Technology, Years 4–6

Phase 2 of Te Mātaiaho. Strands: Design, Make, and Innovate, Materials Technology (Resistant and Textiles), Food and Processing Technology, Systems and Control, Digital Technology.

Years 4–6 lesson and unit ideas

Unit
Seed-raising containers for the school garden
Talk to the garden's users, test materials, then design, make and evaluate a container.
Lesson
Animated story in Scratch
Use events, loops and sequences to animate a short story, then test and fix bugs with a partner.
Lesson
Binary numbers with cards
Use dot cards to count in binary and explain how computers store numbers, without a computer.

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Technology, Years 4–6

Years 4–6 lesson and unit ideas

Seed-raising containers for the school garden

Animated story in Scratch

Binary numbers with cards

Plan Technology for Years 4–6

Other Technology year bands