ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

TECHNOLOGY
FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASK 2
Examiner: Ms C. Stamboul
Moderator: Mrs L. V.Roos
Term 2
Grade: 7
Date: ______ June 2022
Name: ______________________________________

Total Mark Mod 1 Mod 2

Mark 35

Percentage

Signature

0
Question 1

Design and sketch initial ideas.

 Remember that you must design two cell phone towers.

 One of the towers must be camouflaged to blend in with the environment.
 You must use triangular webs, gussets and cross bracing in your designs. This
means you must make a frame structure.
First design (no Camouflaged)

1
Second design (with camouflage)

RUBRIC

2
 Criteria Excellent Adequate Mark

2 1-0 received

Drawing of the Towers One tower is The drawings

camouflaged and are both frame
the other is frame structured.
structured.

Triangular webs, gussets and cross Learner used two Learner used
bracing in your designs or more forms of only one form
struts in their of strut in their
design design

Has a “FRONT VIEW” and “SIDE Drawing has a Drawing has a

VIEW” front and side front view only.
view

Included dimensions Learner included Learner

dimensions included 2 or
less
dimensions

Neatness Work is neat Work is not

neat.

Total 10

(10)

Question 2

3
Draw one of your designs using 3D oblique projection.

1.1 Make an oblique drawing of one cell phone tower.

1.2 Use grid paper
1.3 Start with construction lines
1.4 Draw the front view of your tower
1.5 Project the corners at 45° angles
1.6 Draw in rear lines
1.7 Go over your outline – they must be dark lines
RUBRIC

Criteria Total Mark

received

Used quadrant paper 1-0

Wrote the heading 1-0

Started with front view 1-0

Projected the corners back at 45° angles 1-0

Marked the depth of the object on the projection lines 1-0

Used half the real measurement 1-0

Drew in the rear lines 1-0

Used dark outlines 1-0

Indicated scale 1-0

Neatness 1-0

Total 10

(10)

Question 3

4
Build your model.

5.1 Collect all the materials and tools you will use.

5.2 Build the model according to your design brief

5.3 Remember to work neatly

RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent Adequate Mark

2 1-0
Structure Learner used the Learner did not use
frame structure the frame structure

Triangulation Triangulation present Design is incomplete.

in the design No triangulation used

It is stable The structure is stable The structure is not

stable

Flexibility and strength The tower is rigid and The tower is not rigid
does not break easily and breaks easily

Materials Materials used suited Materials used did

the design not suit the design

The tower is 30cm in height The tower is 30cm in The tower is not
height 30cm in height

Safety measures adhered to Learners worked with

caution

Creativity The learner was

creative in making
the tower

Neatness Work is neat

Total 15

(15)
Total: 35