Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 9 Class Photos
Year 9 Class Photos
English Language Learners
Hard Materials
Left: planning for their next creation
Middle: chairs made by Year 11
Right: Ivo making shelves
Shelves made by Year 10 students
Digital Technologies
Not all computational thinking is done on the computer in class. Some times it is good to physically manipulate devices and equipment to learn how computers work.
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Shown here, our Year 8 Digital Technologies students are learning how to read binary; the way computers transmit data. Students have learnt how to put numbers and letters into binary, spell words using binary cards, read a binary clock and have also spelt their name using different colours to show bits (binary digits) being turned on and off.
In Year 10 students are working on their ‘passion project’ – something that they are passionate about and want to learn more about. Some students were learning coding in Scratch and Python, other were doing image manipulation in Gimp, Storyboarding, Blender and robotics. One student even downloaded an app ran the programming of his robot from his phone.
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It’s great to see students really engaging in their learning and having fun.
Year 7 students programming their own game in Scratch
Fabrics
Years 9 and 10
The skills being practiced in Years 9 and 10 were all about technological modelling - testing ideas, materials (fabrics and colours) and skills (machine or hand applique) to see which will make the best product.
Year 9s made simple wrist pin cushions (as seen in Project Runway NZ), and zipped bags, while the Year 10s worked on a draw string bag and a house colour lavalava.
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Year 11 Fabrics
The focus for our Year 11 Fabric Technology students in 2019 was sleep wear. Each designer needed to come up with a range of design concepts before gathering stakeholder feedback and refining their ideas in order to make a prototype. New skills such as adapting patterns, hand finishing and sewing button holes were thoroughly tested as their personalised pyjama tops came together.
Food and Hospitality
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Some of the fabulous dishes made in Food Technology this year!
Linwood College Technology Centre
Our Linwood College Technology Centre is situated on Nursery Road. The Centre provides technology to the local Primary and Intermediate schools. Staff at the Technology Centre and LCŌ are beginning to work closely together, attending professional learning together and working collaboratively. We look forward to when we all move in to our new school and become one large department.
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It has been a busy year at the Technology Centre. The students have been building up their knowledge and skills and following the design process to create outcomes that reflect the needs of a stakeholder. Students have had the opportunity to problem solve, design, construct and test their outcomes and work with a range of equipment and materials, to create their products.
Electronics
Soft Materials Fabrics Technology
The Year 7 and 8 Soft Materials Fabrics programmes continued to develop the student's design process and thinking skills. Students used their creativity to design and make a cushion to meet the needs of an end user and sustainability messages were put onto tote bags. This had the students really thinking about how they can contribute to enhancing their future world. Their messages included topics such as climate change, the danger of bees becoming extinct, overt intensive farming, polluted waterways, fracking, and over fishing. Tie-dyed bags featured this year in the Year 7 programme. We also took the opportunity to “pay it forward”. Two of our client schools researched, designed and created fidget quilts to be given to Alzheimer’s patients living in retirement homes.
Product Design With Year 6 From South New Brighton School
On Tuesday 19 November Year 6 students came to the Linwood College Technology Centre to a one off lesson to experience some of the classes they will be attending next year.
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Students who came to the Product Design workshop made acrylic wind twisters (twirly whirly). The process involved preparing the acrylic, heating it in an oven then molding/ twisting to the desired shape. The final touch was decorating the edges. Below are some comments from students about their experience:
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“When we came to the technology centre we went to acrylics. We thought it was going to be really fun and we were right!”
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“My most favourite thing was the disc sander because it was really satisfying”.
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“Personally my most favourite part of building this item would have to be the molding part as the feeling is very cool”.
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“My brother had recently brought a twirly whirly home and I wondered how to make them. And it was really really exciting making them”.
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“This is so much fun. I really enjoyed it!”
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Ms Hamilton
Technology Teacher
Food Technology
Year 7 and 8 Foods programmes have continued to develop the importance of safe and hygienic food practices as well as look at how food can influence their health. Practical activities encourage the students apply their skills making a range of healthy dishes.
