What were our TECHNOLOGY lessons about?
Our aim for our two technology lessons was to teach the students the basic steps in planning, production and designing. We taught them how to structure their ideas and concepts. Our first lesson focused on the construction of parachutes and learning what materials would work well and why. Our second lesson involved the construction of balloon rockets and how and why they work. We were continually probing and assessing the students' knowledge throughout the lessons.
VELS Links
During our technology lessons we observed the students making changes and thinking about their choice of materials and how they could improve the construction and planning of their parachutes and balloon rockets. Students working towards the achievement of VELS, Level 3 (VCAA, 2012) are beginning to think about the relationships between science and technology... this is evident in our student work samples below.