Consolidation

Look for information about genetically modified food. How was technology used to create it?

Make a list of at least five human needs that technology has not found a solution for.

Human needs without a solution so far
Treating all cancers
Bionic solutions for serious disabilities
Preventing natural disasters

The latest mobile phones have lots of new capabilities. Make a list of the ones you know and write the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

Services	Advantages	Disadvantages
MP3 player	the ability to listen to music any time	addiction to listening to music
GPS system		You can be located!
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Copy the table into your notebook. Write a list of the needs that these objects meet.

Object	Need that satisfies	Other objects with the same function
Telephone
Washing machine
Clock
Running shoes
Bicycle

Complete the table with properties of vehicles that meet our needs.

Vehicle	Speed	Cost per km	Emission levels

Write about two everyday objects we use for the same job but which are very different from each other. Write some sentences to explain how they are different and how efficient each one is.

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What properties do the following objects need to have? Listen and match the descriptions to the objects.

The glass door of an oven
A cord for bungee jumping
A tent
A hardhat

It needs to be elastic but very, very stong.
It needs to be impermeable, light and easy to assemble.
This object has to be light but resistant.
It must be very hard. It has to resist very high temperatures so it is a thermal insulator. It also has to be impermeable to protect you from what's inside.

Write three things that you should do in the classroom workshop so that the next group that comes in will be able to work efficiently.

What spaces do you need in a technical workshop area?

Match the responsibility with its duties.

Coordinator
Secretary
Tools officer
Materials officer
Cleaning officer
Health and safety officer

to look after the tools. Make sure the tools are not lost or damaged.
to collect, check and organise all the documents.
to make sure that all members leave their workspace in a clean and orderly manner.
to find and collect the material needed. Recycle material you don't use.
to agree on and coordinate all the resources and efforts for every member of the group.
to make sure that all classroom workshop rules are followed and all machines are used safely.

Write the text you might put on a poster (in English) explaining health and safety rules for the classroom workshop.

What kind of images would you use?

Read the following statements and choose true or false.

a) Before starting to work, we should find out the correct way to do something.

True

False
Correct answer

Wrong answer
b) Protective elements are always necessary.

True

False
Correct answer

Wrong answer
c) Ventilation, temperature and lighting are not important in the workplace.

True

False
Correct answer

Wrong answer

Give reasons for your false answers. Write which numbers they are.

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Write what kind of signs these are: mandatory, warning, emergency or prohibition.

Choose the meaning for the sign.

Type of sign	Meaning

A worker on a building site refuses to follow the safety rules at his company. He says that the hardhat makes him too hot and he doesn’t want to wear it. Write what you think the company should do.

Write five things you would include in an emergency notice for your classroom workshop....

Write a list of things...

to do:

and not to do:

in your workshop. Compare your answers with a friend's. Did you get anything different? Write them here.

Answer the questions:

What parts does a floor lamp have?

Which is the most important part?

What is it made of?

How do you calculate the time it takes to complete a project in the classroom workshop? How does this time affect the production estimate?

Do you think that the marketing and sales stages should be included at the end of the technological process? Or, do you think it should be a separate process?

Make a production estimate for a drawbridge made of wood, using the following unit prices for the materials:

half a sheet of plywood (€1.20/unit)
300 x sticks (€0.02/unit)
a tube of glue (€2.00/unit)
4 x hinges (€0.30/unit)
40 x nails (€0.01/unit) 40
16 x screws (€0.02/unit)
2 m cord (€2.00/roll of 20 m)

Nº	Quantity	Material	Unit price	Total price

1	1/2		1,20 €/unit	€
2		Sticks	€/unit	€
3	1	Tube of glue	€/unit	€
4		Hinges	€/unit	€
5	40		€/unit	€
6		Screws	€/unit	€
7	2		2€/20 meters	€
			Total without tax	€
			Tax (18%)	€
			TOTAL	€

Answer the questions:

1. What is surplus material?

2. How much does it cost?

To make something from wood, we can either buy two sheets of 40 cm x 30 cm at €0.25 per dm² each or we can buy one sheet of 60 cm x 80 cm at €0.001 per cm². Which option would be cheaper?

	Dimensions	Price/cm²	Quantity	Total price
Sheet 1	40 cm x 30 cm	0,25 €/dm²		€
Sheet 2	60 cm x 80 cm	0,001 €/cm²		€

Make a list of materials, tools and procedures you need to make a skateboard.

Materials	Tools	Procedures

Make a list of materials, tools and procedures you need to reheel a shoe.

Materials	Tools	Procedures

Make a list of materials, tools and procedures you need to hang a picture on the wall.

Materials	Tools	Procedures

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