Technology - Level D

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Knowledge & Understanding - Technology
Needs & how they are met

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Developing understanding about needs of people and the environment, ways in which technology can satisfy these and consequences of actions proposed and taken.
KUT-D1.1	Needs & how they are met
suggest how designing and making meets a variety of needs in their own and other cultures, past, present, and in thinking about the future
KUT-D1.2	Needs & how they are met
describe how effective designing and making takes account of how well products work, their overall attractiveness and cost
KUT-D1.3	Needs & how they are met
Suggest ways in which choice is influenced by development of new products and processes, and by advertising
KUT-D1.4	Needs & how they are met
Describe how technological activity can affect the needs of people and the environment

Technological capability
Resources & how they are managed

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Developing understanding about needs of people and the environment, ways in which technology can satisfy these and consequences of actions proposed and taken.
KUT-D2.1	Resources & how they are managed
Give examples of a range of materials
KUT-D2.2	Resources & how they are managed
Show how the availability and properties of materials affect their use
KUT-D2.3	Resources & how they are managed
Demonstrate that materials, including those used to communicate graphically, tools, people and energy are resources necessary to make things
KUT-D2.4	Resources & how they are managed
Describe some benefits of reducing waste, recycling and reusing materials and resources

Technological capability
Processes & how they are applied

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Developing understanding about techniques and procedures that can be applied to make or control items and consequences of actions proposed and taken.
KUT-D3.1	Processes & how they are applied
Give examples of familiar processes that work by controlled sequences of events
KUT-D3.2	Processes & how they are applied
Describe ways in which tools and equipment can be used to create solutions to practical problems
KUT-D3.3	Processes & how they are applied
Describe a general sequence of events through which products are made, used and disposed of
KUT-D3.4	Processes & how they are applied
Give examples of simple energy stories that relate products to how they are made
KUT-D3.5	Processes & how they are applied
Describe ways in which ideas are generated and communicated.

Skills in Technology
- designing & making
Preparing for tasks

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Analysing needs or problems. Researching what might be useful in addressing them. Planning ways to proceed.
STDM-D1.1	Preparing for tasks
Identify a problem, describe what needs to be done and give reasons for approaches.
STDM-D1.2	Preparing for tasks
Suggest and select relevant information to decide helpful design criteria, based on observation and discussion, and with reference to potential users.
STDM-D1.3	Preparing for tasks
Investigate and select resources and processes.
STDM-D1.4	Preparing for tasks
Develop and communicate a sequenced plan, individually and in groups, using appropriate media.

Skills in Technology
- designing & making
Carrying out tasks

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Developing ideas to address needs or problems. Creating solutions.
STDM-D2.1	Carrying out tasks
Use ideas, including any new suggestions, to represent a solution to a practical task. NASA Spacelink - designing & building space models			Designing a monster and a game using electricity - video 15MB)
STDM-D2.2	Carrying out tasks
Relate ongoing work firmly to design criteria, taking account of any necessary modifications.

Skills in Technology
- designing & making
Reviewing & reporting on tasks

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Level D	Learning activities e.g.	Additional advice from Guide for Teachers & Managers
Testing and evaluating solutions and the ways they were achieved.
STDM-D3.1	Reviewing & reporting on tasks
Suggest ways of gathering valid evidence, including from intended users, to assess the quality of their work against design criteria.
STDM-D3.2	Reviewing & reporting on tasks
Use observation and evidence from tests in identifying, suggesting and developing improvements.
STDM-D3.3	Reviewing & reporting on tasks
Record evaluative comment using a range of methods.
STDM-D3.4	Reviewing & reporting on tasks
Show awareness of some consequences of their choices throughout a task.

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