Design and production of an oil field bale - out cast iron crucible

Development of capability in this work includes the ability to use, manage, and understand design, creativity, technology, and their relationship to innovation. In more detail, this involves students: ¿ Posing problems and actively identifying needs, wants, opportunities and areas for improvement ¿ Gathering information and building knowledge about the nature of needs, wants, opportunities and areas for improvement and the best routes to take towards designing a solution ¿ Developing and using math and science skills, design and technology skills, knowledge and processes, including proposing, experimenting, learning from results and synthesizing, to create new and/or improved products and/or systems ¿ using tools, equipment, materials/ingredients and systems components safely and creatively to make quality products and/or systems ¿ understanding that design, creativity and technology leads to innovation ¿ Assessing the outcomes of design and technology processes, and the resulting products and technological systems in relation to environmental, social and economic factors.