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1.11 evaluates the plan of action followed and suggests improvements and modifications if necessary.

communicates:

1.12 produces labelled two-dimensional drawings enhanced with colour where appropriate.

LO 2

Technological Knowlede and Understanding

The learner will be able to understand and apply relevant technological knowledge ethically and responsibly.

We know this when the learner:

structures:

  • demonstrates knowledge and understanding of how materials can be processed to change or improve properties (e.g. strength, fire resistance, waterproofing, taste, volume, texture).

LO 3

Technology, Society and the Environment

The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between science, technology, society and the environment.

We know this when the learner:

Indigenous Technology and Culture:

3.1 recognises how products and technologies have been adapted from other times and cultures.

Impact of Technology:

3.2 suggests ways to improve technological products or processes to minimise negative effects on people and/or the health of the environment.

Memorandum

Assignment 1

Weapons: short spear assegai and knobkierie

shields of skin that protected the warrior from head to toe

Clothes: leather sandals or barefoot

a leather headband, leather bangles and beads/feathers around ankles and

a loin girdle, made from the tails of wild animals, strung together on a leather

briefs made out of skin

Source: translated from Shaka Jean Labuschagne ( Japsnoettake, Daan Retief Publishers)

The warrior had to be very mobile; therefore he could not wear heavy clothes. Use own discretion.

Assignment 2

No, the leopards are a threatened species. / Yes, an old jacket. Own discretion

Assignment 3

Natural Man-Made
a jacket made out of fur a plastic bag
a wooden bowl a glass bottle

Assignment 4

Own discretion

Assignment 5

Own discretion – look out for variety of examples and completeness of labels.

Assignment 6A

Nylon Polyester Cotton Silk Wool
a Nylon Polyester Cotton Silk Wool
b easily easily not easily not easily not easily
shrinks away hard coal burns rapidly smells like hair smells like hair/feathers
hardens melts smells like paper melts brittle ash/soft coal
hard coal brittle ash/soft coal burns slowly
c long long short short very short
d depends on example
e less durable less durable durable durable durable
f depends on example
g depends on example, usually … silky resilient
smooth folds rough luxurious feel woolly
shiny coarse “noise” low static electricity
static woolly drapes beautifully static
little shine
slightly fluffy
low static electricity
h hard hard soft in-between soft
i retains heat retains heat cool cool retains heat
j synthetic synthetic natural natural natural

Assignment 6B

(a) any three properties

(b) any three properties

(c) winter

summer

winter

difficult

inside

Assignment 6C

Nylon Polyester Cotton Silk Wool
crease resistant does not crease as easily warm iron with care preferably dry-cleaning
colourfast do not bleach more colourfast bleaches in sunlight damaged by perspiration and bleaching well
stretchable little little may stretch a little little resilient
synthetic synthetic natural natural natural

Assignment 7

Own discretion

Cold climate – clothing that retains body heat.

Assignment 8

(a) Label A: natural

Label B: mixture

Label C: synthetic

(b) Label A: 100% cotton

Label B: 50% Polyester 50% Cotton

Label C: 100% Polyester

(d)

Label A Labe l B Label C
very warm wash warm wash warm wash
very warm iron warm iron warm iron
permissible if white no bleaching no bleaching

(e)

(f) lukewarm

easy

lukewarm

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Source:  OpenStax, Technology grade 5. OpenStax CNX. Sep 23, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10979/1.2
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