Elaboration (4) ACTDEP015
planning, sharing and documenting creative ideas and processes using digital tools such as a class blog or collaborative document
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP015 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP016
demonstrating safe, responsible and cooperative work practices when making designed solutions
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP016 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP017
comparing the amount of waste that would be produced from different design and development options and the potential for recycling waste
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEK019
identifying the components of a service or system that contribute to its success and assessing potential risk or failure, for example, communication in the school or communication of a message to a wide audience; a system that manages an aspect of the …
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK019 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEK020
producing models using materials, tools and equipment to show how to control movement, sound or light
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK020 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEP024 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP027
evaluating products, services and environments from a range of technologies contexts with consideration of ethics and sustainability
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP027 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP028
reflecting on planned steps to see if improvements can be made
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP028 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK033 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK034 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP035
evaluating the viability of using different techniques and materials in remote, isolated areas, or less developed countries
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP035 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEP036 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACTDEK041 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum