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Year 7 · Design and technology · Materials and tools · Lesson 1

Woods and manufactured boards

Hardwoods, softwoods and manufactured boards (MDF, plywood, chipboard): where they come from, their properties, uses and finishes.

Whiteboard video lesson: Woods and manufactured boards

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Distinguish hardwood and softwood
  • Describe manufactured boards
  • Choose a wood for a product
  • Explain why wood is finished

The method

  1. Where used?
  2. Strength or smooth?
  3. Budget.
  4. Wood + finish.

Key words: hardwood, softwood, deciduous, coniferous, MDF, plywood.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Hardwood comes from what type of tree?

  1. Step 1: Leaves fall

Answer: deciduous

Question 2

Softwood comes from what type of tree?

  1. Step 1: Needles

Answer: coniferous

Question 3

Name a hardwood.

  1. Step 1: Acorns

Answer: oak / beech / mahogany