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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

Structure Digital Technologies

The Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies (F–10) comprises two related strands: Digital Technologies knowledge and understanding – the information system components of data, and digital systems (hardware, software and networks) Digital Technologies …

Structure | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK001

asking questions about natural and managed environments and impacts on them when selecting materials, tools and equipment when designing and making products, for example harvesting products from the school garden and using recycled clothing

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK002

identifying, and playing and experimenting with, components such as wheels, balls, slides, springs and available local materials, tools and equipment to solve problems requiring movement

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK003

identifying products that can be designed and produced from plants and animals, for example food products, paper and wood products, fabrics and yarns, and fertilisers

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK004

developing new meanings for objects and action during play, for example exploring how household packaging can be used to represent other objects

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP005

exploring opportunities around the school for designing solutions, for example how school play areas could be improved; how the school removes classroom waste and identifying opportunities to reduce, recycle and re-use materials; reviewing the school …

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP006

communicating design ideas by modelling, and producing and labelling two-dimensional drawings using a range of technologies to show different views (top view and side view), for example a new environment such as a cubby house or animal shelter

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP007

learning and safely practising a range of technical skills using tools and equipment, for example joining techniques when making products, watering and mulching gardens, preparing food, using software to design an environment

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP008

recording a judgement about design ideas with teacher guidance, for example expressing own likes and dislikes about a design idea

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP009

using lists or storyboarding when planning and making, for example when planning an electronic planting calendar

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 (1) ACTDEK011

exploring through play how movement can be initiated by combining materials and using forces, for example releasing a wound rubber band to propel a model boat

Elaboration (1) ACTDEK012

identifying the areas in Australia and Asia where major food or fibre plants and animals are grown or bred, for example the wheat and sheep belts, areas where sugar cane or rice are grown, northern Australia’s beef industry, plantation and native forest …

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