Under pressure
In this unit students will develop a fundamental understanding of engineers' work and the underlying scientific principles and practices that form the foundation of engineering.
Students take on the role of the engineer and apply theoretical engineering principles learned throughout this unit to prototype, test, and then build a water tower within a set of applied constraints.
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Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2019.
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