Technology Scholarship Exemplars

Samantha Wood

Butcher's block

Year 13 Hard Materials

In 2008, Samantha Wood was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her work on the project Butcher's Block.

Butcher's Block is a Technology unit that focussed on the development of a preparation and food storage unit for a client with limited space in their kitchen and a desire to minimise her impact on the Earth's environment. The student consulted a variety of practising technologists to inform her own practice.

In this reflective report and supporting evidence, this student has demonstrated synthesis and integration of technological experiences in bringing together knowledge, skills, ideas, and methods to allow the successful technological outcome (butcher's block) to be placed in its intended environment. There is evidence of elegance in her technological practice and the final outcome.

This student has justified how the technological practice was undertaken and how the outcome meets her client's needs by meeting all the specifications.

She has critically reflected on the information, understanding, and practices of practising technologists from a range of contexts and how this was used to inform her own practice when developing the outcome for her client.

Annotated documentation:

Samantha Wood's annotated Scholarship Report

Annotated Scholarship Report
(PDF, 13Mb)

Reference documents:
Student Workbook, Section 1 (PDF, 7.1Mb)
Student Workbook, Section 2 (PDF, 4.9Mb)

Samantha's project is featured in the Student showcase section.