1.1 Overview of Wood Technology

• The meaning and scope of wood technology
• The development of wood technology
• Careers and businesses in wood technology
• The role of wood technology in the economy; wood as a renewable resource

• explore the development of wood technology as an area of study
• relate the benefits of studying wood technology to different careers
• appreciate the role of wood technology in economic development

“Why is wood technology important as an area of study?”

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1. What wood technology is
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   The meaning of wood technology, what it studies, and why wood is such a useful material.
2. The development of wood technology
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   How wood technology has developed over time, from simple hand tools to modern machines and engineered timber.
3. Careers in wood technology
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   The range of careers that studying wood technology opens, from carpenter and joiner to engineer and entrepreneur.
4. Wood businesses in the community
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   The wood-related businesses found in the community, and what each does - showing how much of local life runs on woodwork.
5. Wood technology and the economy
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   The role of wood technology in the economy - furniture and building industries, jobs, trade and exports.
6. Why wood technology matters
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   Pulling it together: wood as a renewable resource, the responsibility to plant trees, and why studying wood technology is valuable - the inquiry question answered.