Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001

WEBQUEST
Two major prizes of digital cameras for the best answers to the Webquest Webquest runner-up prizes of 8 wireless keyboards and mice (kindly donated by Protech Australasia) Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001

MAXMAZE
Over 100 copies of 'South Australia - H orizons Beyond' a beautiful pictorial history of SA in hard cover (kindly donated by Information SA). Minor prizes including books, Tshirts, CDs for each Maxmaze Quiz. Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001


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Future Telecommunications Invention

BAND: Primary Years

LEARNING AREA(S): Design and Technology

TOPIC/CONCEPT: Design and construct a form of communication technology for the future.

TIME: 1 week

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Student task:
Design and construct a form of communication technology for the future.

Consider who could use the communication technology. Give the new invention a name, label the different parts and describe how it works.

Questions/tasks to investigate:

  • What are some of the current communication technologies we are using in school and at home?
What is the invention to do?
What is the invention not to do?
What the invention may look like?
     
     
     
     
     
  • How will this technology operate?
  • Where will the technology operate eg. in the home, in remote areas, in a large network office/school?
  • Give your communication technology a name - remember to label the different parts.
  • If you have time also try and construct a small invention.
Created by Kate Dibben, Open Access College, South Australia, Australia
email: kdibben@oac.sa.edu.au
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