2022/2023 TERM 2 RESL STUDENT NOTES

TEACHER’S NAME ADENIRAN A.A.

SUBJECT BASIC TECHNOLOGY
CLASS JS 1
LIST OF TOPICS COVERED WEEK TOPIC
1 Revision of first term work.
Scheme of lesson.
Examination correction.
2 Types of Building, Building
materials:
a. Building materials.
Tools used for mixing concrete.
3 Drawing Instruments and
materials:
a. Drawing materials and uses.
b. Drawing instruments and
uses.
4
Drawing Instruments and
materials:
a. Drawing materials.
[Link] and care of equipment
for drawing.
5 Board Practice:
a. Lettering
b. Border Lines and Title
block.
Steps to draughtsmanship
6 HALF-TERM ASSESSMENT
7 HALF-TERM BREAK
8 Workbench Appliances.
9 Workbench fittings.
10 Freehand sketching: Sketching
of simple objects
11 Freehand Sketching: Sketching
of simple workshop tool
12 FULL TERM ASSESSMENT
13 Freehand sketching

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WEEK 3 NOTES

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DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS

DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL DRAWING: It is defined as a general language used among
technical people e.g. engineers, technicians, welders, architect, builders etc. to communicate,
without any verbal or oral message.

DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USES

DRAWING TOOLS NAMES USES/PURPOSES

DIVIDER It is used to
transfer
MEASUREMENTS
from one point to
another (the ruler
to the drawing
paper)
SET SQUARE They are used to
a. 30 by 60
0 0 draw VERTICAL
b. 45 by 90
0 0 AND DIAGONAL
/ SLANT /
INCLINED lines
DRAWING BOARD It is used for the
placement of
drawing
sheet/paper.
DRAWING PAPER OR SHEET.
TYPES ARE:
A4 = 210 mm X 297 mm
A3 = 297 mm X 420 mm
A2 = 420 mm X 594 mm
A1 = 594 mm X 841 mm
A0 = 841 mm X 1189 mm.
TEE SQUARE It is used to draw
HORIZONTAL
line

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ADHESIVE TAPE It is used for
holding down the
drawing sheet to
the drawing
board.
PROTRACTOR It is used to
measure ANGLES

ERASER It is used to clean

any pencil
error/mistake
PAIR OF COMPASSES It is used to draw
CIRCLES AND
ARCS

DRAWING PINS Used to hold

down the
drawing paper to
the drawing
board. It is most
times used when
freehand
sketching on field
work is to be
executed.
RULER It is used to
measure LENGTH
AND BREADTH
OF STRAIGHT
LINES
PENCILS It is used to draw
TYPES ARE: or construct lines,
a. Hard pencils (H grade) e.g. H, 2H, 3H shapes or/and
up to 8H. They are used for drawing any object
light or construction works.

b. Soft pencils (B grade) e.g. B, 2B, HB,

3B up to 8B. They are soft black and
used for drawing final diagram.

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SCALE RULE It is used to
REDUCE AND /
OR ENLARGE
object to any size

TEMPLATES OR STENCILS They are used to

draw different
GEOMETRICAL,
CIRCULAR,
NUMERICAL
AND
ALPHABETICAL
SHAPES
FRENCH CURVE They are used to
draw different
curves and bent
lines

HANDKERCHIEF It is used to WIPE

OFF PARTICLES
FROM ERASER
and HAND
PERSPIRATION
(SWEAT) on the
drawing sheet

KEYWORDS: Perspiration, Templates / Stencils ,Measurement, Geometrical shapes, Technical

drawing, Instruments, Verbal message, Oral message etc.

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