Year 10 Multi Materials Technology

The Materials Technology course incorporates both design and practical elements and is open to all students. It provides theopportunity to develop a broad knowledge in material use, techniques andskills in all workshop areas.

Studentstaking this course will design and manufacture several projects using a variety ofmaterials including wood, metal and acrylic. In addition to using traditional tools and machinery there will also be a focus on implementing new technologies at this level to prepare students for NCEA. These include CAD/CAM, CNC routing, CNC Plasma, laser cutting and 3D printing.

Materials Technology aims to give thestudent an appreciation of design and a broad skills base. This subjectleads on to a variety of University Entrance and/or Vocational courses involving design, materials and manufacturing in Years11, 12 and 13.

This is a Year 10 optional course.