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Lost technologies

I'm really loving my recent discovery of Randall Carlson, Graham Hancock and others about their theory of lost / forgotten technologies, which were far more advanced than what we have today.

This would be a topic I'd love to see in a DT curriculum.

Worked examples

Year 9 clocks. A functional learning display. A worked example of every stage. The teacher has to think like a beginner. It allows students to see the bigger picture. Provides scaffolding to the next stage. Allows concrete application of skill as well as reducing cognitive load.

Front loading of the project, with around 30 hours spent on planning and resourcing.