Aqalevel3technicallevelengineering:Powernetwork/Mechatronic/Designengineering
LessonPlan
AQALevel3TechnicalLevelEngineering:PowerNetwork/Mechatronic/DesignEngineering
UnitNumber:2
UnitName:MechanicalSystems
AssessmentorPerformanceOutcome:InternalAssessment
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WeekNo. / 16
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GuidanceNotes:
Thisisthefirstlessoninanactivitythatspans6hours,involvingtheassemblyofasmallmotor.Asaprecursortotheassembly,learnersneedtoplanthebuildandcarryoutariskassessment;followingtheassembly,theytestthebuiltproduct.
Length–1hour
LinkstootherAssessmentorPerformanceOutcomes:DirectlinktoP7;supportsP11andP9
LessonObjective
Alllearnersmustbeabletoidentifythematerialstouseandthecorrectsequenceofoperationstoassembleamechanicalsystemfromaworkingdrawing
Mostlearnersshouldbeabletoidentifythetoolstousetoassembleamechanicalsystem
Somelearnerscouldbeabletoselectappropriatequalityprocessestouse
Activities
Starter/Engagementactivity:Shortfilmclipoftheindustrialassemblyofmotorsforaspecificnamedproductonaproductionline,toreinforcethecontext.(5minutes)
Group-activity:brainstormofthemethodsofassemblingmechanicalcomponentsusedforthistypeofproduct(aligning,precisionmeasuringetc.).(5minutes)
Teacher-led:overviewofwhatisrequiredtoplanproduction(basedontheapproachoffacilitatingassemblybyacompetentthirdparty):selectionandsafeuseofmaterials,processesandtools.Presentationofanexampleproductionplanforamechanicalpump.(10minutes)
Pairedwork:Distributetheworkingdrawingsofthemotor.Pairsmustidentifythematerialsrequired,theprocessesrequiredtoassemblethemotorandthesequenceofassembly,writingtheseintoaprovidedtable.(15minutes)
Individualwork:Addingthetoolsrequiredtotheproductionplan.Accesstoreferencematerialsmaybeneededtosupportsomestudents.(15minutes)
Plenary:peerassessment.Selectedlearnerspresentindividualaspectsoftheirproductionplan(egthesequenceofoperations;orthetoolstousewithcertainsteps;orthequalityprocessesetc).Peersidentifythegoodfeaturesandanyareasfor
subsequentimprovement.(10minutes)
SynopticAssessment
LinkstotheEngineeringDesignunitduetotheuseandinterpretationofaworkingdrawing
Supportsunderstandingofengineeringproductionplanning,qualitycontrolandqualityassuranceandperformingmanufacturingprocessesintheProductionandManufacturingunit / StretchandChallengeactivities?
Thesequenceofactivitiesintheproductionplancouldbeextendedtoincludethesubsequenttestingoftheassembledproduct.
Theproductionplancouldalsoincludethequalityprocessesandcheckstobecarriedout.
TransferableSkillsand/orSoftSkills
Thislessonincludesbothpairedandgroupactivities,supportingthedevelopmentofteamworking / EnglishandMaths
TheproductionplanningcouldsupporttheMathematicsforEngineersunit,throughthespecificationofcommonmeasuressuchasmaterialandcomponentsizesintheproductionplan.
ThestretchqualitycontrolactivitycouldsupporttheMathematicsforEngineersunit,throughspecifyingtheuseofstatisticalmethodsorgraphsforthequalitycontrolactivities.
Assessment
Thisactivitywillbepeerassessedintheplenary.Theproductionplancouldalsobeassessedbytheteacher,toprovidedetailedfeedback / Meaningfulemployerengagement
Introductoryfilmclipsupportsthedemonstrationof
thecontext.Thisactivitycouldalsobelinkedtoavisittoalocalemployer,ortheproductassembledcould
evenbeobtainedfromalocalemployer.