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Topic: Marble Game Contexts: School, Home, Recreational Areas: Materials, Structures and Mechanisms
Year 4-8 Level Two
Situation: The children in our class want some new wet day activities because they are bored with the ones they are already have. They are not allowed to play marbles in the class but they would like a game that includes marbles
Design Brief: design a game that group of children can play on a wet day. It has to have marbles in it. It must be a game that is stationary and does not involve the children moving around the room
Specifications: - use no more than 25 marbles
- you may use environmental materials
-  it must be an original design
- it has to have specific rules
- it must be a game designed for a group
Technological Knowledge and Understanding
Objective: Level 2:2a identify and discuss ideas about modifications and adaptations in familiar technologies such as games
Learning Experiences:

1. investigate a variety of games, make comparisons, list differences
2. experiment with the properties of marbles, record results
3. identify what features make a game successful
4. observe others playing a particular games, what sort of behaviours can you identify
5. look at advertisements and read descriptions of games, identify any common descriptions
Technological Capability
Objective: Level 2:6c show and describe examples of their intentions, progress and outcomes to others 
Learning Experiences:

1. decide on materials for your mock-up
2. identify the type of games suitable for marbles
3. list a variety of design proposals
4. present proposal to class
5. ask for class feedback  and make preferred solution
Technology and Society
Objective: Level 2:8 explore and compare the roles of some games in daily life in their own and in other places such as a different culture
Learning Experiences:

1.survey friends and family about the types of games they are enjoy playing, graph results and summarise
2. pick a particular culture and investigate what games they play
3. play 2 different games from the games display and discuss with your group what features you liked or disliked. Come to a consensus about what makes a game fun
Assessment
Objective L.2:2a identify and discuss ideas about modifications and adaptations in familiar technologies such as games Assessment Task:
must be able to identify specific factors about games and make comparisons identifying similarities and differences. Should be able to comment about these		 Achieving at Level 3
compare significant features of some technologies e.g. user friendliness, practicality		 Achieving at Level 2
identify and discuss ideas about modifications and adaptations in familiar technologies such as games 		Achieving at Level 1
ask questions and share ideas about modifications in familiar technologies such as games

Written by Jacqui Sharp

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