Smart and Modern Materials · JHS3 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.3.1.1 - Discuss reasons for using smart and modern materials for making products/artefacts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define smart materials, modern materials, and compliant/resistant materials in their own words.
Recall at least four properties of smart and modern materials from earlier grade-level studies.
Compare the uses of smart/modern materials with compliant/resistant materials and present the comparison in a clearly organised table.
Explain at least three reasons why a manufacturer or craftsperson would choose a smart or modern material over a traditional one.
Justify the choice of a smart or modern material for a specific product or artefact based on its properties.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Materials for Production (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Smart and Modern Materials (2.3)
Content standard: B9.2.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of using smart and modern materials for making products/artefacts
Indicator: B9.2.3.1.1 - Discuss reasons for using smart and modern materials for making products/artefacts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 88
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Review the knowledge on smart and modern materials and their properties.
Note: Refer to B7 and B8 CT Curriculum for more information on smart and modern materials.
2. Compare uses of smart and modern, and compliant/ resistant materials for production, and present in a table.
E.g.
Smart/Modern Materials | Compliant/ Resistant Materials
1. Can cause material to change shape | 1. Material shape is fixed
2. Can cause material to change colour and revert it | 2. Material colour is permanent