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Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
In September 2009, Spider Tracks Ltd was voted the second most exciting electronics company in the country by National Business Review, just behind Rakon. Not bad for a two-year-old start-up that had its beginnings in a shed in Pohangina Valley in the heart of rural Manawatu.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/Tracking-Success/
Years 7-13 Food and Bio-related - Resource Review
MUFTi kit 901 is the first of a new series of Food Technology experiment kits produced by Massey University. The kit is designed to support the planning and delivery of Food Technology and Food and Nutrition programmes in schools. Using pectin in the production of acidified milk fruit drinks, thes...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/pectin-kit.htm
Years 9-13 Teaching Practice - Teaching Snapshot
For two days students at Wanganui Girls' College broke out of their normal levels and class routines to form small vertical (Year 9-13) groups with an activity-based focus.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/Wangnui-Girls-Tech-days.htm
Trans-Tasman interclass virtual conferencing
Year 10 Digital Technology - Teaching Snapshot
For her Year 10 ICT class, Cris created a project where students would develop a webzine exploring the social and technological phenomena of social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo. This would provide a rich vein of material for the Nature of Technology strand which focuses on the wider s...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/East-Girls-Virtual-conferencing.htm
Year 7 Digital Technology - Classroom Practice Case Study
Year 7 students in the Media Studies class at Havelock North Intermediate School worked on a filmmaking unit which was taught in conjunction with the Technology curriculum. Media Studies, one of seven programmes in the Technology department, had previously been aligned with the Arts curriculum but ...
CP911: Unlocking the secrets of Food Technology
Year 7 Food and Bio-related - Classroom Practice Case Study
Year 7 students in the Food Technology class at Remuera Intermediate adapt a basic recipe to create a biscuit or dessert. They apply the knowledge and skills learnt in a four-session introductory unit to their product development in the eight-session pikelets module.
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Lee's client - his mother - wanted a way to display family trophies, photos and other items in pride of place. Lee proposed a corner shelf as the best option. His client agreed and requested a design that would display items as effectively as possible with an unobtrusive aesthetic that, while styli...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/lee-corner-shelf.htm
Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase
Ruby's younger sister Holly needed a summer equestrian outfit that would perform well, had a unique look and complied with equestrian trial regulations. Ruby's challenge was to research, design and manufacture this outfit in time for a trial in November, within the strict budget of $150 provided by...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials-soft/Ruby-equestrian-outfit.htm
Digital Technology - Resource Review
e.nz feature articles span a range of technological contexts and engineering disciplines including: energy, materials, structural, mechanical, process, manufacturing, information and communication.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/enz.htm
Year 12 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
A home burglary provided an authentic issue for Eloise - she proposed to develop a range of jewellery for her mother, whose jewellery had been stolen. Eloise investigated the types of materials she could use, and consulted her mother about which she liked and her preferences in jewellery. Eloise sk...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/eloise-jewellery.htm
CP909: Healthy, funky, saleable lunches
Years 4-6 Food and Bio-related - Classroom Practice Case Study
The goal for the unit was that each class of students would 'come up with a healthy lunch option and then develop that product for their stakeholders'. Jo and the other teachers planned how to present these ideas and themes to the students in a way they felt would grab their attention best.
Year 7 Soft Materials - Teaching Snapshot
At St Margaret's College Year 7 is an intake year, with one Year 6 class becoming two Year 7 classes. The first week of the term is devoted to orientating new students to the school and providing opportunities for students to build relationships within and between the two Year 7 classes. Year 7 cla...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/StMargarets-Canvas-Me.htm
Year 12 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Karl's brother was heading off to university and wanted a way to move quickly to and around campus. Using the car wasn't a realistic option because parking around university buildings is always a problem and the risk of being ticketed was high. The possibility of biking was considered, but the numb...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/karl-folding-skateboard.htm
Hard Materials - Technologists Practice Case Study
Cantilevering is a well-known structural engineering technique used to construct bridges and some commercial buildings, but the concept has never taken off when it comes to residential buildings. That looks set to change thanks to an innovative new modular design, which is the brainchild of charter...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Materials/Living-on-the-edge/
Year 10 Hard Materials - Classroom Practice Case Study
For her first year of teaching Technology, Alexia George chose skateboard production as a topic that would best engage the interest of her Year 10 Hard Materials students. Carefully thought-out team structures and the extensive use of an industry mentor made this a highly successful and popular uni...
Years 7-13 Food and Bio-related - Resource Review
This educational website aimed at Food Technology teachers, students and parents was founded by a teacher and is based on the UK curriculum.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/website-food-forum.htm
Years 10 Hard Materials - Teaching Snapshot
This teaching snapshot demonstrates how student enthusiasm over a 'fun' activity extended to their technological practice. During this section of their unit students focussed on outcome development and evaluation from the Technological Practice strand of the curriculum. Their work also incorporated...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Takapuna-Racing-Cars.htm
Year 8 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
When Dilworth School's music teacher commissioned a sound sculpture for the performing arts area, the Year 6 Technology class was given an opportunity to contribute to the endeavour. Dylan studied the wind chimes his teacher brought into class, and then researched different wind chimes, looking at ...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/dylan-wind-chimes.htm
Years 7-8 Hard Materials - Teaching Snapshot
Teachers in the Technology department at Tauranga Intermediate are enthusiastic about the benefits of establishing school-community links and bringing experts into the classroom. A relationship with contemporary Maori artist/technologist Shane Warbrick began when Jo Young, who wanted someone to hel...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Tauranga-Artist-Mentor.htm
Making outdoor chairs from recyclable materials
Kindergarten Hard Materials - Teaching Snapshot
Otaki Kindergarten had a problem with their outdoor chairs. The donated chairs had fabric cushions and had to be taken out and brought back inside every day. With little money in the budget for new furniture, the class decided to create their own chairs using recycled and donated materials that cou...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y01-06-Junior/Otaki-Outdoor-chairs.htm
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