Get Constructive 2nd Edition

Building success with the new specification!

Familiar features and approaches, tried and tested in classrooms around the country, are combined with everything you need to teach the new specification.

What can you expect?

The 2nd edition of the market-leading Get Constructive developed for the new specification and changes in the modern construction industry.
Familiar features and approaches, tried and tested in classrooms around the country, are combined with everything you need to teach the new specification.
Packed with hands-on and problem-based learning experiences aligned with the Learning Outcomes and areas of focus in the new specification, including design, sustainability, critical thinking, sketching, research, analysis and digital skills.
A new write-in Skills and Assessment Book supports exam preparation and the new additional assessment components.
An new suite of digital resources brings Construction Technology to life, including custom-made 3D models, extensive teacher PowerPoints, CNC files, videos and U-value supports.

Textbook

The Learning Outcomes addressed in each chapter are listed at the start of the chapter to aid teacher planning.
Comprehensive coverage of the new specification is presented using simple language and a well-paced structure
Hands-on Get Constructive tasks encourage students to apply their learning to the real world around them. Icons illustrate which key skills and mindsets are being developed in each task.
High-quality illustrations, accurate diagrams, models and photos are used to demonstrate concepts.
3D models and CAD drawings have been tailor-made to illustrate each layer in the building components covered in the package. Students can manipulate the models to get a 360° view through their ebook and use the CAD drawings and associated PowerPoints as a base of learning for their own sketches.
A dedicated chapter on U values has been included. It includes step-by-step calculations as well as worked examples with solutions available online.
End of chapter questions are pitched for both Ordinary and Higher Level students.

Skills and Assessment Book

The new write-in Skills and Assessment Book provides students with:
- A learning log to complete all Get Constructive tasks that appear in the textbook.
  - Students are given the opportunity to record their thoughts, notes and reflections on each task.
  - All sketching tasks can be completed within the learning log. Space has been provided for sketches and notes. Students will have a full record of all of their sketching in one place by the end of their studies.
- Space to prepare for and develop the skills necessary to succeed in both additional assessment components: Exploring the Constructed Environment and Craft Skills Assessment.
  - Templates for each stage of both AACs are included for students to record notes and reflections as they go.
  - Joinery practice has been included with mini tasks to help students develop the joinery and cutting skills to complete the Craft Skills Assessment. Health and safety is covered again in this section.
- An exam practice section to practise sample exam-style questions.
  - Questions are organised by sections corresponding to the textbook, so exam practice is a feature of learning from the beginning of the course in Fifth Year.

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Digital Resources

The digital resources that accompany the new Get Constructive package provide opportunities for students to delve deeper into each topic with real life examples, and interactive models and drawings. These resources include:
- ebook
- chapter summary PowerPoints
- step-by-step animations
- cad drawings
- interactive 3d models
- CNC files
- editable planning documents
- extra u value practice questions with solutions.

Teacher’s Resource Book

Provides:
- information on the Get Constructive package and Leaving Certificate Construction Technology specification
- an assessment section focusing on the exam and the Additional Assessment Components
- solutions to the end-of-chapter questions
- planning material
- teaching strategies

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- A scaffolded approach to tackling sample exam questions, including annotated sample answers

Hands-on Get Constructive tasks encourage students to apply their learning to the real world around them.
A Literacy feature explains terms students may not have come across before.

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