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  • Term 1 Week 1

    Kia ora 7F1 & 7F2

    Welcome to Term1-2024.

    Your Forest Whanau context for this term is Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’ .
    We will design and make a technology context related outcome.
    We will use MHO and Google Classroom this term. Please see MHO for Learning Intentions and success Criteria and Google Classroom for activities.
    Please ask if you don't understand anything covered in class. We will all need to keep up with what is covered in class - some times you will need to write this up at home after class as you might have been doing some testing in class.

    We will start our session by looking at the attached document - Introduction to Technology at MHJC.

    All the best for a great term.

    Mr Taha & Mr Jackson


    Google Classroom Code:


  • Term1 Week2

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING what Technology is and what Technology Education is about at MHJC.
    • We are EXPLORING the terminology used in Technology Education
    • We are EXPLORING natural products vs man made products



    * What is Technology and Technology Education ?

    * Technology Language

    * Codes of Practice - Safety in the tech rooms

    • Natural products vs manmade products 

    Learning Intentions: 

    We are EXPLORING what Technology is and what Technology Education is about at MHJC.

    We are EXPLORING the terminology used in Technology Education 

    We are EXPLORING natural products vs man made products

    Success Criteria: 

    I have participated in a discussion about Technology and Tech Education

    I can recognised the difference between a product from nature and a technological outcome

    I can identify a range of different technologies

    I understand the terms used in Technology Education

    I can identify safe codes of practice to follow in the Tech workshop

    Activities:

    1. Slide show - view this in class with your teacher. 

    2- Safety in the workshop - see Google Classroom

    3- Natural products vs man made product activity sheet




  • Term 1 - Week 3

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will start this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of torch light








  • Term1 Week4


    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will start this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch designs

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs












    Final outcome:









  • Term1 Week5

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will continue this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will work on the construction of the torch light. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch design
    • sketch my torchlight design
    • make a model of the electric circuit using breadboard and components
    • construct my torchlight using electric components

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs
    3. sketch my conceptual design
    4. make a model prototype of the electric circuit using breadboard and electric components
    5. construct my torchlight.





















  • Term1 Week6

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will continue this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will work on the construction of the torch light. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch design
    • sketch my torchlight design
    • make a model of the electric circuit using breadboard and components
    • construct my torchlight using electric components

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs
    3. sketch my conceptual design
    4. make a model prototype of the electric circuit using breadboard and electric components
    5. construct my torchlight.
























  • Term1 Week7

    Camp Week - No Technology Sessions

  • Term1 Week8


    • Assignment icon
      7F1 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation- Mr Jackson Assignment
      Opened: Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 3:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7F1
    • Assignment icon
      7F2 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation- Mr Taha Assignment
      Opened: Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Friday, 22 March 2024, 3:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7F2

  • Term1 Week9

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will continue this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will work on the construction of the torch light. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch design
    • sketch my torchlight design
    • make a model of the electric circuit using breadboard and components
    • construct my torchlight using electric components

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs
    3. sketch my conceptual design
    4. make a model prototype of the electric circuit using breadboard and electric components
    5. construct my torchlight.


  • Term1 Week10

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will continue this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will work on the construction of the torch light. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch design
    • sketch my torchlight design
    • make a model of the electric circuit using breadboard and components
    • construct my torchlight using electric components

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs
    3. sketch my conceptual design
    4. make a model prototype of the electric circuit using breadboard and electric components
    5. construct my torchlight.


  • Term1 Week11

    Kia ora 7F1, 7F2

    We will continue this week with filling the planning for practice for making a torch light for camp for the Kainga Wae Wae - Our Whanau ‘Our Home’  of Forest Whanau. We will work on the construction of the torch light. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7F1 and 7F2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the torch lights
    • research online for different torch design
    • sketch my torchlight design
    • make a model of the electric circuit using breadboard and components
    • construct my torchlight using electric components

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the torch lights
    2. research online for different torch designs
    3. sketch my conceptual design
    4. make a model prototype of the electric circuit using breadboard and electric components
    5. construct my torchlight.


  • School Holidays - Week1

  • School Holidays - Week2

  • Term2 Week1


    Kia ora 7W1 & 7W2

    Welcome to Term2-2024.
    Your Water Whanau context for this term is  Tread Lightly "takahia mama". We will design and make a technology outcome related to this context.
    We will use MHO and Google Classroom this term. Please see MHO for Learning Intentions and success Criteria and Google Classroom for activities.
    Please ask if you don't understand anything covered in class. We will all need to keep up with what is covered in class - some times you will need to write this up at home after class as you might have been doing some testing in class.

