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Topic: Safety with Electricity Contexts: Personal, School, Home Areas: Product and Process, Information and Communication Technology, 
Year 4-6 Level Two 
Situation: we need to be more aware of how to use electronic devices safely at home and at school
Design Brief: prepare information that clearly demonstrates for young child how to use and operate a familiar electrical device safely
Specifications: - must be clear and concise
- must have drawings and graphics
- must be visually appealing
- must be able to be displayed near the electronic device
- must demonstrate awareness of safety
Technological Knowledge and Understanding
Objective: Level 2.2b identify and depict ideas about components of technological systems such as connections
Learning Experiences:

1. classify familiar electrical devices used for heating within the home and school environment
2. collect and discuss instruction sheets and other informational material about the use and operations of electrical devices. Make notes about similarities in instructions, identify the important facts
3. identify safety procedures during the use and operation of electrical heating devices
Technological Capability
Objective: Level 2:5 gather information and identify and discuss needs, opportunities and preferences in their local environment
Learning Experiences:

1. develop and prepare a list of procedures clearly demonstrating and electrical device
2. present solution and modify according to responses
3. adapt and evaluate your procedures
Technology and Society
Objective: Level 2:7 identify different views about a specific technological development within the local community

1. prepare a survey on common electrical devices used in the home, it will need to state what the device is, what it is used for, who uses it, who shouldn't use it and why
2. question selected people about an electrical device that impacts on their life ask why they couldn't do without it
3. present a report on the impact of these devices on our daily lives
Assessment
Level 2:2b identify and depict ideas about components of technological systems such as connections Assessment Task:
collect and discuss instruction sheets and other informational material about the use and operations of electrical devices. Make notes about similarities in instructions, identify the important facts		 Level 3
explore and describe how components are linked in a technological system		 Level 2
identify and depict ideas about components of technological systems such as connections		 Level 1
ask questions and share ideas about modifications in familiar technologies

written by Noeleen Fox-Matamua, Wiljan Dekkers and Jacqui Sharp

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