Transport and Travel - AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICIAN

Batteries

Primary & Middle

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

1. Automotive electrics run from the car battery. Watch this clip to see how to make a battery from some things you'll have at home, including a potato! 
https://youtu.be/a-WIny7VIFg

2. Have a try at making this battery! Report to a partner how this experiment went!

Make a Crossword Puzzle with the equipment for an Automotive Electrician

Primary  Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

1. Look at the following Crossword Puzzle Maker 2. Using the words from the list of equipment and the Oxford Dictionary, create a puzzle. Caution: You will need to put "Assorted Spanners" under Spanners.

List of Equipment for an Automotive Electrician Floor Creeper Timing Light Armature Growler Armature Undercutter Bench Drill Lead Lamp Assorted Taps and Dies Bench Grinder Stable Workbench with Engineer's Vice Floor trolley Jack and Stands Battery Hydrometer Battery Charger High Rate Battery Load Tester Diode Tester AVR Meter Digital Multimeter Metalworking Lathe Assorted Files Oil Can Approved Test Bench Fire Extinguishers Safety Goggles Air Compressor Hacksaw Assorted Spanners Assorted Screwdrivers Pliers Hydraulic or Mechanical Press Assorted Pullers Electric Drill with Assorted Drill Bits Soldering Iron Component Cleaning Facility

3. Make a Word Cloud with this equipment. Can you make your Wordle the shape of one of the pieces of equipment?

Creating a Poster to encourage more people into the Industry

Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

1. Look at the following two websites:

Open Universities

Jobs & Skills WA

2. What are the most interesting facts and figures about this career? How will you represent them on a Poster?

3. Create a Poster using EduGlogster to inspire young people to take up this trade.

The Effect of Greenhouse Gases on the Environment

Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking