Timetable Keyring Ac vity Sheet
Two Stars & a Wish Ac vity 13.
Ac vity 10.
List four things you have learned about acrylic while making this project.
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Ac vity 11.
“Design is about making things good (and then be er) and right (and fantas c) for the people who use and encounter them.” Steve Jobs
Outline three ways in which the ‘ metable keyring’ will make your life easier/be er at school.
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No. Designer Contribu on to everyday life.
1 John P Holland Invented the submarine ‐ made travel underwater possible
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Inventors help to improve our daily lives. In the table provided list six famous Irish in‐ventors and iden fy what contribu on their designs have made to everyday life.
You can use books, the internet or any other sources to research your informa on.
Ac vity 12.
Part No. Name Quan ty Material Overall Size ‐ mm
1 Timetable Holder 1 Acrylic 206 x 24 x 3
2 Laminated Timetable 1 Laminated Paper 100 x 25
3 Ring 1 Polished Steel As Supplied
Outline two reasons why acrylic is a
suitable material for the ‘ metable keyring’.
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Ac vity 8.
Design a template for your own metable similar to the one below, or your own unique design, using a desktop publishing so ware of your choice.
The overall size of the metable template must be 100mm x 24mm.
Ac vity 1.
Class Name.
Posi on of Hole.
School Crest.
Ac vity 4.
Why is a pencil used to mark the bend line on the acrylic metable holder as opposed to a scriber?
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Ac vity 3.
Why are the four corners of the acrylic rounded to shape?
List three stages in achieving a polished edge on the acrylic.
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Describe four stages of the process required to accurately bend the acrylic to shape. Ac vity 6.
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Ac vity 7.
Iden fy three differences between metals and plas cs.
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Iden fy two everyday uses of acrylic.
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Ac vity 9.
Name the machine used to bend the acrylic metable holder. Ac vity 5.
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What safety precau ons must be observed when using this
NOTE: HOLE IS DRILLED AFTER ACRYLIC HAS BEEN BENT TO SHAPE.
Ac vity 2.
Why is the metable laminated as part of the process of making the keyring?
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