Learning resources · 04.2
Every good designer should know what it is like to make something. Learn the materials, tools and professional techniques that turn them into products.
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04.2Craft
SubjectCraft
LevelsBGE → National 5
LicenceFree to copy, adapt, share
Sheet04.2
01Choose your level
Start with BGE, then choose a National 5 practical course.
Level 1 · S1–S3
Broad General Education
Begin your journey with Craft here: safe tool use, simple joints and your first projects.
Open BGE Craft →
National 5 · Practical course
National 5 Practical Woodworking
Measure, mark out, cut and join timber to make finished pieces.
Open N5 Woodwork →
National 5 · Practical course
National 5 Practical Metalworking
Shape, join and finish metal using bench work, machining and fabrication.
Coming soon
National 5 · Practical course
National 5 Practical Electronics
Design, build and test circuits, from breadboard to soldered board.
Coming soon
02What you’ll learn
Craft is about skill with your hands: knowing your materials and using tools safely and accurately.
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Mark out, cut and fit joints, then sand and finish your work.
02
Cut, file, drill, bend and join metal to accurate sizes.
03
Read circuit diagrams, solder components and test what you’ve built.
04
Choose the right hand tool or machine and use it safely.
03Keep exploring
Every subject has free lessons, videos and downloads from BGE upwards.
04.1
Everybody uses graphics. Learn CAD, engineering drawing, rendering and animation, through to graphic design, vector art and print.
Explore Graphics →
04.3
Design the products of the future. Use the design process, practical skills and design thinking to solve real problems.
Explore Product Design →
04.4
Discover how things actually work. Mechanisms, structures, electronics, pneumatics and computer control – and how to think like an engineer.
Explore Engineering →