Red, Orange, Green... Go!: Overview

Technologists' Practice	November 2008
Hard Materials	YEARS	11-13

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Red, Orange, Green... Go!
In January 2007 over 70,000 live spectators, together with a worldwide audience of 120 million, witnessed the A1GP at Taupo Motorsport Park. The Park houses an international race track for cars and motorbikes, a test track facility, an international drag strip, and a pit lane area. The facility's business park houses related industries, such as vehicle modifications, driver training and engine construction. This case study looks at the development of this world-class facility from its beginnings in 2002.
Focus points include:	Additional Support Material:
Characteristics of Technological Outcomes Physical and functional attributes; evaluation in terms of fitness for purpose Technological modelling Functional and practical reasoning Planning for practice Ongoing stakeholder feedback; efficient resource management Outcome Development and Evaluation Ongoing research, experimentation, analysis, testing and evaluation against the design specifications	Curriculum related activites: For discussion questions relating to identified focus points, see the Curriculum Links section of this case study.

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