Elaboration (4) ACTDEK002
combining materials and using forces in design, for example designing the door on a cage or a simple conveyor belt to move materials short distances
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP005
identifying, gathering and playing with materials, components, tools and equipment to generate personal design ideas, for example designing a greeting card for a friend
Elaboration | ACTDEP005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP009
checking that planned features have been included in design plans and drawings by referring to identified criteria for success including care for the environment
Elaboration | ACTDEP009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | 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 (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 (1) ACTDEP017
evaluating, revising and selecting design ideas, based on criteria for success and including consideration of ethics, social values and sustainability
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP017
comparing the amount of waste that would be produced from different design and development options and the potential for recycling waste
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEK023
identifying the properties of materials for the design and construction of a sustainable household item, for example a product for storing harvested water
Elaboration | ACTDEK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEP024
investigating designed solutions from around the world to make suitable, quality decisions that meet the design brief, challenge or scenario
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEP024 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP025
generating a range of design ideas for products, services or environments using prior knowledge, skills and research
Elaboration | ACTDEP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP025
analysing and modifying design ideas to enhance and improve the sustainability of the product, service, environment or system
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEP025
experimenting with materials, tools and equipment to refine design ideas, for example considering the selection of materials and joining techniques to suit the purpose of a product
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK029
critiquing competing factors that influence the design of services, for example a natural disaster warning system for a community
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK029
considering the rights and responsibilities of those working in design and technologies occupations, for example consideration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDEK029
identifying needs and new opportunities for design and enterprise, for example promotion and marketing of designed solutions
Elaboration (5) | ACTDEK029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK031
experimenting to select the most appropriate principles and systems on which to base design ideas, for example structural components to be tested for strength
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP036
using a variety of critical and creative thinking strategies such as brainstorming, sketching, 3-D modelling and experimenting to generate innovative design ideas
Elaboration | ACTDEP036 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP038
evaluating designed solutions and processes and transferring new knowledge and skills to future design projects
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEK047
examining factors influencing the design of a product that has an explicit environmental emphasis, for example the low-flush toilet
Elaboration | ACTDEK047 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum