technological practice in ten easy lessons compressed
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'Indoor Footwear'. This is a technology unit that demonstrates good technological practice. This unit was done with year 7 and 8 students.TRANSCRIPT
Technological Practice in Ten Easy Lessons
An example of real practice in action
Setting the scene
Investigate what’s out there already
Take one and explore…
Developing conceptual ideas
Identifying attributes
Who is the boot is for?
Note she
changed her ideas
Note the
shape
What sort of information is she
giving here?
How could we find out what
this child really knows?
Simple planning of resources
Planning of resources is now justified
Note that she has modified her thinking
Resources and
procedures are now justified
Selecting appropriate resources
What are the material
swatches here for?
Look for this feature
later in a finished outcome
What does the
unpicking suggest?
Mock-ups can test
ideas such as:
functionfit
shapeconstruction
Developing
the
outcomesRemember the change from
slipper to boot earlier?
Remember the original
idea was red and black
using a koru design all
over?
There’s that soul stitching
idea
Why do you think she changed the
design?What made her change the shape?
A creative idea to make
it safe/non slip
Those mock-ups were important to ensure
these fitted and stayed on