YEAR 4S TECHNOLOGY PAGE
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
The Australian Curriculum: Design and Technologies enables students to become creative and responsive designers. When they consider ethical, legal, aesthetic and functional factors and the economic, environmental and social impacts of technological change, and how the choice and use of technologies contributes to a sustainable future, they are developing the knowledge, understanding and skills to become discerning decision-makers. (ACARA, 2016)
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Australian Curriculum Descriptors
ALLOCATED
Design and Technologies Processes and Production Skills
Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to produce designed solutions (ACTDEP014)
COMPLEMENTARY
Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding
Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs (ACTDEK010)
CROSS-CURRICULUM PRIORITIES
Sustainability: Actions that support more sustainable patterns of living require consideration of environmental, social, cultural and economic systems and their interdependence.(ACARA 2016)
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This resource is used to introduce the topic and assessment. The PowerPoint presentation will be initially used by the teacher to explain the assessment task to the students. The students will be explained the scenario, given examples of menus and explained the expectations of their finished product. Students are invited to return to the video at anytime to get support. .