Year 7 students have been using the laser cutter to create acrylic "dog tags", learning about our dependence on plastics and developing their practical skills with hand tools and machinery. They have also been learning about electronics and using soldering techniques to join metals together.
Year 8 students have been creating console controller holders using the 3 main material categories. Learning about the properties of different material groups and their uses in the "real world" of Engineering. They have cold forged metals using hand tools, used heat to form plastics and adhesives to laminate woods.