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Year 7 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Amy's class was asked to design and make a pen for a chosen client. After deciding plastic was the best material for the task, students explored the working properties of acrylic through task sheets and by making an acrylic key tag.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/amy.htm
Year 8 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Aimee was asked to design and make a holding device for a portable electronic device, and decided to create a holder for her cell phone.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/Aimee.htm
Year 12 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
In response to the project issue "Improving the Home Environment" and the problem of family members "concerned that small pockets of their home have been identified as bland, tired and often look neglected", Stewart decided to build a rack for sports equipment, which was otherwise 'stored' on the f...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/stewart.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
St John's College Technology teacher Steve Andrew asked each of his Year 11 students to design, build, and race-test a street luge.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/ethan.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Winston was challenged to design a piece of recreational equipment suitable for Year 11 boys. Having designed and built a chopper bike at home the previous year, he decided to build on this experience to create another chopper of even higher quality and finish.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/winston.htm
Year 12 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Kataraina was thinking about the festive atmosphere of a school reunion when she chose to make a decorative candle-holder and candle as a memento for attendees of the Gisborne Girls' High School 50th jubilee.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/kataraina.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Juliarna chose to make a clock for the Gisborne Girls' High School 50th jubilee - a project that was certainly apt for those reflecting on the passing of time.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/juliarna.htm
Year 7 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
While watching their new school being built mainly from concrete, Michael and Angus became fascinated by this material.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/michael-and-angus.htm
Year 12 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Blair was challenged to develop a technology solution controlled by pneumatics, mechanics or hydraulics (or some combination of these) that would perform a dirty, difficult, dangerous or dull task.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/blair.htm
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
As school's rowing captain, Edward was inspired to do a project based on rowing.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/edward.htm
Year 10 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
When Braden was given a brief to create a Kiwiana timepiece, he was keen to use the special facilities at his father's workshop to enhance his project through professional finishing.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/braden.htm
Disability aid - 'The Grabber'
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Matthew's client Tony Granger is immobile from the waist down and in a wheel chair - due to this disability he is unable to pick up items on the floor.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/matthew.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Asked to come up with a new activity for his students within his school environment, Kyle identified that the school gym could be used to play curling - normally an outdoor sport played on ice.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/kyle.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
When Gisborne Girls' High School celebrated its 50th jubilee in 2006 the Year 11 Technology class was given the assignment to make something to mark the occasion. Kelly Rice wanted to create an object that would stay within the school for a long time and decided to make a mosaic table.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/kelly-selena.htm
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Daniel's client was the locally based Team Mugen Racing (NZ), one of New Zealand's most successful teams with drivers and mechanics operating two hi-tech 1/10th Nitro Radio Controlled Touring Cars. The cars are powered by 1.6hp racing engines producing over 40,000rpm and reaching speeds of up to 10...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/daniel-b.htm
Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
St John's College has a growing roll; students were asked to research and identify new activities that could be introduced to the school in response to this growth. Activities that made use of the underused areas/facilities of the school.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/vincent.htm
Years 12-13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Given an open brief, Year 12 student Tim Wrinch decided to do a project designing and developing a boat-mounted wind generator.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/tim.htm
Years 12-13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Daniel traps and skins possums, then sells their fur to companies supplying possum fur for the market. The price they pay depends upon the quality of the fur, and obviously the more fur, the more money.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/daniel-m.htm
Year 12 Soft Materials - Student Showcase
Students were asked to identify a recreational activity where the equipment involved could be refined. Luke, a keen surfer, identified the need to improve the ability of surfers to carry their surf boards and gear, especially when carrying more than one board and covering long distances.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials-soft/Luke-Asplin-Surfboard-carry-bag.htm
Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase
Daniel's client was a keen cyclist and needed some way of transporting his road and mountain bikes and a tandem with his 4WD vehicle.
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/daniel.htm
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