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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 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 (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 (3) ACTDEP014

examining the structure and production of everyday products, services and environments to enhance their own design ideas

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP015

visualising and exploring innovative design ideas by producing thumbnail drawings, models and labelled drawings to explain features and modifications

Elaboration (1) ACTDEP017

evaluating, revising and selecting design ideas, based on criteria for success and including consideration of ethics, social values and sustainability

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 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 (1) ACTDEP024

investigating designed solutions from around the world to make suitable, quality decisions that meet the design brief, challenge or scenario

Elaboration ACTDEP025

generating a range of design ideas for products, services or environments using prior knowledge, skills and research

Elaboration (2) ACTDEP025

analysing and modifying design ideas to enhance and improve the sustainability of the product, service, environment or system

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 (2) ACTDEK029

critiquing competing factors that influence the design of services, for example a natural disaster warning system for a community

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 (5) ACTDEK029

identifying needs and new opportunities for design and enterprise, for example promotion and marketing of designed solutions

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 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 (2) ACTDEP038

evaluating designed solutions and processes and transferring new knowledge and skills to future design projects

Elaboration ACTDEK047

examining factors influencing the design of a product that has an explicit environmental emphasis, for example the low-flush toilet

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP050

explaining safe working practices required for a specific classroom design project for individual or community use

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