📐 Year 7 Technology Mandatory
Engineering Technologies & Systems — Bridge It
Phase 1 — Design Foundations (Weeks 1–3)
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What is Technology Mandatory? / What is Design?
02
Design Careers & Elements of Design
03
Principles of Design & Characteristics
04
Design Challenges — Circle, Texture & Paper Boat
05
Engineering Structures — Tower & Phone Stand
06
Marble Run & Marble Maze Challenges
Phase 2 — Design Process & Skills (Weeks 4–7)
07
The Design Process
08
Paper Boat No. 2 — Applying the Design Process
09
Measurement & Estimation
10
Perimeter, Area, Volume & Capacity
11
Technical Lettering & Scale
12
Isometric Drawing
13
Orthogonal (Multi-View) Drawing
14
Colour in Design & Digital File Types
15
3D Shapes, Nets & Freehand Sketching
Phase 3 — Bridge Project (Weeks 8–10)
16
Bridge Types & Engineering Forces
17
Bridge Design Brief & Research
18
Bridge Construction — Building Your Trusses
19
Bridge Construction — Completion & Test Prep
20
Testing Day! Load Testing & Evaluation
Assessment & Writing Tools
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Write It Right — Academic Writing Toolkit
6-module adaptive writing program with vocabulary, text types, TEEL, and source analysis