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Foundation to Year 2 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in the Early Years Learning Framework, revisiting, strengthening and extending these as needed. By the end of Year 2 students will have had the opportunity to create …

Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in earlier years, and teachers will revisit, strengthen and extend these as needed. By the end of Year 6, students will have had the opportunity to create designed …

Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Structure Design and Technologies

The Australian Curriculum: Design and Technologies (F–10) comprises two related strands: Design and Technologies knowledge and understanding – the use, development and impact of technologies and design ideas across a range of technologies contexts Design …

Structure | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents Design and Technologies

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Technologies are available as PDF documents. Design and Technologies: Sequence of content Technologies: Sequence of achievement

PDF documents | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Years 3 and 4 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in earlier years, and teachers will revisit, strengthen and extend these as needed. By the end of Year 4 students will have had the opportunity to create designed …

Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in earlier years, and teachers will revisit, strengthen and extend these as needed. By the end of Year 8 students will have had the opportunity to create designed …

Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Years 9 and 10 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in earlier years, and teachers will revisit, strengthen and extend these as needed. By the end of Year 10 students will have had the opportunity to design and produce …

Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Design and Technologies

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for the Technologies learning area. In an increasingly technological and complex world, it is important to develop knowledge and confidence to critically analyse and creatively respond to design challenges. …

Rationale | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP018

managing time and resource allocation throughout production, for example materials, tools, equipment and people

Elaboration ACTDEK032

comparing land and water management methods in contemporary Australian food and fibre production with traditional Aboriginal systems and countries of Asia, for example minimum-tillage cropping, water-efficient irrigation

Elaboration ACTDEK046

critiquing the design of an existing product to identify environmental consequences of material selection

Achievement Standard Design and Technologies Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students explain how products, services and environments are designed to best meet needs of communities and their environments. They describe contributions of people in design and technologies occupations. Students describe how the …

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK010

examining the suitability of a service or everyday system and proposing improvements, for example a water saving system for a bathroom at home

Elaboration ACTDEK023

identifying the properties of materials for the design and construction of a sustainable household item, for example a product for storing harvested water

Learning Area Achievement Standard Design and Technologies Years 5 and 6

By the end of Year 6, students explain how social, ethical, technical and sustainability considerations influence the design of solutions to meet a range of present and future needs. They explain how the features of technologies influence design decisions …

Learning Area Achievement Standard Design and Technologies Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students explain how social, ethical, technical and sustainability considerations influence the design of innovative and enterprising solutions to meet a range of present and future needs. They explain how the features of technologies …

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