Understanding which engineering tools to use when machining.

A lesson where students exchange information to develop their understand of the following tools and what shape profiles they cut in materials; counter bore, center drill, twist drill bit, flat-bottomed drill bit, tap, die, countersink, reamer, facing tool, turning tool.

The lesson starts with speed dating (instructions included) where students read out slips to each other (sounds a bit naff but works really well if they are not a group that engages well with writing and has a clear oracy element.)

Team discussions and teacher lead discussions moves on to a highlight keywords and explain their meaning sheet. Finally the students have to try and identify which tools create which profiles from given diagrams using the descriptions.

Support students moving from Pass to Merit, helps less able to engage with L1 identification of tools, with less writing and more speaking. Probably an hours worth of teaching, identify the profiles could be given as a consolidation homework if you run out of time. All text editable in download.

Compliment my other Unit 7: Machining resources. Any feedback greatly received!