THE THOMAS ADAMS SCHOOL ~ WEM
10 WEEK COUNTDOWN - BLOCK PLAN
YEAR 11 – 2013
Subject:Resistant
Materials Edexcel
Group(s): 11B & 11N
Student name :
Date
Teacher : Mr Allen
Form :
Work/Learning/Deadlines
Extra Lessons/
Notes/Key Dates
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!! THE TEN WEEK COUNTDOWN STARTS ON FEBRUARY 11 !!
Week 10
Mon. 11th Feb.
Week 9
Mon. 25th Feb.
Week 8
Mon. 4th March
YEAR 11 10-WEEK COUNTDOWN PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
COURSEWORK DUE NEXT WEEK
Polish and refine coursework for deadline 60%
of final GCSE grade! Do not waste this
opportunity.
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
COURSEWORK DUE- hand in for final marking
Note: make sure you hand in a submission for every
section. If you are missing pages your grade will reflect
that. If you are not submitting work in a presentable
format, your grade will also reflect that.
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Topic 1- Materials, uses and their properties
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Know the aesthetic, functional and mechanical properties,
application and advantages/disadvantages of the
following materials when manufacturing products: oak,
mahogany, beech, ash, pine, plywood, chipboard, medium density
fibreboard (MDF), hardboard, mild steel, stainless steel, carbon
steel, aluminium, copper, zinc, brass, acrylic, polyethene,
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) high impact polystyrene (HIPS)
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), polyester resin, urea
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
afterschool
afterschool
formaldehyde, carbon fibre, glass reinforced plastics (GRP)
Week 7
Mon. 11th March
Topic 2- Tools and equipment
You should be able to identify the following tools when
marking out, measuring & removing material during the
manufacture of products. Appropriate use, selection and
function as well as +ve’s –ve’s need to be known: rules,
squares, gauges, scriber, punches, templates, micrometer, saws,
planes, chisels, files, rasps, surforms, drills, abrading tools.
Workshop machinery and health and safety.
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
Work/Learning/Deadlines
Week 6
Mon. 18th March
Topic 3- industrial and commercial processes
Scales of production: know the Characteristics, application and
advantages/disadvantages of the following scales of production in
the manufacture of products: one-off, batch, mass
Manufacturing processes for batch production: Jigs, patterns.
Extra Lessons/
Notes/Key Dates
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
Know the characteristics, recognition, preparation,
processes, application and advantages/disadvantages of
using the following joining methods:
Temporary: tapping and threading, nuts, bolts and washers,
screws, knock down fittings
Permanent: Nails, halving joint, butt joint, rebate joint, housing
joint, mortise and tenon joint, dowel joint, soft soldering, brazing,
welding, rivets snap and pop.
Adehsive: polyvinyl acetate (PVA), contact adhesive, epoxy resin,
Tensol® cement
Week 5
Mon. 25th March
Topic 3- industrial and commercial processes
Characteristics, preparation, processes, application and
advantages/disadvantages of the following methods
when using materials and components: sand casting,
drilling, turning (wood and metal), wood laminating.
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO INDETIFY IF A PRODUCT IS
MADE USING ANY OF THE METHODS ABOVE, SKETCH
THE PROCESS WITH LABELS & DISCUSS +VE’S & VE’S
EASTER HOLIDAY: Fri. 29th March – Sun. 14th April
afterschool
Week 4
Mon. 15th April
Topic 3- industrial and commercial processes
Characteristics, preparation, processes, application and
advantages/disadvantages of the following methods when
using materials and components: blow moulding, injection
moulding, vacuum forming, extrusion (plastic and metal)
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO INDETIFY IF A PRODUCT IS
MADE USING ANY OF THE METHODS ABOVE, SKETCH
THE PROCESS WITH LABELS & DISCUSS +VE’S & -VE’S
Week 3
Mon. 22nd April
Topic 4 & 5- Analysing and designing products
You should know what a specification is and be able
to use one to help compare similar product as well as
designing and developing products.
You should be able to draw on all your materials and process
knowledge to suggest how products could be made.
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
Topic 3- industrial and commercial processes
Understand and describe the following properties when
selecting and using metals in product manufacture:
Ductility, malleability, hardness, toughness, elasticity,
strength in tension, compression and shear
Understand the process of hardening and tempering,
annealing, case hardening and their different uses.
Week 2
Mon. 29th April
Week 1
Tues. 7th May
Topic 6, 7 & 8- technology, sustainability and
ethical design/manufacture.
6-You should know about the uses and advantages of various
CAD/CAM. Laser cutting, CNC milling & Turning, Rapid
prototyping, virtual modelling and testing.
Use of Bluetooth and video conferencing in the
workplace.
Electronic communications, EPOS (electronic point of
sale) and internet marketing/sales.
7- You should understand how to minimise waste production:
four R’s Reduce materials, reusing materials,
recovering energy and recycling waste.
Renewable energies- wind, solar, and biomass.
Climate change- be aware of responsibilities of developed
countries, what the Kyoto protocol is. How to minimise
global emissions
8- Built in obsolescence, offshore manufacture in
developing counties, responsibility, design for all,
respect of cultures when designing.
Exam technique skills and application of consolidation
lessons.
(Bank Holiday on Mon. 6th May / External Exams begin 13th May)
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool
Monday & Friday Lunches
for Target Group 12:30
prompt start.
Wednesday
3.20-4:30
afterschool