JC Applied Technology case studies
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Junior Cycle Applied Technology is one of the technology subjects available to students under the current Framework for Junior Cycle, alongside Engineering, Wood Technology and Graphics. It is a post-primary subject taken within the three-year junior cycle, and its stated aim is to develop students' curiosity about the technological world while integrating subject knowledge with the disciplinary skills needed to investigate and solve real-life problems. The JC Applied Technology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,801 words.
1The Open-Day Display Stand That Split Its Joints
Liam's team has three workshop days to build a display stand for the science department's open day. The brief: 900 mm tall, 400 × 300 mm footprint, three shelves, the middle one carrying the department's 4 kg rock collection, and demountable so it fits a 600 mm deep cupboard.
937 words, about 5 min2The Corridor Night Light That Eats Batteries
A transition-year group is prototyping a night light for the school corridor. The prototype uses four white LEDs, each with its own 68 Ω series resistor, driven from a holder of three AA alkaline cells (4.5 V nominal, rated 2000 mAh).
896 words, about 4 min3The Workshop Trolley That Rolls Down the Ramp
A transition-year team is building a flat-bed timber trolley to move 2.4 m lengths of timber from the store to the machine room. The deck is 1200 × 600 mm on four 100 mm castors, two of which are braked, and the trolley weighs 18 kg.
958 words, about 5 min4The 3D-Printed Gearbox That Binds and Slips
A team is 3D printing a two-stage gearbox for a model wind turbine for the science fair. Stage one is a PLA spur gear of 40 teeth driving a 12-tooth PLA pinion, module 2 mm, 20° pressure angle, 8 mm face width.
996 words, about 5 min5The Coastal Courtyard Bench Brief
A school wants three benches for a courtyard 200 m from the sea. Each bench is 1800 mm long, seat 450 mm high and 400 mm deep, seating four students (about 320 kg total), and students will stand on them.
1,014 words, about 5 min