Technological and Applied Studies

TAS at Parramatta High 16 million or so colours to choose from and he picks light grey for a background for his page. Such panache! Such style! Such imagination!
Actually, I wanted to convey an impression of steel-like solidity. Did it work?

Industrial Arts and Home Economics
are the two faculties which comprise "TAS" at Parramatta High School. To set the scene, why not have a look at our Industrial Arts block. Here is a photo in stereo and another (also in stereo) showing the Parramatta skyline in the distance. Use the Back button to return here.

Here is a step-by-step photo essay documenting the construction of a geared head for a photo tripod.

This project will be a big one - its not complete here, but the first three pages are worth a look.

The Industrial Technology Major Projects (2004) mentioned below are finished and marked.

Here they are.

Industrial technology major project time is upon us again.

Here is a gallery of snapshots showing the frantic work to complete them on time...

Sometimes the urge to be serious overtakes even this jolly web-designer.

Every Industrial Arts teacher's worst nightmares are realised here.

Project Starshine is a educational initiative which allows students from all around the world to polish mirrors which are attached to low-earth-orbit satellites.

Read about Parramatta High's participation in the project here, sponsored, of course, by the TAS faculty.

It has been said: "There's nothing new under the sun...".
Not particularly relevant to anything here is this demonstration of that sentiment.
(Where else can I store silly images?)

The development of a new KAP system, with three-channel radio control and continuous 360° rotation is presented here as a six part design brief.

D&T students take note.

The icing on the cake. Mr Dabbs and 9DT6 flew down to Adelaide for the National Championships of the Model Solar Car Competition on the weekend of 23-24th October, 1999.

Read about their triumph here.

Our Year 9 Design and Technology class have scored a major triumph in the the University of NSW's Model Solar Car Competition.

To find out more, click here.

So... when does the new millennium start anyway? Is it in 2000 or 2001?
Click here for the definitive answer.

Have a look at a slightly unusual portrait of 11ES4 (Engineering Science).

Here is a photograph of an interesting project in construction in our woodwork room.

Now that you know what our block looks like, why not complete the scene with a look at the Head Teacher, Mr J.Ralph. If you would like to contact this block... err.. head... I mean.. Mr Ralph then you can email him here.

The view expressed on this page are very definitely those of the above J.Ralph.
Please feel free to contact him... me... with advice or suggestions on matters technology.