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Elaboration (3) ACTDEP035

examining, testing and evaluating a variety of suitable materials, components, tools and equipment for each design project, for example the differences between natural hardwood and plantation softwood timbers, which determine their suitability for particular …

Elaboration (2) ACTDEK002

selecting materials to demonstrate how material properties are appropriate for particular designed solutions, for example materials that enable sliding or floating

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK020

recognising the need to carefully plan and select components for a system to perform a specific task

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) ACTDEP026

manipulating materials with appropriate tools, equipment and techniques, for example when preparing food, cultivating garden beds, constructing products

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP016

selecting and using materials, components, tools, equipment and processes with consideration of the environmental impact at each stage of the production process

Elaboration (2) ACTDEP007

assembling components of systems and checking they function as planned, for example when making a musical instrument

Elaboration (2) ACTDEK020

investigating the features of electrical devices such as switches, light globes and sensors

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) ACTDEP024

testing a range of materials, components, tools and equipment to determine the appropriate technologies needed to make products, services or environments, for example a moving vehicle

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK045

preparing and presenting foods using a range of techniques to ensure optimum nutrient content, flavour, texture and visual appeal, for example designing and producing a healthy snack for the canteen and using food photography and digital technologies …

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK021

using current food guides and government-endorsed food policies to plan food choices

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP048

examining relationships of properties for complementary materials for products, for example examining compressive and tensile strengths of materials

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP049

considering competing variables that may hinder or enhance project development, for example weight, strength and price; laws; social protocols and community consultation processes

Elaboration (2) ACTDEP017

evaluating the functional and aesthetic qualities of a designed solution

Elaboration (2) ACTDEP024

identifying the importance of complementary parts of working, everyday systems by deconstructing the components, structure and purpose of products, services or environments

Elaboration (2) ACTDEP049

re-imagining designs to feature emerging technologies

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP039

investigating the time needed for each step of production

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK044

investigating the interdependence of plants and animals in food and fibre production

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK046

investigating emerging materials and their impact on design decisions

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