Contexts

Time as a context: connect now to
The past - Historical The future Contemporary issues: determining possible outcomes, managing risk Scientific investigation: from predictions induced or deduced from current knowledge or theories, we make hypotheses which we then try to disprove

Place as a context
Local ecologies School grounds/landscaping Home Gardens Traffic Parks/playgrounds

Community as a context
Community service Careers Celebrations Performances Competitions Recreation Education Family

Concepts as a context
Sustainability Weather War Work

Topics as a context
Food IT/mobile technology Machines Compostting

Technological Contexts from Curriculum Planning Made Easy 2007 Curriculum technology unit plans Personal, Home, School, Recreational, Community, Environmental, Energy, Business, Industrial