Our technology students have been working hard this term to create amazing products.
Robotics
The Year 10 robotics students have been preparing all term for this year's robotics event. The students have been working in teams collaboratively building and programming robots and entering them into a range of competitions.
These competitions included movement events; students made their robots move in patterns, detect colours with sensors and slalom around obstacles. They then moved onto object manipulation and speed events where specialty robots had to be made to pick up and manipulate objects as well as preform acts of speed following a circuit and in a straight dash. The final set of events were titled ‘Danger Events’ where students had their robots' cross gaps, drive up steep ramps, detect walls and even parallel parking. The final event of the day was an “all in” race where robots tried their best to beat the competition or more deviously; sabotage the competition from finishing.
The event this year was wildly successful, overseen by digital teacher Mr Spence and supported by judges from our own IT department who came over to judge the quality of each class's effort and programming prowess. We’re looking forward to seeing them disassembled and can’t wait to see what can be imagined for next year's teams of robot engineers.
Product Design (Written by Porscha, Year 9 student)
In Year 9 Product Design, we developed problem-solving and critical-thinking skills by applying the design process and gaining hands-on experience with tools and machines.
Early in the course, we built a wooden toolbox with a pull-out drawer, learning to use tools like the drill press, sander, and band saw. We were proud of the finished project—strong, tidy, and smooth, with a shiny varnish that made it look professional. The drawer works well, it’s easy to carry, and it keeps our tools organized.
Building on this, we then created a copper flower, shaping and texturing sheet metal and assembling it onto a steel stem. These projects helped us gain confidence in practical skills, improve our planning and critical thinking, and turn design ideas into functional, creative outcomes.