Year 9 TECHNOLOGY - Product: Designer-Maker
9PDM Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs T. Tippett.
Recommended Prior LearningYou will need a strong interest in design and in being creative. You will also need to be able to be adaptable in your thinking and enjoy problem solving.
You will need to be a responsible student to work in our workshop, and be able to work alongside other students to create a strong learning community, where we support each other to succeed.
Do you have a passion for problem solving, designing and making things ?
This is a design and make course. You will use a design process to design and develop a product which you will then go on to make.
You will learn:
· how to use the design process to create inventive and unique design ideas
· how to work with wood
· to make your creation come to life in the Tawa College workshop
Course Overview
Semester A
This is a half year course.
Year 9 Courses 2024 (will be updated for 2025 shortly), Design and Materials Technology
Pathway
10 Introductory Certificate in Product Design using Multi Materials (Workshop)
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryThere is a contribution of $40 towards the materials used for the take home components.
Students will be required to purchase the stationery items on the school stationery list.