Unit Planning in Technology: Is Bling still in?
Learning sequence and Assessment strategies
| Learning Sequence | Assessment Strategies |
| (Providing support for BD and CoT) | |
| Look at PowerPoint of jewellery. What does high quality look like? How do the products change according to purpose? What's common and what's not? |
Notes in folio |
| (Providing support for BD, TP, CoTO and CoT) | |
| Find pictures they like, notate on what the aesthetic qualities are, e.g. line, pattern, colour, texture, shape, attempt to describe. | Annotated pictures Initial brief in folio |
| (Providing support for BD and CoT) | |
| Look at Māori shapes and design. Why are these traditional shapes for Māori? |
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| (Providing support for BD, TP, CoTO and CoT) | |
| Bring finished items to show. Undertake 'product analysis' Consider relationship between selected items physical and functional attributes, no sharp edges, tools, restrictions of Processes, hanging, strength, joining |
Description in folio Homework Assignment Revised brief in folio |
| (Providing support for TP and PfP) | |
| Show casting patterns and attempted projects from past. Discuss in terms of planning processes they need to think about to ensure they have resources and time. |
List of resources needed in portfolio |
| (Providing support for BD) | |
| Develop a range of design concepts for their Pewter casting item. Support drawing skills development. Highlight the functional /aesthetic/physical aspects of design drawing. Evaluate designs against brief |
Concept designs in folio |
| (Providing support for PfP) | |
| Select final design to construct and identify next steps and resources required. | Selected design justified Discussion and/or updated notes evaluating what they've done, what they need to do now, materials/resources and stages of construction required in folio |
| (Providing support for PfP and BD) | |
| Construct item to a high standard. Undertake ongoing evaluations against the brief and updating plans as required to ensure time and resources are available | Refined brief (if required) Reflections on decision making captured in discussions and/or in folio |
| Evaluate item and address any issues Associated with quality eg finely finished, smooth shapes, elegant smooth edges, etc. |
Finished item Evaluation of standard in folio |

