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Topic: Time Capsule |
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Term: |
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Level 1 2 3 4 |
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Technological Areas:
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q Biotechnology q Food Technology q Materials Technology q Information & Communication |
q Production and Process q Structures and Mechanisms q Electronics and Control |
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Contexts:
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q Home q Personal q School q Environment q Recreational |
q Community q Energy q Business q Industrial |
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Links with other Curriculum areas: |
q English q Maths q Science |
q Social Studies q Health & Physical Education q The Arts |
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Resources: See Website list at end of Unit; 50 years Plymouth Car Movie (Youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=I2cPBl6scJk&mode=related&search= ; http://youtube.com/watch?v=V0UrO05Qu5k&mode=related&search= ), Time Capsule Inspiration diagram; Inspiration activity Prototype Time Capsule |
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Learning Outcomes: understand that a time capsule is used to show important information or things from a particular time so that people in the future will know what happened in your time; decide what items best represent and tell people about the school; decide what type of capsule will last over time |
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Situation/Setting the Scene: Time capsules are used to document important information from a particular year or time so that future generations have records of their past. What will people who are living several years from now want to know about the years that you were at school? |
Design Brief: You are going to design a prototype time capsule and the items that will need to go into it for future pupils and teachers of the school to open in so many years time |
Specifications:
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Technological Knowledge Assess Technological Products Understand that materials can be formed, manipulated and or transformed to enhance the fitness for purpose of a technological product.
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Learning Experiences: (examine, identify, discuss, collect, observe, compare, read, describe) Investigate different sources finding out what time capsules have been prepared before and what sort of items were put in there. Create a diagrammatic map using Inspiration · 1939 World Trade Fair http://www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine3/1939.html · Buried for 50 years Plymouth Car Movie · International Time Capsule society http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/international_time_capsule_society.asp Discuss what you have found out about what makes a suitable Time Capsule. Identify what components you will need to have to create your Time Capsule (Inspiration activity Prototype Time Capsule) You have read and heard about many different time capsules, what things do you think would be best to put into a time capsule for future generations to learn about us? Time Capsule Inspiration diagram Remember that it is best to choose things that you know and like, keeping in mind that what you choose will tell the next generations about you and life today. What do you think others should remember or learn about? |
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Technological Practice Assess Outcome Development and evaluation Undertake research to develop ideas for feasible outcomes. Undertake trialling and evaluation that takes account of stakeholder feedback in order to select and develop the outcome that best addresses the key attributes. |
Learning Experiences:(generate,
select, develop, adapt, present, test & evaluate,
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Nature of Technology Characteristics of technological outcomes Understand that technological outcomes can be interpreted in terms of how they might be used and by whom and that each has a proper function as well as possible alternative functions |
Learning Experiences: (impacts, cultural values, attitudes, behaviour, preferences, beliefs & values)
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