    We will start our session by looking at the attached document - Introduction to Technology at MHJC.

    All the best for a great term.

    Mr Taha & Mr Jackson




    * What is Technology and Technology Education ?

    * Technology Language

    * Codes of Practice - Safety in the tech rooms

    • Natural products vs manmade products 

    Learning Intentions: 

    We are EXPLORING what Technology is and what Technology Education is about at MHJC.

    We are EXPLORING the terminology used in Technology Education 

    We are EXPLORING natural products vs man made products

    Success Criteria: 

    I have participated in a discussion about Technology and Tech Education

    I can recognised the difference between a product from nature and a technological outcome

    I can identify a range of different technologies

    I understand the terms used in Technology Education

    I can identify safe codes of practice to follow in the Tech workshop

    Activities:

    1. Slide show - view this in class with your teacher. 

    2- Safety in the workshop - see Google Classroom

    3- Natural products vs man made product activity sheet



  • Term2 Week2

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will start this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the tbee hotels

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels



  • Term2 Week3

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the tbee hotels

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels









  • Term2 Week4

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the tbee hotels

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels



  • Term2 Week5

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the tbee hotels

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels






  • Term2 Week6

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the tbee hotels

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels



  • Term2 Week7

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Working on the actual bee hotel product
    2. Measuring marking and cutting

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels







  • Term2 Week8

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Working on the actual bee hotel product
    2. Measuring marking and cutting
    3. Joining parts by glueing and nailing

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels


    Look at this website to learn about how to use PVA glue to join wooden parts

    https://www.technologystudent.com/joints/pvaseq.htm#google_vignette





  • Term2 Week9

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Working on the actual bee hotel product
    2. Measuring marking and cutting
    3. Joining parts by glueing and nailing
    4. Painting with acrylic paint
    5. Cutting and inserting the bamboo sticks

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of bee hotels



  • Term2 Week10

    Kia ora 7W1, 7W2

    We will continue this week with filling the document for making a Bee hotel and following the Forest Whanau year 7s context of Tread Lightly "takahia mama" We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7W1 and 7W2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the bee hotels

    Activities:

    1. Working on the actual bee hotel product
    2. Measuring marking and cutting
    3. Joining parts by glueing and nailing
    4. Painting with acrylic paint
    5. Cutting and inserting the bamboo sticks



    How to cut bamboo sticks:

    https://www.elegantexperiments.net/en/post/how-to-saw-bamboo-into-smaller-sections/

    • Assignment icon
      7W1 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation - Mr Jackson Assignment
      Opened: Thursday, 20 June 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Saturday, 5 July 2025, 5:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7W1
    • Assignment icon
      7W2 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation- Mr Taha Assignment
      Opened: Thursday, 20 June 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Friday, 5 July 2024, 5:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7W2

  • School Holidays Week1

  • School Holidays Week2

  • Term3 Week1

    Kia ora 7M1 & 7M2

    Welcome to Term3-2024.
    Your Mountains Whanau context for this term is Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground). We will design and make a technology outcome related to this context.
    We will use MHO and Google Classroom this term. Please see MHO for Learning Intentions and success Criteria and Google Classroom for activities.
    Please ask if you don't understand anything covered in class. We will all need to keep up with what is covered in class - some times you will need to write this up at home after class as you might have been doing some testing in class.

    We will start our session by looking at the attached document - Introduction to Technology at MHJC.

    All the best for a great term.

    Mr Taha & Mr Jackson


    First I will start with my Pepeha:




    Our class karakia:





    * What is Technology and Technology Education ?

    * Technology Language

    * Codes of Practice - Safety in the tech rooms

    • Natural products vs manmade products 

    Learning Intentions: 

    We are EXPLORING what Technology is and what Technology Education is about at MHJC.

    We are EXPLORING the terminology used in Technology Education 

    We are EXPLORING natural products vs man made products

    Success Criteria: 

    I have participated in a discussion about Technology and Tech Education

    I can recognised the difference between a product from nature and a technological outcome

    I can identify a range of different technologies

    I understand the terms used in Technology Education

    I can identify safe codes of practice to follow in the Tech workshop

    Activities:

    1. Slide show - view this in class with your teacher. 

    2- Safety in the workshop - see Google Classroom

    3- Natural products vs man made product activity sheet



  • Term3 Week2

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING and investigating different designs of glider planes in order to collect some ideas about dimentions and geometry shapes as well as scales.
    • We are EXPLORING...

