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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Level 1 · Design and Technology

8 curriculum codes

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Design and Technology

Brief development

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

1 resource

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Characteristics of technological outcomes

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Characteristics of technological outcomes
Students will understand that technological outcomes are products or systems developed by people and have a physical nature and a functional nature.

5 resources

Characteristics of technology

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Characteristics of technology
Students will understand that technology is a purposeful intervention through design.

4 resources

Digital Helpers and My Information — Foundation

$6.99

Online Safety and Teamwork Unit

$4.99

Picture Data Studio - Foundation

$6.99

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Outcome development and evaluation

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

3 resources

Online Safety and Teamwork Unit

$4.99

Picture Data Studio - Foundation

$6.99

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Planning for practice

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

2 resources

Online Safety and Teamwork Unit

$4.99

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Technological modelling

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Technological modelling
Students will understand that functional models are used to represent reality and test design concepts, and prototypes are used to test technological outcomes.

4 resources