Aspects of Technology
 : He Pihikete – Biscuits
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Approach: One to one

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Focus: Exploring technological change and its impact
Resources:   2 pictures
 
Questions/instructions:
Ko te wheketere mahi pihikete te kaupapa o tënei mahi.
Titiro ki ënei pikitia e rua.
Hoatu te pikitia tuatahi ki te äkonga (te wheketere tawhito).
Koia nei te pikitia o tëtahi wheketere mahi pihikete, e rima tekau tau ki muri.
Hoatu te pikitia tuarua ki te äkonga (te wheketere hou).
He wheketere mahi pihikete hou tënei.
Whakatakotoria ngä pikitia tëtahi ki te taha o tëtahi.
Me äta whakaaro koe he aha ngä rerekëtanga matua o ngä wheketere mahi pihikete rima tekau tau ki muri me
ngä wheketere hou o ënei wä.		 This activity is about factories where biscuits are made.
Here are two pictures.
Give student picture 1 (old factory).
This picture shows a factory where biscuits were made about 50 years ago.
Give student picture 2 (modern factory).
This picture shows a modern factory where biscuits are being made now.
Place pictures 1 and 2 alongside each other.
Now I would like you to think about the main changes in biscuit factories from fifty years ago to nowadays.
Biscuits
 
% responses
1. He aha ngä rerekëtanga e kitea mai ana? What changes do you notice about the factories?
more modern, sophisticated machinery
91
fewer or no people involved
89
more hygenic methods
7
less dangerous conditions for workers
2
2. Nä te aha i puta ai ënei rerekëtanga i roto i ngä rima tekau tau? Why have these changes happened?
quantity of biscuits required has increased
6
increased cost of employing people
6
more sophisticated machinery developed /available
63
3. He aha te pänga o ënei rerekëtanga ki te oranga tängata? How have these changes affected people’s lives?
distribution networks allow fewer, larger, centralised factories
2
higher safety/hygiene requirements
6
less employment (overall)
28
shift from manual to more sophisticated jobs
22
less work-related health problems
0
factory-made biscuits now readily available, cheaper and widely consumed
6
Total score:
6–13
4
 
4–5
39
3
27
2
23
0–1
7
Commentary:
Most students focused on the more sophisticated machinery in the modern factory and the associated reduction in staff required. Less obvious features were rarely identified or discussed.
 
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