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Yr 7 Resistant Materials Homework Booklet
Name
Tutor Group
Technology Group
Current Level
Target Level
Homework Name Completed Marked (Date) Improved
Mood Board
Product Analysis
Wood Joints
Tools Worksheet
Heath and Safety
Finishing Wood
Step by Step
Metals
Finishing Metals
Vacuum Forming
Homework 1 Create a Mood Board on wooden boxes
in the space provided. There should be no white
spaces and pictures should overlap. You may
complete this straight on the computer or cut and
stick the images.
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Woods
Date H/W

• Homework 2
• Using the ACCESS FM titles explained below,
  analyse these existing Wooden Boxes in as much
  detail as possible.
• A Aesthetics (What does the product look like?
  How does it open?)
• C Client (Who is the product for?)
• C Cost (How much do you think it would cost to
  buy and why?)
• E Environmental (Would making this product have
  an effect on the planet? Why?)
• S Size (How big is the product? Why?)
• S Safety (Would the designer have had to take
  any Health and Safety issues into account when
  making it?)
• F Function (What was the box designed to
  hold/Do?)
• M Materials (What materials have been used in
  the product? Why?)

A C C E S S F M
A C C E S S F M
A C C E S S F M
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Wood Joints
Date H/W

• Why are wood joints used???
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Finger Joint
Mitre Joint
Mortice and Tenon Joint
Dowel Joint
Homework 3 1. Explain 2 reasons why wood joints
are used in wood work. 2. Find examples of the
joints that are written in the boxes and stick
them in the space provided. Explain why you
think that each joint was used in that
particular application.
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Tools Worksheet
Date H/W
G Clamp Tenon Saw Wood Glue Bench
Hook Try Square Sand Paper
Marking Gauge Chisel Vice Steel Rule
Belt Sander Pillar Drill
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Homework 4 Using the correct tool names above,
write in the correct name for each tool in the
space provided and a brief explanation of what
each tool is used for.
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Health and Safety
Date H/W
Operation PPE Hazard Safety Symbol
Drilling, Sanding, Welding Apron Damaged or crushed toes and feet caused by falling materials or equipment
General Workshop Activities Ear Defenders Lung damage from inhaled dust or fumes
Handling hot / sharp materials Goggles, welding visor Damaged hearing from repetitive or continuous loud noise
Using loud Machinery Face Mask, latex gloves Dust, swarf or sparks might get into eyes
Sanding, Applying a finish, using adhesives Stout shoes with toe protection Burning hands/fingers when working with hot materials.
Carrying or installing heavy equipment Heat-proof gloves, leather apron, full face mask etc. Clothing could be caught by tools or in machinery. Dust and chemicals can get spilt onto clothing.
Homework 5 Read through all of the PPE (Personal
Protective Equipment) statements. Using a pen,
join up all the correct operations, with the
correct PPE, Hazard and Safety Symbol required.
Make sure that all your answers are clear. You
could use a different pen for each.
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Finishing Woods
Date H/W
Homework 6 Using the computer research and
write up about the following finishes for
wood. Wax, Stain, Varnish, Oil and Paint. Use
the computer to layout your work both neatly and
effectively so that you work looks interesting
maybe use pictures. DO NOT just copy and paste
information from the internet. Please write up
all information in your own words,
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Step by Step
Date H/W
Example
Homework 7 Create a step by step for the box
project. Use your making diary that you have
completed in class to help with this. You should
show each step as if it were a set of
instructions for another student making this
product. Use pictures and correct tool names in
your explanations to help show each step. Make
sure that all text is completed on ruled pencil
guidelines and that a ruler is used wherever
possible. The steps should be easy and clear to
follow. Maybe get someone at home to see if they
could follow your instructions too.
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Step by Step
Date H/W
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Metals
Date H/W
Ferrous__________________________________________
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M I L D S T E E L O P Y T R E S D E G G
L E A T F G Y U K H J B R A S S A Y U H
I H T R E D F I C H C T E R G G T T I Y
H A T E Y O U R A M I S S T S E A V L T
A A R T R F V N S M U M G W T T G F D R
E L E A D F G G T N K C R A A R V G I E
D U R E D F G F I A T A S L I I C H N D
R M H F R F T D R T R S C S N L G T G G
T I Y R S G T O O L S T E H L O J R M C
B N N D J I G Y N Y G I U E E P U E E A
T I N G U U T G U H A N Y D S I R D T S
U U W E R R I D R G Y G T A S Y Y H A T
H M W E R C A J T D R A E C S R F J L H
Y N A T A L I L Y H E L S R T F N I Y T
T R T S Z I N C U J W L F P E B N J T E
R T E R R O P O U M H O H U E N U H R S
F S T A G E C P P F I Y K O L W K F E Z
B d R E T B M P O B Y N I P V L T Q F I
N H I G H S P E E D S T E E L E Y E B N
V H A T E R S R H Y T D F D G A H F R K
Non Ferrous ___________________________________
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Alloys __________________________________________
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Mild Steel Cast Iron Tool Steel Copper
Stainless Steel High Speed Steel Aluminium
Lead Tin Zinc Brass Guilding Metal
Pewter Duralumin Casting Alloy

• Homework 8
• Research and write an explanation for each of the
  headings above. Explain the differences between
  each one. Draw or Print an image that supports
  each heading in the space beside it.
• Complete the word search opposite colouring
  each word you find in the colour of the category
  they fit into, Red Ferrous, Green Non-Ferrous
  and Yellow Alloys.

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Finishing Metals
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Homework 9 Once you have cast your Pewter
embellishment, you have to finish it so that
there are no sharp edges or rough surfaces. On
the pictures above, add a number to show the
order that each step would take place and add
further explanation. Remember the more detail
the better. Comment on the type of file the
direction of movement and why you should complete
each step in that order..
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Vacuum Forming
Date C/W
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Homework 10 1. Look at the statements above.
Read through them all and write the correct
statement next to the correct image in the Vacuum
forming process.
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