Curriculum+Level+1+Technology

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Technological Practice
Students will:

Planning for practice
• Outline a general plan to support the development of an outcome, identifying appropriate steps and resources.

Brief development
• Describe the outcome they are developing and identify the attributes it should have, taking account of the need or opportunity and the resources available.

Outcome development and evaluation
• Investigate a context to communicate potential outcomes. Evaluate these against attributes; select and develop an outcome in keeping with the identified attributes.

Technological Knowledge
Students will:

Technological modelling
• Understand that functional models are used to represent reality and test design concepts and that prototypes are used to test technological outcomes.

Technological products
• Understand that technological products are made from materials that have performance properties.

Technological systems
• Understand that technological systems have inputs, controlled transformations, and outputs.

Nature of Technology
Students will:

Characteristics of technology
• Understand that technology is purposeful intervention through design.

Characteristics of technological outcomes
• Understand that technological outcomes are products or systems developed by people and have a physical nature and a functional nature