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Basic 9 Career Technology Notes

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Term Preparation

  1. Preparing for the Term in Career TechnologyIn this topic you will prepare for the term by recalling your practical skills and exploring how Career Technology links with careers, safety, tools and materials.

Personal Hygiene and Food

  1. Good GroomingIn this topic you will explain the concept of good grooming, relate it to personal hygiene and demonstrate appropriate grooming practices for school, work and social life.
  2. Food Hygiene and Reporting AccidentsIn this topic you will explain the importance of food hygiene and describe the procedures for reporting accidents and unsafe practices at school and in the workshop.

Personal and Workshop Safety

  1. Personal Protective EquipmentIn this topic you will identify the various items of personal protective equipment, explain their uses and practise using and caring for them correctly.
  2. Safe Working Environments and SanitationIn this topic you will discuss how to maintain a safe working environment and examine the causes and prevention of poor sanitation in the home, school, community and workplace.

Environmental Health

  1. Clean Energy and Improved CookstovesIn this topic you will explain what is meant by clean energy, improved cookstoves and fuels, and discuss the health, economic and environmental benefits of using them.

Compliant Materials

  1. Compliant MaterialsIn this topic you will identify the properties of compliant materials, discuss the factors that influence their selection and create artefacts using them.

Resistant Materials

  1. Resistant MaterialsIn this topic you will identify resistant materials, discuss the factors that affect their selection and explain why they require particular techniques and tools for safe handling.

Smart and Modern Materials

  1. Smart and Modern MaterialsIn this topic you will discuss reasons for using smart and modern materials in products and demonstrate techniques for making prototypes that use them to solve environmental problems.

Measuring and Marking Out

  1. Measuring and Marking Out ToolsIn this topic you will discuss the tools and equipment used for measuring and marking out, classify them and use them accurately.

Term Project

  1. Term Project: Planning and MakingIn this topic you will apply the term's learning through a practical project, using tools, materials, safety practices and design skills to plan and make a useful product.
  2. Term Project: Testing, Presenting and EvaluatingIn this topic you will test and finish your practical product, present it to others, evaluate your project and reflect on your next steps.
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