Wood Technology
Wood Technology, more commonly known as "Woodwork", is a hands-on subject where you will be working with tools and machinery, as well as with wood and plastic.
What's on the Junior Cycle Wood Technology course?
- Adhesives
- Carving
- Choice of Material
- Conversion
- Cutting List questions
- Design
- Disease & Defects
- Drawing Question
- Finishes
- Health & Safety
- Joints & Jointing
- Manufactured Boards
- Plastics
- Power Tools
- Processing Wood
- Rainforests & Deforestation
- Seasoning
- Sharpening
- Sketching
- Tools
- Trees & Growth
- Veneering & Laminating
- Woodturning
Assessment
- Written Exam
- 2 Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs)
- Assessment Task
Written Exam
This is worth 30% of overall marks. It is a 1.5-hour common-level paper.
Classroom-Based Assessments
Students must complete 2 CBAs. CBA 1 is titled 'Wood Science in Our Environment' and CBA 2 is titled 'Student Self Analysis and Evaluation'. For CBA 1, students must research a wood science-related issue and present their findings through any appropriate media. For CBA 2, students must critically review their coursework. This encourages students to practice self-evaluation.
Assessment Task
Students must complete a project after CBA 2. It is based on a brief set by the SEC. This is worth 70% of overall marks.
Future Careers
Wood Technology is useful for a range of careers in Art, Design, Construction, Farming and Architecture.
Download the JC Wood Technology Specification
Download the JC Wood Technology Assessment Guidelines
Download the Junior cycle Wood Technology Chief examiner's report (2009)
