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Hands-off Healing

Curriculum focus activity

Technological Knowledge:

• Technological Products Level 5
• Technological Systems Level 5

TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS LEVEL 5

Discussion starter:

• Describe how the desired performance specifications of the SilhouetteMobile will have determined the performance properties required of the materials being considered for its construction.

TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS LEVEL 5

Discussion starter:

• If the operation of the device is considered in terms of a wider system, identify inputs, outputs and controlled transformations within the various subsystems and how they interface with each other.