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Hard Materials - Technologists Practice Case Study
Evocative of a wave, perhaps the ribs of a whale, a korowai (cloak) or albatross feathers, Te Rewa Rewa Bridge in New Plymouth shows the capacity of engineering to combine utility with fine art. The pedestrian/cycle bridge spans the Waiwhakaiho River and is part of the extension of the city's award...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Materials/Te-Rewa-Rewa-bridge/
Year 13 Hard Materials - Scholarship Exemplar
In 2009 Rachel Lawson was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her work in developing a one-off solution (three screen printed glass panels) for a client. This technology unit focused on developing of a glass panel sculpture for a specific location within her client's house. Rachel d...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/Scholarship/Rachel-Lawson.htm
Lucilla Gray - Dress collection
Year 13 Soft Materials - Scholarship Exemplar
In 2009, Lucilla Gray was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her work in designing and creating a range of 'High Fashion Clothing' for a photo shoot. In particular, an outfit was developed for a particular client. Her work in creating this range provided her with an opportunity to ...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/Scholarship/Lucilla-Gray.htm
Soft-hit hand guard for trail bikes
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
When an accident in early 2009 caused Tom Maguire to be thrown from his trail bike, the hand guard trapped his wrist when he fell forward, nearly "twisting it to breaking point".
Tom did some research within the local rider community and on blogs and online forums and found that this issue w...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/Tom-Hand-guard.htm
Years 12-13 Soft Materials - Teaching Snapshot
Year 13 students in the Project-based Technology class at Wainuiomata High School exemplify the adage "success breeds success". The opportunity to work across learning areas and gain NCEA credits has given them a sense of accomplishment to the benefit of both their Technology and their ambitions fo...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/Wainuiomata-Project-based-Technology.htm
Years 7-10 Teaching Practice - Teaching Snapshot
Over 2009/2010, Selena and Paul have collaborated on a number of projects to help teachers understand aspects of Technology in The New Zealand Curriculum (2007). Selena has been facilitating the GIF Resource Development and Facilitation Years 7-10 Technology Project and Paul has been working as a T...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Curriculum-activities-Selina-Paul.htm
Years 7-13 Digital Technology - Resource Review
The Futures Channel, a US website which presents educational mini-documentaries, aims to show students how the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) they learn at school relates to the "real world" and some of the exciting careers available to them. Most of the movie clips are fro...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/website-Futures-Channel.htm
CP1005: Parkway Playground Project
Year 13 Hard Materials - Classroom Practice Case Study
In this Project-based Technology unit, Year 13 students worked in groups to design a new playground for the park just down the road from their school. They developed three proposals for their client - the Hutt City Council had agreed to fund rebuilding of the playground over three years - who chose...
www.techlink.org.nz/CP1005.htm
Ashleigh Share - Flavoured sugar
Year 13 Food and Bio-related - Scholarship Exemplar
In 2009 Ashleigh Share was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her work on the project 'Flavoured Sugar'. Flavoured sugar is a Technology unit that focused on the development of a food product that meets the requirements of her client who worked for Chelsea Sugar. Ashleigh's issue ...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/Scholarship/Ashleigh-Share.htm
Tom Maguire - Soft hit hand guard
Year 13 Hard Materials - Scholarship Exemplar
In 2009 Thomas (Tom) Macquire was awarded a NZ Scholarship in Technology for his work on the project 'Soft Hit Hand Guard'. Soft Hit Hand Guard is a Technology unit that focused on the development of a hand guard for motorbikes that provides riders hands, and components on the handlebars of motor b...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/Scholarship/Tom-Maguire.htm
The coolest wind farm in the world
Years 11-13 Hard Materials - Technologists Practice Case Study
A wind farm has been constructed by Meridian Energy on Ross Island off the Antarctic coast, to help power New Zealand's Scott Base research station and the American McMurdo Station. Once complete, the wind farm will make a significant beneficial contribution to the environment, substantially reduci...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Materials/Antarctic-wind-farm/
Creating a Programme of Learning
Years 7-10 Teaching Practice - Teaching Snapshot
Every Technology department's Programme of Learning (POL) may have common goals, but each is also very individual and reflects that school's circumstances and issues.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Tauranga-POL.htm
Strategies for teaching Technological Modelling
Years 7-10 Teaching Practice - Teaching Snapshot
Technology teachers at Rosehill Intermediate School, Takapuna Normal Intermediate School and Remuera Intermediate School developed strategies to teach technological modelling as part of their involvement in the Resource Development and Facilitation: Years 7-10 Technology Project. Each teacher alrea...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Rosehill-Remuera-Takapuna-Strategies.htm
Computer game to teach hardware components
Year 13 Digital Technology - Student Showcase
Hillcrest High School's ICT Programming classes needed a multimedia tool to educate students on computer hardware components and how they function, so Year 12 Technology students Lucian Liu, Ho Yeung Chin and John Mak decided to create one as a computer platform game.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/ict/Lucian-John-Ho-Hardware-game.htm
Eco Colour: Botanical dyes for beautiful textiles book
Soft Materials - Resource Review
Eco colour: Botanical dyes for beautiful textiles by Australian textile artist India Flint based on her 20 years of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques. It is aimed at those new to dyeing as well as textile professionals looking to extend their skill.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/Eco-colour-book.htm
Years 7-10 Soft Materials - Classroom Practice Case Study
T-shirt design provides the context for this case study that focusses on the identification and targeting of a potential market through graphic design. Follow the progression of an established Year 10 t-shirt unit that shifted from the class-wide promotion of breast cancer awareness in 2008, to a 2...
www.techlink.org.nz/CP1004.htm
Year 13 Digital Technology - Scholarship Exemplar
This technology unit focussed on the development of a Website design for Tom Whitefield, the owner of Southern Pine Forestry Products, which would be used to sell second-grade wood mouldings.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/scholarship/Lee-White.htm
Sophie Burrowes - Te Papa wearable art
Year 13 Soft Materials - Scholarship Exemplar
The student worked with Te Papa as the client to design works of wearable art for a window display to celebrate the concurrent World of Wearable Arts shows in Wellington.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/scholarship/Sophie-Burrowes.htm
Year 13 Hard Materials - Scholarship Exemplar
This technology unit focussed on developing a child's toy for a four year old boy. Brad worked with the boy and his mother as his clients. He researched the technological practice undertaken by two practicing toy makers to inform the practice used to develop a toy that was 'fit for purpose'.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/scholarship/Brad-Donovan.htm
Kevin Anderson - Portable wind turbine
Year 13 Electronics - Scholarship Exemplar
This student has submitted an outstanding performance report focussed on developing a portable wind turbine for his client who required a portable camping device which harnesses the wind/sun. It was designed so that small electronic devices like laptops, torches, GPS fridges etc, whose battery life...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/scholarship/Kevin-Anderson.htm
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