Smart and Modern… · JHS3 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.3.1.2 - Demonstrate techniques for making prototypes/projects to solve problems in the environment using smart and modern materials

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three environmental problems in their school or community that can be solved with products made from smart and modern materials.
Select suitable smart and modern materials for a prototype based on identified criteria such as cost, availability, durability and safety.
Demonstrate the step-by-step process of making a prototype to solve a chosen environmental problem.
Produce a working prototype or artefact using smart or modern materials.
Present and appraise their finished prototypes against set criteria.

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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: B9.2.3.1.2 - Demonstrate techniques for making prototypes/ projects to solve problems in the environment using smart and modern materials
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 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. Identify problems in the community and use smart/modern materials to make a product to solve the problem.
2. Search for inventions and techniques on smart/modern materials products.
3. Demonstrate the processes involved in making the prototypes/projects using smart/modern materials.
4. Make artefact/products using smart/modern materials.
5. Display artefacts/products for appraisal.