Technology Resources Students Understand Level 2

Year(s)

Level(s)

Duration

Teacher

Classroom

2

Select the Technology Strand(s)                    Select the Achievement Objectives to be assessed

o  Technological Practice   

o Planning for Practice:  Develop a plan that identifies the key stages and resources required to complete an outcome.

o Brief Development: Explain the outcome they are developing and describe the attributes it should have, taking account of the need/opportunity and the resources available.

o Outcome Development and Evaluation: Undertake research to develop ideas  for potential outcomes, trial and evaluate these against the identified attributes, and select and develop an outcome.

o   Nature of Technology

o Characteristics of Technology: Understand that technology both reflects and changes society and increases people’s capability.

o Characteristics of Technological outcomes: Understand that Technological outcomes are developed through technological practice and have related physical  and functional natures.

o  Technological Knowledge  

o Technological Modeling: Understand that functional models are used to explore, test and evaluate design concepts for potential technological outcomes and that prototyping is used to test a technological outcome for fitness of purpose.

o Technological Products: Understand that there is a relationship between the material and performance properties of technological products.

o Technological Systems: Understand that there are relationships between inputs, controlled transformations and outputs occurring within simple technological systems.

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Additional Curriculum areas

o Social Sciences   

o Learning Languages 

o Arts 

o Maths 

o Te Reo 

o English  

o Health and P.E.

o Sciences

Write the Achievement Objective (s) to be assessed:

Students will:

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Setting

oNew Zealand   oRekohu (The Chatham Islands)   oAsia 

oAustralia         oAmericas                                oGlobal

Perspective:    o The past (History)         o The Present (Current Issues)           oThe Future.

                         o Multicultural           oEquality        oRights        oIndigenous people       oGender    

Key Competencies focus:

(Select only those being focussed on)

o managing self

o relating to others

o participating and contributing

o thinking

o using language, symbols, and texts.

Teaching and Learning Activities

Resources

Assessment Schedule

Unit Evaluation

 How well did the unit work. What would you do differently next time did the students enjoy and engage with it?