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Elaboration (4) ACTDEK021

experimenting with tools, equipment, combining ingredients and techniques to design and make food products or meals for selected groups for healthy eating taking into consideration environmental impacts and nutritional benefits

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK023

evaluating the use of computer-aided manufacturing in terms of cost and impacts on local and regional designers, producers and enterprises

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP024

investigating how to minimise material use and manage waste by critiquing the environmental and social impacts of materials, components, tools and equipment

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP025

experimenting with materials, tools and equipment to refine design ideas, for example considering the selection of materials and joining techniques to suit the purpose of a product

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP027

evaluating products, services and environments from a range of technologies contexts with consideration of ethics and sustainability

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP028

reflecting on planned steps to see if improvements can be made

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK029

investigating traditional and contemporary design and technologies, including from Asia, and predicting how they might change in the future in response to factors such as social change and the need for more sustainable patterns of living

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK031

using code to control systems, for example code to program a microcontroller or a simple, object-based coding application to program a system such as a remote-controlled car or simple robotic arm

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK032

investigating different animal feeding strategies such as grazing and supplementary feeding, and their effects on product quality, for example meat tenderness, wool fibre diameter (micron), milk fat and protein content when producing food and fibre p …

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK033

explaining how food preparation techniques impact on the sensory properties (flavour, appearance, texture, aroma) of food, for example the browning of cut fruit, the absorption of water when cooking rice

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK034

evaluating products and services for the individual and the community considering ethics and social factors, for example a short video encouraging individuals to increase their use of public transport in the local area

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP035

evaluating the viability of using different techniques and materials in remote, isolated areas, or less developed countries

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP036

producing annotated concept sketches and drawings, using: technical terms, scale, symbols, pictorial and aerial views to draw environments; production drawings, orthogonal drawings; patterns and templates to explain design ideas

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK040

critiquing mass production systems taking into account ethics and sustainability considerations, for example the mass production of food, clothing and shoes and why manufacturers produce different versions of the same product

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK041

constructing scenarios of how the future may unfold (forecasting) and what impacts there may be for society and particular groups, and back casting from preferred futures

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK043

calculating forces, reactions and loads in structures

Elaboration (4) ACTDEK044

examining the marketing chain of a range of agricultural products and outlining the effect of product processing and advertising on demand and price

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP048

identifying appropriate tools, equipment, techniques and safety procedures for each process and evaluating production processes for accuracy, quality, safety and efficiency

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP049

producing drawings, models and prototypes to explore design ideas, for example using technical drawing techniques, digital imaging programs, 3D printers or augmented reality modelling software; producing multiple prototypes that show an understanding …

Elaboration (4) ACTDEP050

modifying production processes to respond to unforeseen challenges or opportunities, for example when producing bulk quantities of recipes, lower than average rainfall and impacts on growth, materials with unexpected faults

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