|
Manufacturing & Production - FABRICATION ENGINEERING TRADESPERSON
Turning
Scrap Metal into Art (and Money?)
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
1. Look at the following images to get ideas about a design you are to create with Scrap Metal:
2. Sketch some of your design ideas using
3. Go to your local scrap metal yard and look at the pieces of scrap metal that can be found there. Take an image and record the cost of each piece. a. How much did all your pieces cost? b. Was there any pieces that you thought were too expensive? 4. Go to your local markets. Is there any artists there selling Scrap Metal Art? Look at the cost of each item. Record them. 5. Go back to your scrap metal prices. Estimate how much you could make your Scrap Metal Art for. Is it competitive to the items you have seen? 6. Have a look at the following piece of art: Horseshoe Pear and the Sign
9. Have you decided on a Scrap Metal Art design? Work out what you can sell it for and your hourly rate of pay. 10. Do you think the creation of Art out of Scrap Metal is a good way to help recycling and sustainability of metal? Discuss as a class. 11. Is it time to go into business? Share with your class.
Career Research Activity - Your Career Middle Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
1. Read through the information on the following Good Universities Guide website to learn about the Fabrication Engineering Tradesperson (including Structural Steel and Welding Trade Workers) and answer the following questions.
Questions 2. Using Canva.com create a Poster showing what you have learnt and promoting Fabrication Engineering Trades as a good option for school students to undertake when they leave school.
Welding Explained? Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability 1. Read the following articles:
2. Create a Mind Map about Welding, Joints and Soldering by hand... using the following example as a guide
3. After completing the Mind Map by hand, use MindMeister to convert your thoughts electronically. 4. What was easier? Why? Explain to the class the reasons behind your Mind Map - your categories and images.
|
|