4.4 Project

• The Grade 11 project: solving a community problem with metal joining skills
• Identifying a problem in the community that can be solved using metal joining processes
• Carrying out a needs assessment to understand the problem
• Proposing and selecting an item that can be made to solve the identified problem
• Developing a fabrication procedure: materials, tools, steps and safety considerations
• Using locally available resources to fabricate the item in a metal workshop
• Presenting the fabricated item and using it to generate income through sales, service or local exhibitions

• identify a problem in the community that can be solved using the knowledge and skills acquired in metal joining processes
• propose an item that can be made to solve the identified problem
• fabricate an item that can be used to solve the identified problem in the community
• appreciate the item made to solve problems within the community

“What societal problems can be solved using knowledge and skills acquired in the study of metal joining processes?”

“How can a metal item be made to solve a problem in the community?”

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1. The metal joining project
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Introduce the Grade 11 project and explain how it uses metal joining skills.
2. Problems in the community
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Find a real problem in the community that metal joining skills can solve.
3. Carrying out a needs assessment
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Carry out a needs assessment to understand the problem before designing an item.
4. Proposing a project item
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Write a proposal for an item that will solve the identified problem.
5. Selecting the item to make
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select the best item to make from the ideas available.
6. Design and working drawing
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Design the item and prepare a working drawing with all the sizes.
7. Materials and cost estimate
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   List the materials and work out a cost estimate for the project.
8. Tools and equipment for the project
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select the tools and equipment needed to make the item.
9. Developing the fabrication procedure
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Write the step by step procedure for making the item.
10. Safety during the project
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Observe safety while making the project item.
11. Fabricating the item
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Make the item in the workshop and check the work at every stage.
12. Using the item to generate income
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Show how the fabricated item can generate income through sales, service or exhibitions.
13. Presenting and evaluating the project
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Present the finished item and evaluate the whole project.