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Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Robot.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.

At times, Connected themes require the introduction of concepts that students at this curriculum level may not be able to fully understand. What matters at this stage is that students begin to develop understandings that they can grow over time. 

Series: Connected

Publication date: November 2018

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Students driving a remote controlled robot.

To Build a Bot
Robot.

This article describes the process undertaken by three students from Feilding’s Manchester Street School as they designed and built a robot that won the New Zealand VEX IQ Challenge. The article offers an authentic way of introducing students to programming and computational thinking, as well as physics and engineering concepts related to energy, weight, and balance.

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Series: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Learning area: English, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Technology

Curriculum level: 3

Category: Non-fiction

Strand: Geometry and Measurement, Physical world, Technological practice

In: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Publication date: November 2018

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Wooden instrument.

South Pacific Beats
Robot.

Wellington designer Rachael Hall has developed a modern version of the traditional Tongan lali. Called Patō, Rachael’s drum keeps the traditional sound of a lali but incorporates digital capabilities. Her hope is that Patō will allow musicians to mix traditional Pacific sounds with modern music.

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Series: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Learning area: English, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Technology

Curriculum level: 3

Category: Non-fiction

Strand: Geometry and Measurement, Physical world, Technological knowledge

In: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Publication date: November 2018

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People looking at screens.

Square Eyes
Robot.

Siali is selected to trial a new augmented reality device called SquareEye. While the trial starts off fun, he slowly starts to notice that SquareEye is affecting his experiences in ways he doesn’t necessarily consent to. This story, set in the not-so-distant future, explores how digital technologies can alter our experiences without us knowing.

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Series: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Learning area: English, Mathematics and Statistics, Technology

Curriculum level: 3

Category: Fiction

Strand: Statistics, Technological knowledge

In: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Publication date: November 2018

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Photograph of a lake thawing in alaska.

Listening to the Land
Robot.

 Pauline Harris, a scientist of Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Kahungunu descent, is working with a team of researchers to collect and record mātauranga from iwi and hapū about plants and animals in Aotearoa. The team is using a computer program to record the mātauranga and connect it to particular times and places in history. They hope that this information will help us understand how climate change is affecting Aotearoa’s wildlife and ecosystems, knowledge that we can then use to plan for the change.

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Series: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Learning area: English, Science

Curriculum level: 3

Category: Non-fiction

Strand: Nature of science, Living world

In: Connected 2018 Level 3 - Cracking the Code

Publication date: November 2018

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