Author: SBrown

Year 9 Resistant Materials Home work - April to May

Write out the definition of a SMART / material. / Find out the names of 4 examples, write down what they react to and what they could be used for in real life.	Draw a mechanism that can : / Turn motion through 90 degrees. / Turn rotary motion into linear motion. / Turn rotary motion into reciprocating / motion.	Draw the symbols for the FOUR different kinds of motion. / Write the name by the side of each one. Draw and give examples of these kind of motion in real life.
Find out some information on levers and / linkages. / Draw a diagram of a wheel barrow, scissors, label the load, fulcrum and effort, describe the effects of each one.	Find out what ERGONOMICS are. / Describe the effects of ergonomics upon the design of a pair of scissors or the handle on a torch. Use pictures to show the difference between good and bad ergonomic design.	Find out what AHTHROPOMETRICS are. / Create a graph with the leg measurements of a variety of different people (children and adults). / Describe how this will affect the design of a chair.
Basic Electronics: / Draw and label the symbol for, bulb, battery, circuit, resistor, switch, LED. / Draw a circuit that uses a battery to light up a bulb and can be turned on and off.	Draw 10, label and explain the use of TEN different tools or equipment commonly used for cutting and shaping.	Make a thought shower for each of the following: / Woods, metals and plastics.

Rules: You must complete ONE homework each week in your homework book. Start each homework on a clean page make sure the title is written clearly at the top of the page. You can choose which homework from the grid you wish to complete, as long as you complete a different one each week. Each homework should fill ONE full page in your book.
Homework should be handed in for checking the FIRST lesson at the beginning of each week. Home work will be marked either by the teacher or your peers on a regular basis.
A C3 sanction will be given for home work not handed in. Vivo’s will be awarded for good examples of homework.