Cutting and shaping the parts

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• 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
• A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand

1. What a design-and-make project is
2. Finding real problems around you
3. Choosing which problem to solve
4. Writing the design brief
5. From brief to specification
6. Sketching three different ideas
7. Choosing the best idea
8. The working drawing
9. Choosing the metal for each part
10. Using local and recycled material
11. The bill of materials and costing
12. Planning the order of operations
13. Planning for safety
14. Marking out the project
15. Cutting and shaping the parts
16. Joining the parts
17. Cleaning and protecting the item
18. Testing and evaluating the project