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Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum

Choose your year band for its strands and lesson ideas.

By year band

Strands

  • Design, Make, and InnovateYears 0–10
  • Materials Technology (Resistant and Textiles)Years 0–10
  • Food and Processing TechnologyYears 0–10
  • Systems and ControlYears 0–10
  • Digital TechnologyYears 0–10
  • Spatial and Product DesignYears 9–10

Lesson and unit ideas

  • LessonYears 0–3

    A bag for a library book

    Test materials for strength and waterproofing, then design and make a simple bag to carry a book.

  • UnitYears 4–6

    Seed-raising containers for the school garden

    Talk to the garden's users, test materials, then design, make and evaluate a container.

  • UnitYears 7–8

    Phone stand from recycled materials

    Gather stakeholder needs, sketch and prototype designs, and evaluate the final product against specifications.

  • UnitYears 9–10

    A website for a local club

    Plan, build and user-test a simple HTML and CSS site that meets a real club's needs.

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