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
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) 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 (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) ACTDEK013
comparing how different components interrelate and complement each other in a finished designed solution, for example investigating and playing with joining processes for a variety of materials in the production of common products
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK013 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEP014
examining the structure and production of everyday products, services and environments to enhance their own design ideas
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEP014 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEP015
visualising and exploring innovative design ideas by producing thumbnail drawings, models and labelled drawings to explain features and modifications
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEP015 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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 (3) | ACTDEP016 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEP017
reflecting on the sustainability implications of selected designed solutions
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEP018
sequencing steps to collaboratively produce a designed solution
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEP018 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK010
investigating materials, components, tools and equipment, including by using digital technologies, to discover their characteristics and properties, how they can be used more sustainably and their impact in the future
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK010 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | 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) ACTDEK012
describing ideal conditions for successful plant and animal production including how climate and soils affect production and availability of foods, for example Aboriginal seasons and food availability
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK012 | 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 (2) ACTDEP014
exploring and testing a range of materials under different conditions for suitability including sustainability considerations and identifying appropriate tools, equipment and techniques
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP014 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP015
identifying the properties of materials needed for the designed solution
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP015 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP016
using tools and equipment accurately when measuring, marking and cutting; and explaining the importance of accuracy when designing and making, for example creating a template, measuring ingredients in a recipe, sowing seeds
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP016 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP017
evaluating the functional and aesthetic qualities of a designed solution
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP018
identifying the steps in a mass production process
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP018 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum