1. Roofs and pylons
  2. Buildings and bridges
  3. Flat and isometric working drawings
  4. Perspective drawing
  5. Wedges, wheels and gears
  6. Mechanisms that change the type of movement
  7. Design and make a model of a machine to crush grain
  8. The impact of technology on society and the environment
    1. What are things made of?
    2. What happens to things that are thrown away?
    3. How can you stop people from throwing plastic bags away?
  9. Making new things out of old things
    1. What are paper and cardboard made of?
    2. How are paper and cardboard recycled?
    3. Draw the development of a box
    4. Make your own box
    5. Your final box
    6. Make a pencil case
  10. Mini-pat design a house to use less energy
    1. Week 1
    2. The hidden cost of electricity
    3. Where does electricity come from? (30 minutes)
    4. How does electricity generation impact on the environment?(30 minutes)
    5. How can the negative impact of electricity generation be reduced? (60 minutes)
    6. Week 2
    7. Save energy by using less building materials
    8. Forces acting on materials (30 minutes)
    9. Reinforced concrete and plywood (30 minutes)
    10. Steel i-beams (60 minutes)
    11. Week 3
    12. Build a model of a house
    13. Build a model of a house: individual work (60 minutes)
    14. Team meeting on how to improve a house (30 minutes)
    15. Drawing your planned improvements to the house (30 minutes)
    16. Week 4
    17. Make improvements to your model house (60 minutes)
    18. Evaluate your improvements to the house (60 minutes)
    19. Week 5
    20. Present your model of a low-energy house
    21. Prepare your presentation (30 minutes)
    22. Presentations of all the teams to the class (90 minutes)
  11. Levers, linkages and gears
    1. Revision of levers and mechanical advantage
    2. Linked levers
    3. Gear systems
  12. Mechanical advantage calculations
    1. Calculate the mechanical advantage of a lever
    2. Calculate the distance advantage of a lever
    3. Calculate the speed advantage of gears
  13. Drawing gear systems
    1. Draw gears in two dimensions (2d)
    2. Write a design brief with specifications for gears
    3. Draw gears in three dimensions (3d)
  14. Bevel gears, bicycles and systems diagrams
    1. Sketching bevel gears
    2. Chain drives
    3. . 3 gear systems diagrams
  15. Investigate aspects of mining in south africa
    1. Background information on different mining topics
    2. Team discussions and preparation of reports
    3. Presentation of reports
  16. Mini-pat: a mine needs a lifting system
    1. Week 1
    2. Week 2
    3. Week 3
    4. Week 4
  17. Chapter 7
    1. Electrical systems and control
    2. Explore simple circuits
    3. Parallel connections: two, three or more paths for current
    4. Input, output and control devices in a circuit
  18. Energy supply for the people
    1. Energy usage in rural and informal settlements
    2. Unsafe and illegal electricity connections
    3. Sharing electricity fairly
  19. Electrochemical cells and batterries
    1. Electrochemical cells and batteries
    2. Rechargeable batteries
    3. Photovoltaic cells
  20. Generating electricity for the nation
    1. How electricity is generated in coal-power stations
    2. Other types of power stations
    3. Transmission of electricity across the country
  21. Circuits with logic control
    1. Week 1
    2. Circuit diagrams and ohm's law
    3. Week 2
    4. Logic gates and truth tables
    5. Design brief and specifications
    6. Week 3
    7. Design, make and communicate
  22. Circuits with logic control
    1. Week 1
    2. Circuit diagrams and ohm's law
    3. Week 2
    4. Logic gates and truth tables
    5. Design brief and specifications
    6. Week 3
    7. Design, make and communicate