Engineering Sectors Set 1 - Aerospace, rail, agriculture, automotive

Sectors Set 1

This resource is part of the set for “Engineering and manufacturing past, present, and future”

Aim: Understand the scope of the aerospace engineering sector.
Identify the activities, products, and services provided in the aerospace industry.
Investigate three inventions that were made possible by the Aviation industry.
Explore the field of rail engineering.
Identify the activities, products, and services provided in the rail industry.
Investigate the rail industry to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the rail industry.
Learn about the applications of engineering in agriculture.
Understand the activities, products, and services provided in the agriculture industry.
Answer questions as a group relating to agricultural engineering.
Understand the role of engineering in the automotive industry.
Identify the activities, products, and services provided in automotive engineering.
Research the origins of the production line and report on how companies have adopted the same methods and improved them.

This resource includes:

• Session Power-point file (28 slides)
• 3 task sheets to follow PPT activities

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