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This website is meant to keep Graphical Communication teachers and students up to date with changes in syllabus, innovative learning activities, drawing standards and construction methods. The site is also intended to give an introduction to prospective students who are considering taking the subject as an option.
Most of the above pages have a drop down menu and a number of links are included in the relevant pages.
The links below provide a list of educational resources for students. Kindly check back often for updates.
Year 9:
- Form 1 geometrical excerise
- Web resource that includes a lot of introductory topics indicated by Mr J. Spiteri
- Geometric pattern pdf
- Basic geometric constructions
- Freehand drawing exercises
- Polygons – Octagon in a square
- Triangles and circles – Inscribed – Escribed – Circumscribed
- Circles in contact explanations – special thanks to Mr F. Darmanin
- Oblique drawings exercises
- Oblique drawing pack andnotes – special thanks to Ms M. Stellini
- Isometric drawing – introduction
- Isometric handouts & model answers – special thanks to Mr J. Spiteri
- Isometric circles worksheets- special thanks to Mr. L. P. Zerafa
- Exploring geometry of blocks in isometric
- Orthographic projection first angle + notes
- Orthographic projection – hidden details
- Orthographic projection – projecting across views
- Surface developments – prisms
- Surface developments of prisms explanation – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- Building a prismatic toy house
Year 10:
- Ellipse
- Ellipse worksheet – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- Computer graphics explanation – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- One-point perspective drawings
- One point perspective drawings notes – special thanks to Mr S. Bugeja
- One point perspective bedroom step-by-step – special thanks to Mr J. Spiteri.
- Two-point Perspective drawings
- Two point perspective drawings notes – special thanks to Mr S. Bugeja
- Two point perspective drawing of a simple table – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- Planometric drawings – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- Planometric drawing 2 packs – special thanks to Ms M. Stellini
- Planometric bedroom design – special thanks to Mr J. Grech
- Loci – Involute and cycloid
- Loci – Involute, cycloid, helix and spiral notes – special thanks to Ms N. Lombardi
- Helix revision handout – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- Conversion of area – rect to sq, tri to sq and polygon to traingle
- Orthographic Projection – third angle + notes
- Sectional views
- Surface developments – pyramids
- Learning activities: Surface developments
- Learning activities: Mechanisms
- Learning activities: Sectioning
Year 11:
- Auxiliary elevations
- Auxiliary views explanation special thanks to Ms D. Sant.
- Assembly drawings
- Conic section video and model answers
- Intersection of hexagonal prism and pentagonal prism
- Intersection of solids (animated teaching aids)
- Intersection of solids explanation – special thanks to Mr D. Rizzo
- True lengths instructional video and worksheet set – special thanks to Mr F. Darmanin
- Sectioning – MATSEC 2013 paper 1 question 5 visual aid – Special thanks to Mr E. Micallef
- Download the annual exam 2020 + Model answers
- Download the annual exam 2019 + Model answers
- Download the unofficial MATSEC worked past papers – Special thanks to Ms. R. Ebejer.
Teachers and students are invited to contribute to this website especially in the Learning Activities section so that we can share our experiences and give more exposure to our activities. Written or / and illustrated contributions, comments and suggestions are welcome and are to be sent to the website coordinators on the following email addresses:
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Technical Design and Technology
The concept behind this undergraduate degree in Technical Design and Technology is the liberal study of technology and the flexibility of employment that this leads to. Within this degree, the learner develops foundation knowledge and hands-on skills about the domains of technological design and manufacturing processes, graphical communication, engineering drawing, electrical and electronic circuits, materials, mechanical structures and mechanisms. The degree offers opportunity to view technological products as user-centred and to discuss and reflect on values related to technology and its use by modern society.
You can find out more here: https://www.um.edu.mt/educ/dtee