ACTDEK011
Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACTDEK011 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
ACTDEK020
Investigate how electrical energy can control movement, sound or light in a designed product or system
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACTDEK020 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEK011
identifying and exploring properties and construction relationships of an engineered product or system, for example a structure that floats; a bridge to carry a load
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK011 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK002
exploring a system such as a marionette or Indonesian wayang kulit shadow puppet to see that by combining materials with forces movement can be created
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK043
examining and explaining the interaction between material properties and function of a common system, such as car brakes
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK043 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK023
evaluating the functional properties of a specific-purpose household system, for example a security system
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK011
deconstructing a product or system to identify how motion and forces affect behaviour, for example in a puppet such as a Japanese bunraku puppet or a model windmill with moving sails
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK011 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK004
exploring systems used in the classroom or community for creatively dealing with problems and needs, for example storage systems for equipment, traffic system flow for drop and go zones, the use of hoists and ramps to facilitate access
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK031
calculating an engineered system’s outputs, for example speed, brightness of light, volume of sound
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDEK011
experimenting with available local materials, tools and equipment to solve problems requiring forces including identifying inputs (what goes in to the system), processes (what happens within the system) and outputs (what comes out of the system), for …
Elaboration (5) | ACTDEK011 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEK020
deconstructing a product or system to discover how movement, sound or light can be controlled, for example deconstructing a torch or buzzer and exploring circuit design
Elaboration | ACTDEK020 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK011
conducting investigations to understand the characteristics and properties of materials and forces that may affect the behaviour and performance of a product or system, for example woomera design
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK011 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK013
investigating the suitability of technologies − materials, systems, components, tools and equipment − when designing and making a product, service or environment, for example a toy for a young child, a composting system for household waste management, …
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK013 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIK014
explaining how data may be transmitted between two digital systems in different ways, for example that wires or cables are used in wired networks to transfer data from one digital system to another, and radio waves are used to transmit data in wireless …
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIK014 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum