Structure
The Australian Curriculum: Technologies Foundation – Year 10 comprises two subjects: Design and Technologies Digital Technologies. The Australian Curriculum: Technologies is written on the basis that all students will study the two subjects from Foundation …
Structure | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Introduction
The Australian Curriculum: Technologies describes two distinct but related subjects: Design and Technologies, in which students use design thinking and technologies to generate and produce designed solutions for authentic needs and opportunities Digital …
Introduction | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Design and Technologies Foundation to Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students describe the purpose of familiar products, services and environments and how they meet a range of present needs. They list the features of technologies that influence design decisions and identify how digital systems are …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Design and Technologies Years 3 and 4
By the end of Year 4, students describe how social, technical and sustainability factors influence the design of solutions to meet present and future needs. They describe features of technologies that influence design decisions and how a range of digital …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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 | Achievement Standards | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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 …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Digital Technologies Foundation to Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students describe the purpose of familiar products, services and environments and how they meet a range of present needs. They list the features of technologies that influence design decisions and identify how digital systems are …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Digital Technologies Years 3 and 4
By the end of Year 4, students describe how social, technical and sustainability factors influence the design of solutions to meet present and future needs. They describe features of technologies that influence design decisions and how a range of digital …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Digital 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 | Achievement Standards | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Learning Area Achievement Standard Digital 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 …
Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Digital 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
Rationale Digital Technologies
This rationale complements and extends the rationale for the Technologies learning area. In a world that is increasingly digitised and automated, it is critical to the wellbeing and sustainability of the economy, the environment and society, that the …
Rationale | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK010
considering the impact of environments on users, for example a school vegetable garden, a protected outdoor play area
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK010 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK004
exploring facilities in local environments for accessibility and environmental impact, for example location of bike tracks and sporting fields using digital maps to view local area
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | 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) ACTDEK010
exploring and testing factors that impact on design decisions, for example considering the demographics of an area or the impact of natural disasters on design of constructed environments such as the structural design of buildings in Japan to withstand …
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK010 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEK021
investigating and experimenting with different tools, equipment and methods of preparing soil and the effect on soil quality and sustainability including conserving and recycling nutrients, for example when designing a sustainable school vegetable garden …
Elaboration | ACTDEK021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP018
applying the principles and elements of design to a set of requirements in order to produce a user interface for a system that addresses an identified need, for example to emphasise or highlight an area of the screen to draw the viewer’s attention to …
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP018 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum