Science



**Technology Marking Term 2 2011** ☒ Not achieved ☑ Achieved ☑☑ Advanced

**Technological Process:** **Prototype** ☑☑ Need or opportunity clearly identified/defined ☑☑ Research existing solutions ☑☑ Reworking/adaptations/testing successive prototypes/models ☑☑ Construction, quality finish, working parts, own skills ☑☑ Consistent, logical discussion and interpretation of results

**Final Product** ☒ Appropriate technological aspects of final product: ☒ Final product meets end-users needs ☑ Potential marketing and packaging strategies recorded/shown
 * efficiency
 * reliability
 * cost effectiveness
 * ease of use
 * suitable materials
 * safety
 * environmental soundness (all of the above are considered)

**Originality and Innovation** ☑☑ User needs met in original/innovative ways

**Presentation of Display** ☑☑ Colour/form/clarity/graphics ☑☑ Innovative appeal

**Teacher Comment: You have done a fantastic job here Toby. You have done heaps of research behind your topic and although you never found a prototype that actually works like you want it to it can take years for people to successfully design something like this, so you have made a great start. You have thought and researched how you will package it and where you will have it manufactured which is excellent to see. Keep up the great work and maybe you could continue it outside of school or even next year?!**

**Student Comment:**

Science Fair Due Friday 3 June Week 5 Science Fair

Please have a close read of the following site that Mr Marsh has put together. http://ourspace.tauranga-int.school.nz/course/view.php?id=64

external image pdf.png ScienceFairBooklet.pdf

Useful Science sites for ideas: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

Cool Science Sites http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/

Please Note: This table is different from the one outlined in the above Science Fair booklet. There will beno extensions given, Class time will be given for writing up aim, hypothesis, instructions, explanations, diagrams, tables etc and putting displays together. Parents please support your child with carrying out their experiments as this will be the main element of their homework during Science Fair.

Order of Events

Timeline

1

Choose a topic including is it a Science or Technology display

Week 1

2

Completed Aim and Hypothesis (science) or Question (technology)

Week 2

3

Planned how you are going to complete experiments (science) or investigation of needs assessment and prototype design (technology)  What do you need?  Who do you use?How many?  What help do you require?  How will you measure and collect data?  How many trials/experiments/prototypes will you complete?  How will you present data? Numbers are good!  Do you need to complete a Animal Ethics form?

Week 2

4

Start experiments (science) or needs assessment (technology)

Week 3

5

Needs assessment (technology) completed

Week 3/4

6

Experiments (science) and prototype testing (technology) completed

Week 3/4

7

First draft completed

Week 4/5

8

All written work, diagrams, tables, graphs, photos, and other graphics completed and checked by the class teacherBEFORE it is attached to the display

Week 5

9

Completed display ready to be marked by teacher

Monday Week 6

__Wednesday 11th May__

**Aim**: My aim is to successfully design, explain, create and market a pair of non-slip sticky gloves for using in sports. I am using the Gecko’s hands as my inspiration. I will need to find and research as much data as possible. I am keen to find out how the Gecko’s hands work, so I can magnify them up to human size. I am also going to think about how I am going to market and sell my invention.

**Question:** How can I make a grip that will help people grip to objects better?