    Wänanga: Active Learner

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    Kia ora 7M1, 7M2

    We will start this week with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  We will start by writing our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7M1 and 7M2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the glider plane

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of glider kites


  • Term3 Week3

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING and investigating different designs of glider planes in order to collect some ideas about dimentions and geometry shapes as well as scales.
    • We are EXPLORING...

    Wänanga: Active Learner

    Enter text here...

    Kia ora 7M1, 7M2

    We will start this week with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  We will start by writing our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7M1 and 7M2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • I can successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of glider kites









  • Term3 Week4

    Kia ora 7M1, 7M2

    We will continue with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • I can successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of glider kites






  • Term3 Week5

    We will continue with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design
    • sketch my design
    • make a model - prototype of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.
    4. sketch your design
    5. make a model- prototype of the design

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of glider kites




  • Term3 Week6

    We will continue with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design
    • sketch my design
    • make a model - prototype of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.
    4. sketch your design
    5. make a model- prototype of the design

    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of glider kites



  • Term3 Week7

    We will continue with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design
    • sketch my design
    • make a model - prototype of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.
    4. sketch your design
    5. make a model- prototype of the design
    6. Decide on the plane decoration
    7. Start making your plane using corrugated plastic


  • Term3 Week8

    We will continue with filling the document for making a glider plane and following the Mountains Whanau year 7s context of Tupuarangi and Tupuanuku - guardians of sustenance (air/sky and earth/ground).  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the glider plane.
    • research online for different glider designs
    • successfully write the physical and functional attributes of my design
    • sketch my design
    • make a model - prototype of my design

    Activities:

    1. Starting the brief document of the glider plane
    2. write the specs and the attributes
    3. research online for different designs of glider planes.
    4. sketch your design
    5. make a model- prototype of the design
    6. Decide on the plane decoration
    7. Start making your plane using corrugated plastic

  • Term3 Week9


  • Term3 Week10


    • Assignment icon
      7M1 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation - Making a glider plane - Mr Jackson Assignment
      Opened: Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Saturday, 28 September 2024, 3:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7M1
    • Assignment icon
      7M2 Design Technology Assessment-1:Brief development and outcome evaluation - Making a glider plane - Mr Taha Assignment
      Opened: Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 3:00 PM
      Not available unless: Your Department is 7M2

  • School Holidays - Week1

  • School Holidays - Week2

  • Term4 Week1





    Kia ora

    Welcome to Term4-2024.
    Your Coast Whanau context for this term is celebration. We will design and make a technology outcome related to this context.
    We will use MHO and Google Classroom this term. Please see MHO for Learning Intentions and success Criteria and Google Classroom for activities.
    Please ask if you don't understand anything covered in class. We will all need to keep up with what is covered in class - some times you will need to write this up at home after class as you might have been doing some testing in class.

    We will start our session by looking at the attached document - Introduction to Technology at MHJC.

    All the best for a great term.

    Mr Taha, Mr Jackson

    * What is Technology and Technology Education ?

    * Technology Language

    * Codes of Practice - Safety in the tech rooms

    • Natural products vs manmade products 

    Learning Intentions: 

    We are EXPLORING what Technology is and what Technology Education is about at MHJC.

    We are EXPLORING the terminology used in Technology Education 

    We are EXPLORING natural products vs man made products

    Success Criteria: 

    I have participated in a discussion about Technology and Tech Education

    I can recognised the difference between a product from nature and a technological outcome

    I can identify a range of different technologies

    I understand the terms used in Technology Education

    I can identify safe codes of practice to follow in the Tech workshop

    Activities:

    1. Slide show - view this in class with your teacher. 

    2- Safety in the workshop - see Google Classroom

    3- Natural products vs man made product activity sheet


    Google Classroom Code:





    2-



    3- 


  • Term4 Week2

    Kia ora 7C1, 7C2

    We will start this week with filling the document for making the Christmas tree with geometrical shape ornaments and following the Coast Whanau year 7s context of Celebration. We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7C1 and 7C2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the Christmas tree

    Activities:

    1. Starting the design brief document of the Christmas trees



    Homework:

    - Explore online the different designs of Christmas tree with ornaments









  • Term4 Week3

    Kia ora 7C1, 7C2

    We will continue filling the document for making the Christmas tree with geometrical shape ornaments and following the Coast Whanau year 7s context of Celebration. We will start by filling our design brief and specs. The activity sheet can be found on google classroom under classs: 7C1 and 7C2.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • successfully write my design brief and specifications of the Christmas tree

    Activities:

    1. Continue working on the design brief document for the Christmas trees








  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December

  • 2 December - 8 December

  • 9 December - 15 December