Grade 9 PAT 1 2024
Grade 9 PAT 1 2024
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GRADE 9
TECHNOLOGY
PAT 1
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2024
TOPIC: Structures
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Rivers provide much-needed water for communities, but sometimes they can also make life
difficult for people. During the rainy season, people from villages on one side of a river struggle
to get to the other side of the river, if there is no bridge. Many of people in Mphanama village
next to Lepellane River in Limpopo, work on the other side of the river. The doctors, banks and
shops that they need to visit are also on the other side.
School children cross this river to get to their schools, and the elderly have to walk through it
once a month to collect grants. Usually, the villagers cross the river on foot, because the nearest
bridge is very far away. But during the rainy season, when the river is in flooded, it becomes very
dangerous. Some of the villagers have also seen crocodiles in the river. Everyone is scared of
drowning or getting attacked by the crocodiles.
(Individual activity)
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1.2 Suggest and write down 2 ways to help the community to cross the river. (2)
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Below are the drawings of different types of bridges. You learnt about these bridges in
Grade 8. Do you remember the names? If you cannot remember, look at your Grade 8
book or ask your teacher to help you.
On this page and the next there are drawings of different types of bridges.
B. An arch bridge
C. A truss bridge
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D. A suspension bridge
E. A cantilever bridge
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2.1 Different types of bridges use different materials and construction methods, but they
all have a similar function.
Investigate and state at least one advantage and one disadvantage of each of the
B. An arch bridge
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C. A truss bridge
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D. A suspension bridge
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E. A cantilever bridge
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2 2.1 Write the design brief to explain what your structure needs to address. (1)
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2.3 Sketch two initial ideas of the bridges to solve the problem. (6)
Idea 1
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Idea 2
2.4 Select the final idea, state reasons for your choice and draw it below. (3)
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Working drawings:
2.6 Draw the plan (or an aspect of the plan) using first angle orthographic (7)
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TOTAL 7
3.1 Draw a flow chart of the process you will follow to build your model (10)
(Teams discuss how to proceed. Each learner draws a flow chart)
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5 4 3 2 1 Mark
Outstanding Meritorious Adequate Moderate Not achieved Achieved
Achievement ---/5
Demonstrated Shows a very Shows a Shows some Shows little
an outstanding good general understanding understanding
understanding understanding understanding of the making of the making
of the making of the making of the making process and process and
process and process and process and personal role. personal role.
personal role. personal role. personal role.
Outstanding Admirable Adequate Moderate No evidence of
evidence of evidence of evidence of evidence of incorporating
incorporating incorporating incorporating incorporating strengthening
strengthening strengthening strengthening strengthening techniques and
techniques and techniques and techniques and techniques properties of
properties of properties of properties of and properties material
material material material of material
Outstanding Admirable Adequate Moderate No correlation
correlation correlation correlation correlation between the
between the between the between the between the model, the
model, the model, the model, the model, the design brief,
design brief, design brief, design brief, design brief, and
and and and and specifications
specifications specifications specifications specifications
Shows Takes care Takes Takes some Not able to use
outstanding when working, reasonable care care when tools and
intelligence use using tools and when working, working, using materials safely
of tools and materials safely using tools and tools and and
materials. and accurately materials safely materials
to scale and accurately safely and
to scale. accurately to
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scale.
Produced an Produced an Produced a Produced a Produced a
outstanding excellent good working satisfactory poor working
working model working model model working model model not
accurately to accurately to accurately to accurately to accurately to
scale scale scale. scale. scale.
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