Key ideas

Overarching idea: Creating preferred futures The Technologies curriculum provides students with opportunities to consider how solutions that are created now will be used in the future. Students will identify the possible benefits and risks of creating …

Key ideas | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

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 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 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

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

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

ACTDEK012

Investigate food and fibre production and food technologies used in modern and traditional societies

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDEK012 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK003

Explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter and how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDEK003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK021

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

Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK044

Investigate and make judgements on the ethical and sustainable production and marketing of food and fibre

Elaborations

ACTDEK044 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK045

Investigate and make judgements on how the principles of food safety, preservation, preparation, presentation and sensory perceptions influence the creation of food solutions for healthy eating

Elaborations

ACTDEK045 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK012

recognising the benefits food technologies provide for health and food safety and ensuring that a wide variety of food is available and can be prepared for healthy eating

Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK012 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACTDEK044

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

Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK044 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACTDEK033

planning and making quality, safe and nutritious food items, using a range of food preparation tools, equipment and techniques

Elaboration | ACTDEK033 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK021

Investigate how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments and prepared to enable people to grow and be healthy

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDEK021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK032

Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDEK032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDEK033

Analyse how characteristics and properties of food determine preparation techniques and presentation when designing solutions for healthy eating

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDEK033 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACTDEK032

recognising the importance of food and fibre production to Australia’s food security and economy including exports and imports to and from Asia when critiquing and exploring food and fibre production

Elaboration (5) | ACTDEK032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACTDEK045

experimenting with food preservation methods such as freezing and dehydrating to determine changes to food structure and how these impact on designing healthy food solutions, for example dehydrating fruit for the lunch box

Elaboration | ACTDEK045 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum