1. Sydney Technical High School 1 Research assignment (PDF) Design folio (PDF) Student working on the Exploring and defining the task section of his draft work booklet. Student working in ProDesktop to complete his presentation drawing. Student 1 work samples September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

2. Sydney Technical High School Student 1 work samples Note: This box design contained finger joints which required help from the teacher to operate the machine. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

3. Sydney Technical High School Student 1 work samples Checking for squareness by measuring the diagonals of the box after gluing and cramping. Attaching plywood base to the sides of the timber box. Teacher is cutting the box to create a lid. Applying a lacquer finish to the box. Finished timber box. Clip down locks on either side attached to keep the lid in place. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

4. Sydney Technical High School Design folio 2a (PDF) Design folio 2b (PDF) Design folio 2c (PDF) Working on the first stages of the design process. Using Auto sketch to complete an orthogonal drawing of his final design idea. Student 2 work samples September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

5. Sydney Technical High School Student 2 work samples Marking out and cutting 1 metre piece of timber. Nailing side and end pieces together. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

6. Sydney Technical High School Student 2 work samples Student is putting on the first coat of lacquer on his timber box. Finished product. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

7. Sydney Technical High School Research assignment (PDF) Design folio (PDF) Working on the first stages of the draft folio. Students in this photo are working on a paper model of their timber box. This helped them evaluate the dimensions they had chosen for their final design. Student 3 work samples September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

8. Sydney Technical High School Student 3 work samples Marking out rebate joint. Cutting timber pieces out. Cutting away waste material for rebate joint. Hammering nails in side pieces before assembling together. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007

9. Sydney Technical High School Student 3 work samples Using PVA glue and nails to assemble the box side and end pieces together. Assembled all sides together. Punching nails in plywood base. Planing the plywood base edges flush with the sides of the timber box. Applying a lacquer finish to the timber box. September 2007Technology education K-8: Design in practice © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training, 2007