Year(s)

Level(s)

Duration

Teacher

Classroom

5

Select the Technology Strand(s)

Select the Achievement Objectives to be assessed

o  Technological Practice

o Planning for Practice:  Analyse their own and others planning practices to inform the selection and use of planning tools. Use these to support and justify planning decisions (including those relating to the management of resources) that will see the development of an outcome through to completion.

o Brief Development: Justify the nature of an intended outcome in relation to the need/opportunity. Describe specifications that reflect key stakeholder feedback and which will inform the development of an outcome and its evaluation.

o Outcome Development and Evaluation: Analyse their own and others outcomes to inform the development of ideas for feasible outcomes. Undertake ongoing experimentation and evaluation that takes account of key stakeholder feedback and trialling in the physical and social environments. Use the information gained to select and develop the outcome that best addresses the specifications.

o   Nature of Technology

o Characteristics of Technology: Understand how peoples perceptions and acceptance of technology impact on Technological developments and how and why technological knowledge becomes codified.

o Characteristics of Technological outcomes: Understand that Technological outcomes are fit for purpose in terms of time and context and understand the concept of malfunction.

o  Technological Knowledge 

 o Technological Modelling: Understand how evidence, reasoning and decision making contribute to the development of design concepts and how prototyping can be used to justify ongoing refinement of technological outcomes.

o Technological Products: Understand how materials are selected based on desired performance criteria.

o Technological Systems: Understand the properties of subsystems within 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

Specify exactly how and what you will teach in order. So that someone else could teach your unit for you?

Resources

What resources will you need top teach the unit and what resources will the students need to engage in the learning?

Assessment Schedule

How will you assess the unit and the students learning?

Unit Evaluation

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