses of the tenon saw safety in the workshop |
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8 5-11-07 to 9-11-07 |
Fuse Tester Circuit
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Graphics Project |
Construction of the maze / |
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9 12-11-07 to 16-11-07 |
Test 2 Fuse tester making and document |
Test 2 Graphics Project
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Test 2 assembly
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10 19-11-07 to 23-11-07 |
Evaluation of Project
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Evaluation of Project |
Evaluation of Project |
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11 26-11-07 to 30-11-07 |
Grades due Thursday 29th Nov Revision of Work during the Term
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Grades due Thursday 29th Nov Revision of Work during the Term
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Grades due Thursday 29th Nov Revision of Work during the Term
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12 3-12-07 to 7-12-07 |
MID YEAR ASSESSMENT |
MID YEAR ASSESSMENT |
MID YEAR ASSESSMENT |
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13 10-12-07 to 14-12-07 |
Group Rotation TMH to SEJP |
Group Rotation SEJP to RGW |
Group Rotation RGW to TMH |
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14 17-12-07 to 19-12-07 |
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Christmas Holidays |
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