Technology Units
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Topic: Personal Storage containers Contexts: School, Personal Areas: Materials, Structures
Year 3-6 Level Two
Situation: Children are often mislaying possessions in the classroom e.g.. lunch money, book bags, water bottles
Design Brief: design and make a personal container that will hold the items you want to keep safe in the classroom
Specifications: - it must be a manageable size for the classroom
- the material must be durable
- it must be able to hold a certain weight
- it must not be expensive
Technological Knowledge and Understanding
Objective: Level 2:1explore and discuss the use and operation of technologies such as storage containers
Learning Experiences:

1. look at different containers and identify their use
2. survey classmates for specific needs for their containers
3. investigate available materials that might be used in their design (create a scrapbook of different materials and their uses)
4. investigate the features that distinguish different containers
5. test performance properties of materials decided upon
6. bring in an expert to discuss the making of a specific container
Technological Capability
Objective: Level 2:6b identify and gather necessary resources, and model or make their preferred solution
Learning Experiences:

1. consider 2 options and develop proposals
2. design, sketch and list materials needed
3. make a decision about the type of container
4. make a mock-up of the container
5.test and evaluate
6. make final product
Technology and Society
Objective: Level 1:7
Learning Experiences:

1. what do we consider valuable enough to keep safe
2. look and list different containers to keep things safe in the community and in homes
3. look at containers for personal possessions in history
Assessment
Objective L.2:1
explore and discuss the use and operation of technologies such as storage containers		 Assessment Task:
explore a container and discuss how it has been put together and for what purpose. Should be able to identify specifically how the container is made and joined together and report back to the class using a chart illustrating their ideas		 Achieving at Level 3
investigate and describe the use and operation of technologies in an everyday setting, such as at home		 Achieving at Level 2
explore and discuss the use and operation of technologies in everyday life

 

 Achieving at Level 1
ask question and offer ideas about the use and operation of everyday technologies
Objective L2:6b
identify and gather necessary resources, and model or make their preferred solution		 Assessment Task:
make a decision about a container, gather resources, present final design proposal,  make mockup, test and evaluate, make final product		 Achieving at Level 3
prepare a plan of action, identify and collect the required resources, and produce the selected solution to meet agreed or specified criteria		 Achieving at Level 2
identify and gather necessary resources and model or make their preferred solution		 Achieving at Level 1
identify and gather necessary resources and model or make their preferred solution

Written by Maria Piggin
                 Barbara Cooper
                 Jacqui Sharp

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