This is a teacher’s guide for a unit of work to cover aspects of the Engineering Mechanics section of the Queensland syllabus in Engineering Technology. The unit is constructed around a theme of mining and contains lesson plans, teaching ideas, assessment instruments and standards matrices.
Educational value statement- Provides teachers with a suggested sequence of lessons for a 10 week unit.
- Identifies clear links to the Queensland Engineering Technology syllabus
- Covers aspects of introductory mechanics, dynamics and statics
- Includes an appendix describing the characteristics of ‘A level’ and ‘C level’ student responses to assessment items.
- Can be downloaded as a PDF or MS Word file.
Key learning objectives- Students describe the nature of forces and relate weight to mass
- Students apply the principles of mechanics to analyse forces in structures
- Students apply knowledge of mechanics to investigate practical problems and report on their findings.
