MIDRAND HIGH SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGY pat
GRADE 8
School based ASSESSMENT
TERM 1
NAME: ___________________________________________
SURNAME: ___________________________________________
DATES: 20 February to 17 March 2023
DISTRICT: JOHANNESBURG EAST
GRADE 9 A B C D E F G H
I J
MARKS :70
DURATION: 14 hours
SURNAME AND INITIALS SIGNATURE DATE
MODERATOR Chingono 14 February 2023
EXAMINER Matlebyane 08 February 2023
Investigation: Design: Mark 20 Make: Mark 35 Total : Mark 70
Mark 15
Learner Learner Learner Learner
Mark Mark Mark Mark
STRAND FOCUS PROJECT
Structures/ Investigate + Design and make a model of a
Mechanical Design + Make machine to crush grain
Systems and
Control
Table of content
1. Scenario
2. ACTIVITY 1: Investigation skills (15)
3. ACTIVITY 2: Design skills (20)
• Design brief with specifications and constraints
• Initial idea sketches
• Evaluate individual ideas and adapt
• Final drawing
4. ACTIVITY 3: Making skills (35)
• Making the model of a machine to crush grain
• Presenting the model to the panel
• Evaluating the model
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write neatly and legibly.
2. Answer all the questions.
3. Use a blue pen for writing and a pencil for drawing.
4. Remember to indicate your class (E.g Grade 8A).
5. Fill all spaces with relevant answers.
6. Ask your teacher if you do not understand as they will supervise your
progress throughout.
7. Complete the Mini-PAT in the set time (during the time allocated in
class) and submit it to your teacher immediately.
8. Use colour crayons in artistic drawings.
9. You may attach a drawing or extra materials in your Mini-PAT as
evidence.
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1. Scenario
Investigate and Design a machine to crush grain
Figure 1: How do mealies become maize meal?
Figure 2: Before machines were invented to grind or crush the mealie seeds, it took a
lot of hard work to make maize meal.
2. ACTIVITY 1: Investigation skills
Date: _____ /02/2023
Duration: 5 Hours (Per week)
Total marks: 15
Compare different designs and make your own design.
Evaluate different designs that other people made.
This is individual work.
The drawings below show rough designs for grain crushers that other people made. These
designs are not complete, and there could be problems with them.
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But there could be useful ideas that you may get from these designs.
Design A Design B
Design C
Figure 3: Rough designs made by other people
2.1 Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of the different designs. Think
about the following:
• How strong and stable is the structure?
• What materials and tools do you need to make the structure?
• Suitability of materials. (6)
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Design A Design B
Materials
Advantages
Disadvantages
2.1.1 Which design is likely to topple over? Provide a reason. (3)
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2.1.2 Where and how would you strengthen the above designs? (2)
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A machine to crush grain will usually be powered by an electrical motor that
provides rotational movement. You will not use an electrical motor in your
model, but will rather turn the handle of a crank by hand. This rotational
movement should be changed into a reciprocating movement so that the grain
will be crushed, like hitting it with a hammer.
The mechanisms that your model uses should be housed inside a strong and
stable structure.
2.2
(a) What different mechanisms could make the grain crusher work? (2)
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(b) What forces should the structure be able to withstand? (2)
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3. ACTIVITY 2: Design skills
Date: ______/ 02/2023
Duration: 4 Hours
Total marks: 20
3.1 Design brief (2)
This is my design brief, and it includes the following:
• Specifications (Give a detailed description of the grain crusher)
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3.2 Initial idea sketches (8)
Design to make the structure stronger.
There are problems with this structure. It is not stable enough to withstand forces
from the side. It can collapse or topple over.
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Figure 4: A structure for a grain crusher that is not strong or stable enough to withstand
forces acting on its side.
Design something that you can add to the structure to prevent it from collapsing or
toppling over sideways.
1. Make a rough sketch below of your plan to strengthen the structure.
Add notes and labels to the sketch to explain your design. (4)
Initial Idea 1
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Make a neat freehand sketch of your second design in the space below. (4)
Initial Idea 2
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RUBRIC: Initial Idea Sketches
Marks Marks Learner's
Assessment Criteria
1 2 Mark
Drawing is clear, nea
t, in proportion, and
accurate and shows The drawing is expertl
evidence of crating ( y rendered and is clea
Producing a freehand
creating a faint frame r, neat, and accurate,
sketch
work or box) and lini conveying details in a
ng in (creating bold o n exemplary way.
utlines and medium
detail lines).
Well-considered, caref
Simple, basic, and m ul, appropriate, and co
Using line types ostly correct use is e nsistently correct use
vident. greatly enhances draw
ing.
Well-considered, caref
Simple, basic, and m
ul, appropriate, and co
Using hidden detail ostly correct use is e
rrect use; greatly enha
vident.
nces graphics.
A simple, suitable, a A well-thought-out and
Choosing a coloring te
nd convenient choic appropriate choice ha
chnique
e has been made. s been made.
TOTAL MARKS
8
3.3 Make an Isometric projection drawing.
Make a 3D isometric drawing of your final the structure Use a ruler.
You must decide on the scale yourself so that the drawing will fit onto the grid paper
below. The following rubric will be used to assess the isometric drawing. (10)
Criteria 0 1 2
The isometric box Incorrect method used Relatively correct method Excellent use of correct angle
method used and halving of the slanting
side/ lines
Type of Drawing Incorrect Isometric Some representation of Excellent representation of
drawn. the isometric drawn. the isometric drawn.
Important Dimensions No dimensions shown Few dimensions are Crucial dimensions are
shown correctly. shown in the correct way.
Scale used No scale used The scale used but shown/ The scale is used correctly
written down. and is written down.
Labelling of materials No labelling of Some labelling of the Excellent labelling of the
used materials is to be used materials to be used to materials to be used and
to make the product. make the product. briefly explained.
This is my working drawing, and the following important aspects of the design are included:
• Dimensions
• Scale
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4. ACTIVITY 4: Making skills
Date: _____ /03/2023
Duration: 5 Hours
Total marks: 35
Criteria for assessing your design features:
• originality and aesthetics
• value for money/cost effectiveness
• fit-for-purpose and suitability of materials
• ease of construction and use
• safety and ergonomics
• environmental impact
• bias towards or against a group.
Present your tender to the class. It is time to present your tender to the class. You must give a
5-minute presentation to try to convince the community that your idea is the best one. Each m
ember of your group needs to present to the class.
The presentation should include the following information:
• sketches and perspective plans
• a budget
• your model
• artistic impressions of your final plan, and
• a poster
Criteria Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable Learner
Mark
Making skills Does an excellent job of Does a good job of Does an acceptable job of c Does an unacceptable
constructing the model constructing the mo onstructing the model or poor job of constru
Model
del cting the model
Marks: 20 Marks: 13 - 9
Marks: 18 - 14 Marks: 8 - 1
Evaluation Evaluates their own desi Evaluates the soluti Attempts to evaluate teams’ Cannot evaluate their
gn based on specificatio on reasonably fairly solutions but lack some spec team’s design solutio
skills
ns accurately and accurately ification details n based on specificati
ons
Marks: 10 Marks: 9 - 6 Marks: 5 - 3
Marks: 2 - 1
Communication Shows excellent commu Shows good commu Shows acceptable communi Shows unacceptable
nication skills when pre nication skills when cation skills when presentin or poor communicati
skills
senting their tender presenting their tend g their tender on skills when presen
er ting their tender
Marks: 5 Marks: 2
Marks: 4 - 3 Marks: 1
Total 35
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