NCEA Level 2 Technology case studies
NCEA Level 2 Technology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 Technology is the Level 2 part of the New Zealand Curriculum subject Technology within NCEA. It is for learners who are taking Technology achievement standards at Level 2 and who want to develop technological outcomes through design-led practice. The NCEA Level 2 Technology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,447 words.
1Shade for the Year 9 courtyard
Te Awa College has 620 students and a paved courtyard measuring 9 m by 6 m on the north side of the library. In February a datalogger recorded surface temperatures of 52°C at 1 pm, and a student survey found 78% of respondents wanted seats, 41% wanted tables, and 63% said they avoided the courtyard at lunchtime in summer because of heat and glare.
865 words, about 4 min2The bike stand that sagged
A South Island community trust commissioned a public bike repair stand for a coastal reserve 1.2 km from the sea. The stand has two 25 mm recycled HDPE board arms, each 300 mm long, cantilevered from an aluminium 6061 extrusion clamp that is bolted to a concrete pad.
659 words, about 3 min3Catch-log app and the shellfish beds
A small New Zealand software company has built a free smartphone app that identifies common shellfish from a photograph, counts the catch, and records each trip with GPS coordinates and a timestamp. Users get a personal log and a daily bag-limit reminder; the company gets a growing dataset.
907 words, about 5 min4Scaling up the marae kitchen
A marae trust wants to supply 180 frozen meals per week to kaumātua in the surrounding area, up from about 40 now. The kitchen is 3.2 m by 2.4 m with a 6-burner range, one domestic oven, a 220 L fridge, a chest freezer and a single sink.
995 words, about 5 min5The irrigation controller that stops in June
A community garden installed a solar-powered drip irrigation system. A 12 V pump draws 4.5 A and runs for 25 minutes twice a day under timer control.
1,021 words, about 5 min