1. Content Elaborations
1.1. Ideas on how to teach
2. Subjects
2.1. Design and Technology
2.1.1. Knowledge and Understanding
2.1.1.1. The use, development and impact of technoloies in peoples lives
2.1.1.2. Design concepts across a rnge of technologies contexts
2.1.2. Processes and Production Skills
2.1.2.1. critiquing, exploring and investigating needs and opportunities
2.1.2.2. generating, developing and evaluating design ideas for designed solutions
2.1.2.3. planning, producing(making) and evaluating designed solutions
2.2. Digital Technology
2.2.1. Knowledge and Understanding
2.2.1.1. how data are represented and structured symbolically
2.2.1.2. the components of digital systems: software, hardware and networks
2.2.1.3. the use, development and impact of inforamtion systems in people's lives
2.2.2. Processes and Production Skills
2.2.2.1. collecting, managing and interpreting data when creating information, and the nature and properties of data, how it is collected and interpreted
2.2.2.2. using a range of digital systems and their components and peripherals
2.2.2.3. defining problems and specifying and implementing their solutions
2.2.2.4. creating and communicating information, especially online, and interacting safely using appropriate technical ad social protocols
3. Cross Curricular Links
3.1. English
3.1.1. descriptive
3.1.2. instructional
3.1.3. marketing
3.1.4. reports
3.1.5. group discussions
3.2. Mathematics
3.2.1. graphs
3.2.2. tables
3.2.3. lists
3.2.4. unit of measurement
3.2.5. data analysis
3.2.6. pattern analysis
3.2.7. linear equations
3.3. History
3.3.1. how technology has changed over time
3.3.2. how technology has changed/ benefited/improved society
3.4. Science
3.4.1. problem solving
3.4.2. biology
3.4.3. chemistry
3.4.4. physics
4. Content Descriptors
4.1. MUST TEACH!
5. General Capabilities
5.1. Students will develop skills in the folloing areas through the integration and exploration of Design and Technology/ Digital Technology.
5.1.1. Literacy
5.1.2. Numeracy
5.1.3. Critical and creative thinking
5.1.4. Information and communication technology (ICT)
5.1.5. Personal and social capabilities
5.1.6. Ethical understanding
5.1.7. Intercultural understanding
6. Aims
6.1. Digital Technology and Design Technology
6.1.1. To develop the skills and knowledge students need to work individually and in groups with different forms of technology.
6.1.2. Understand technological developments.
6.1.3. Work creatively. innovatively and effectively with different types of technology, tools, data. equipment, etc.
6.1.4. Critique and evaluate technical processes.
6.1.5. Engage confidently and make informed decissions about ethical and sustainablitly of technology.
6.1.6. Doccument design ideas.
6.1.7. Use materials, tools, etc. to develop design ideas.
7. Band Levels
7.1. Design and Technology and Digital Technology is taught in band levels not year groups because this allows students 2-3 years to develop and master the skills and concepts being taught.
7.1.1. Foundation - 2
7.1.2. 3-4
7.1.3. 5-6
8. Ideas
8.1. Creating prefered futures.
8.1.1. Systems thinking
8.2. Project mangement.
8.2.1. work/time plan
8.2.2. planning
8.2.3. evaluating
8.2.4. constraints
8.2.5. resourses
8.2.6. finance