Technology

Technology at Year 8 provides students with the opportunity to design, test and develop their own technological outcomes in a range of contexts, including digital technologies, materials technology and design and visual communication. These contexts are combined to make a valuable, exciting and in-depth learning experience.

Across the contexts, the students will develop transferable skills, such as research, problem solving, technical skills, and computational thinking. This module leads into Year 9 Technology where technological and design knowledge is developed to a higher level.

Course focus:

• develop programming skills through robotics

• learn how computers store, represent and manipulate data

• plan, design and build robots to meet the competition brief

• design and create an interactive e-Mural

• develop sketching and digital design skills

• develop hand stitching skills while designing and developing an e-Textiles project