Year 9 Engineering

Subject Description

Structural and sustainable engineering, energy, motion and machines are the core components of this course. Students develop their understanding of truss structures through the development of CAD solutions that are simulated in Fusion 360 to identify structural integrity. Engineered prototypes are tested using industry technologies to assess the strength- to-weight ratio and yield strength. Through the construction of a dynamic wind turbine, energy types, energy transfer and transformation are explored.

Concept

Career Highlights and City Skylights.

Structure

Unit 1: Structural Engineering
  • Properties of materials
  • Structures and trusses
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and simulations
  • Types of force and their application
  • Data analysis
Unit 2: Sustainable Engineering
  • Machines
  • Force, motion & energy
  • Material properties
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
  • Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAM)

Assessment

Project, folio and summary report.

Contact

Mrs Natalle Sutton

nsutton@mfac.edu.au

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