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You will remember when you started on the Kōkōkaha learning journey that your challenge was to design a technology to harness the power of the wind. It is pretty hard to jump straight into designing technologies in the way that Elise and Josh do at Emirates Team New Zealand, so to support your progression toward becoming an expert in using the technology development process, we have set up three challenges, one each for ākonga in years 4-6, years 7-8, and years 9-10. Regardless of the phase of learning that you are in, the intention is that the challenges will help you progress in building your capability to use the technology development process.  

Years 4-6

Design and make a  wind powered artwork

Use the skills and knowledge that you have acquired to make a piece of wind powered art. This could range from a wind sock, to a pinwheel through to a kinetic sculpture that dances in the wind, to a ...! 

Years 7-8

Design and race a model sail boat

Time for a class sail boat race off. Design and build a model sail boat. Use the school swimming pool or get two equal lengths of guttering or similar as a race track, fill them with water and hold a series of races to see which design is fastest!

Years 9-10

Design an idea to make a yacht sail faster

Design an innovation that will help make a yacht sail faster. It doesn't matter how big or small. It could be a new hull shape, a new sail lay out, or perhaps a new way of steering the boat, or ...!