Starter quiz
- What do you call wood that has been grown specifically for manufacture?
- branch
- timber ✓
- trunk
- hardwood
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- Match the tool to the job
- drill⇔making holes ✓
- saw⇔cutting materials such as wood ✓
- ruler⇔measuring ✓
- pencil⇔mark making ✓
- clamp⇔holding something in place ✓
- Which of these is NOT a good way to join wood?
- screw
- nail
- glue
- sellotape ✓
- interlocking
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- How many millimetres (mm) are there in 6.5 centimetres (cm)?
- '65' ✓
- Which type of wood would usually be best to use when making a lightweight model?
- hardwood
- dense wood
- softwood ✓
- doesn't matter
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- What do we use sandpaper for?
- to decorate wood
- to make wood stronger
- to make wood waterproof
- to smooth rough edges ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these products is made from wood?
- Which of these would NOT be used to measure size or angles?
- protractor
- ruler
- measuring jug ✓
- tape measure
- set square
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- Match the tool to the job.
- hacksaw⇔cut through wood ✓
- bench hook⇔supports wood being cut ✓
- ruler⇔measures size ✓
- triangular support⇔strengthens joints ✓
- glue⇔sticks materials together ✓
Can you accurately read the length of the line in mm?- 132 mm ✓
- 135 mm
- 139 mm
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- Order these steps to cut wood safely.
- 1⇔Gather tools
- 2⇔Position bench hook
- 3⇔Position wood
- 4⇔Make an indentation (cut)
- 5⇔Saw through the wood
- What word refers to the use of triangles to strengthen joints?
- 'triangulation' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Sawing techniques need to be conducted safely.
- Card triangles can be added to strengthen corner joints.
- Measuring accurately is essential to creating an effective product.
Common misconception
Force and pressure are needed to saw through wood.
Correct technique and posture allows the blade to work efficiently without force.
Keywords
Technique - a specific way of completing a task
Accurate - being correct and precise, opposite inaccurate
Joint - the place where two materials are joined together
Triangulation - using triangles to strengthen structures
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