Month: December 2020
Properties of materials: wood, metal, ceramic and glass
Properties of wood: DENSITY: this is an excellent indicator of wood strength. Density refers to how thick a piece of wood is; the thicker it…
Safety Guidelines – workshop safety
A workshop is a place where engineering works are being carried out by the professionals or experts. Things are made or repaired in a workshop….
Identification of Plastics and Rubber
PLASTICS Plastics are obtained from petrol-chemical products and they are moulded to shape at a very high temperature. Plastics are non-metallic objects. Types of plastics…
Identification of Ceramics
CERAMICS are objects or products made of clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard. Apart from clay,…
Identification of Metal and Metal Processing
A metal is a solid material that is typically hard, opaque, shiny, and acts as good electrical and thermal conductivity. Types of Metal There are…
WORKSHOP SAFETY: DEFINITION, SAFETY RULES, SAFETY DEVICES
What’s a workshop? A workshop is a place where engineering works are being carried out by the professionals or experts. Examples of workshops are: Carpentry…
Basic Technology Note (JS1): TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Technology is not necessarily ‘transferred’, it is developed. People develop technology when they improve their knowledge, skills and procedures for making, using and doing things….
