The Australian Technologies Curriculum

1. Design and Technology

1.1. Design thinking

1.2. Design solutions

2. Bands

2.1. Foundation to Year 2

2.2. Years 3 and 4

2.3. Years 5 and 6

2.4. Years 7 and 8

2.5. Years 9 and 10

3. Strands

3.1. Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding

3.1.1. Digital Systems ACTDIK001

3.1.2. Representation of data ACTDIK002

3.1.2.1. Text, numeric, images and sounds

3.2. Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills

3.2.1. Collecting, managing and analysing data ACTDIP003

3.2.2. Digital Implementation

3.2.2.1. Communicating data ACTDIP003

3.2.2.2. Engage with others and their information ACTDIP006

3.2.3. Creating Solutions

3.2.3.1. Investigate and define

3.2.3.2. Design

3.2.3.3. Producing and implementing

3.2.3.4. Evaluate

3.2.3.5. Collaborating and managing

4. Digital Technologies

4.1. Computation thinking

4.2. Information system

4.3. Design digital soloutions

5. Bands

5.1. Foundations to year 2

5.2. Years 3 and 4

5.3. Years 5 and 6

5.4. Years 7 and 8

5.5. Years 9 and 10

6. Strands

6.1. Design and Technologies Knowledge and Undersanding

6.1.1. Technologies and society (their relationship) ACTDEK001

6.1.2. Technologies and their contexts

6.1.2.1. Engineering Principles and systems ACTDEK002

6.1.2.2. Food and Fibre Productions ACTDEK003

6.1.2.3. Materials and Technologies Specialisations ACTDEK004

6.2. Design and Technologies processes and production skills

6.2.1. Creating solutions

6.2.1.1. Investigating and Defining

6.2.1.2. Designing

6.2.1.3. Producing and Implementing

6.2.1.4. Evaluating

6.2.1.5. Collaborating and implementing

7. Rationale

7.1. Ensuring all students learn how technology has

7.2. Technology affects us on a global scale.

7.3. Development in technology allows us to create more sustainable patterns of living.

7.4. Technology has the potential to transform,restore and sustain future societies and environments.

7.5. Develop skills in how to respond to needs both current and in the future.

7.6. Understanding the process technologies are developed in and how they impact societies.

7.7. Exploring technological solutions and their personal values as well as the values of those around them.

7.8. Experimentation, problem solving, prototyping and evaluating to show the importance of planning

8. Aims

8.1. Investigate, plan, implement and evaluate solutions

8.2. Understand how technologies have developed over time

8.3. Are creative, innovative and enterprising when working with technologies

8.4. Make informed and ethical decisions when it comes to the use of technology

8.5. Engage with and select appropriate technologies when designing solutions

8.6. Critique, analyse and evaluate problems and developing solutions

9. General Capabilities

9.1. Literacy

9.2. Numeracy

9.3. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

9.4. Critical and creative thinking (CCT)

9.5. Personal and social capability (PSC)

9.6. Ethical understanding (EU)

9.7. Intercultural understanding (ICU).

10. Cross Curriculum Priorities

10.1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture

10.2. Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

10.3. Sustainability

11. Links to other learning areas

11.1. English

11.2. Mathematics

11.3. Science

11.4. History

11.5. Geography

11.6. The Arts

11.7. Physical Education

12. