METHODS OF TEACHING FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE SHEET METAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

The article considers the current issues of forming students’ skills in applying the acquired knowledge in practice as an essential factor in the implementation of the project-technological system of labor education in modern general secondary education institutions. It is established that the issues of taking into account the age characteristics of fifth- and sixth-grade students in labor training in the design and manufacture of products from structural materials remains poorly understood. It is proved that the success in the design and manufacture of sheet metal products is determined by students’ design and technological activities, which are properly organized and phased. The peculiarities of the choice of the design object at the first (organizational and preparatory) stage are substantiated. The peculiarities of students’ sketching of potentially possible variants of the designed product at the design stage of product design are revealed. The content of the third (technological) stage of product manufacturing is determined. It provides for the implementation of planned operations and self-control and evaluates the quality of the work performed. The process of teaching students labor techniques and operations is considered, namely the formation of the mode of action, analytical and synthetic stages of mastering the components of techniques and operations. The method of teaching students to correctly learn the procedure for performing labor operations for processing thin sheet metal is described. It is the following: marking blanks, cutting metal with scissors, sawing the edges of parts, bending and drilling holes, assembly and finishing of the product. The peculiarities of assessing the quality of products made by students on the accuracy of processing of construction materials are characterized. The content of the final stage of design and technological activities for the control, comparison, and evaluation of the structures made of sheet metal products made by students is revealed.