Exploring unfamiliar materials
In this video, two year 12 students describe what they know about bamboo and how they are applying this knowledge to their projects.
About this resource
Two year 12 students from St John's College describe what they know about bamboo and how they are applying this knowledge to their projects. They describe processing bamboo as a raw material and how this has grown their material understanding.
Exploring unfamiliar materials
Follow the link below to view a diagram showing the structure of the strands and components within technology:
The students in the video are talking about bamboo as a material. Understandings of materials form an integral part of the technological products component. These understandings also feature in the outcome development and evaluation component. Select the links below to read more about these components:
What opportunities do I provide for students to process raw materials?
Do our junior programmes provide students with the confidence to explore and consider a range of materials for the products they are developing when they are in senior school?
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