Technology in Grade 10 explores how tools, machines, and digital systems shape human progress and daily life. Learners study innovations in communication, transportation, energy, and medicine while also reflecting on the ethical and environmental impacts of technology. This subject emphasizes creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, showing how Technology connects science, engineering, and society. By experimenting with digital tools, designing projects, and analyzing real-world examples, students develop skills that prepare them for future challenges in a technology-driven world.
🟢 Starter
- Explore how the wheel changed transportation.
- Investigate how electricity powers devices.
- Research how phones connect people.
- Practice identifying technology used daily.
- Reflect on how inventions improve life.
- Explore how printing spread knowledge.
- Investigate how cars transformed cities.
- Research how light bulbs replaced candles.
- Practice comparing old and new tools.
- Reflect on why innovation matters.
- Explore how radios shared news.
- Investigate how airplanes shrank distances.
- Research how cameras preserve memories.
- Practice describing how computers work.
- Reflect on how technology saves time.
- Explore how calculators support math learning.
- Investigate how refrigeration changed diets.
- Research how television shaped culture.
- Practice identifying renewable technologies.
- Reflect on how technology creates comfort.
🟡 Practice
- Analyze how the internet transformed communication.
- Explore how renewable energy supports sustainability.
- Investigate how robotics improves industries.
- Research how satellites support navigation.
- Analyze how transportation affects economies.
- Explore how medical devices save lives.
- Investigate how 3D printing changes design.
- Research how digital platforms shape learning.
- Analyze how factories automate production.
- Explore how cloud computing stores data.
- Investigate how drones serve communities.
- Research how video games influence society.
- Analyze how online shopping transforms markets.
- Explore how transportation networks evolve.
- Investigate how cybersecurity protects systems.
- Research how artificial intelligence learns.
- Analyze how space exploration advances technology.
- Explore how biotechnology changes medicine.
- Investigate how smart homes work.
- Research how technology affects privacy.
🔴 Challenge
- Debate whether technology improves or harms society.
- Research how automation changes jobs.
- Analyze how digital divide affects equality.
- Investigate how surveillance technologies affect rights.
- Explore how climate change drives new inventions.
- Debate whether humans rely too much on technology.
- Research how nanotechnology transforms industries.
- Analyze how innovation affects global competition.
- Investigate how military technologies affect peace.
- Explore how open-source software supports collaboration.
- Debate whether technology should solve ethical dilemmas.
- Research how space exploration creates spin-off inventions.
- Analyze how technology influences human relationships.
- Investigate how green technology reduces pollution.
- Explore how wearable devices monitor health.
- Debate whether AI can replace human creativity.
- Research how blockchain changes finance.
- Analyze how governments regulate technology.
- Investigate how virtual reality transforms learning.
- Propose how technology can address global challenges.
💡 Reflection Question
How can studying Technology in Grade 10 help you understand innovation, use tools responsibly, and prepare for a rapidly changing world?
Your Questions 🟣
- Define the following terms: a) Data, b) Information, and c) A bit.
- Explain the difference between system software and application software, providing one example of each .
- Describe the function of a computer network and list three different types of network topology .
- What is the purpose of a primary storage device (RAM) and what is the main difference between RAM and secondary storage (hard drive)? .
- How has technology impacted modern communication, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of cloud storage compared to local storage?