Technology, 4–6 years — 20 topics · MyLeoNes™ Kuks
20 technology topics written for 4–6 years — not a older text simplified. In teaching order, each a deck of five cards: the idea, why it exists, a worked example, the common trap and where you meet it.
Technology · 4–6 years
Tools help us do jobs
Technology is something people make to help with a job, such as seeing, building, moving or communicating.
Buttons and switches make things happen
A control lets us tell a device what to do, such as making light, sound or movement.
Devices follow steps
Many devices work by carrying out steps in an order, just as we follow steps to wash hands or build a tower.
Using technology safely
Safe use means noticing dangers, protecting our bodies and asking for help when a device or situation is not clear.
Technology needs energy
Children notice that some devices work with batteries and others need to be plugged in. They learn that energy lets a device do its job.
Technology can keep information
Children learn that a device can keep a photo, drawing or sound so it can be found again later. Information is not only on paper; it can be stored inside technology too.
Technology can send messages
Children learn that technology can carry words, pictures or voices from one person to another. Sending is different from keeping: a message must travel to reach someone else.
Technology can make pictures and sounds
Children discover that technology is not only for watching or listening. It can help us draw, take photographs, record sounds and make new combinations.
Technology can move things
Some technology helps people move objects or travel by using pushes, wheels, gears or motors.
Technology can notice changes
Sensors let a device notice something nearby, such as light, touch, heat or movement, and respond to it.
Technology can measure
Measuring tools turn length, time, weight or temperature into information that people can compare.
People design and improve technology
Useful technology usually grows through trying an idea, noticing a problem and changing the design.
Technology uses different materials
Objects work well when their materials suit their job.
Technology is made of connected parts
Parts have different jobs, and their connections let one object work as a whole.
Technology can be repaired
When something stops working, finding the broken part may bring it back to life.
Technology changes over time
People use new ways to do familiar jobs, while older technologies show how life was different.
Technology can make things look bigger
Some tools help our eyes see small details. They do not make the object itself bigger; they make its image look bigger to us.
Technology can help people travel
Wheels, boats, trains and aircraft help people travel farther or more easily. Each works by using a shape, force or source of energy in a useful way.
Technology can protect people and things
Some technology forms a barrier or gives a warning when something may be damaged. Helmets, locks, guards and alarms protect in different ways.
Technology can make copies
Some machines make another version of a drawing, photograph, page or object. A copy can be useful, but it may not carry every detail of the original.
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