Unit Award Scheme

119791

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: PENDULUM CLOCK MAKING

Level: Level One

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to 1. research and present at least three examples of clock designs, including one pendulum clock	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2. make a working clock	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3. solve any technical problems that arise in the construction of a working clock	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of 4. the importance of the length and mass of the pendulum on periods of oscillation using sketches	Student completed work
5. how the gear train multiples the force of the swing of the pendulum	Student completed work
6. the mechanisms of a pendulum clock including pendulum, escapement and gear train	Student completed work
7. evaluate at least two featurs of their work they like	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8. evaluate at least one improvement that could be made to their own work.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

Approved 19 Oct 2023

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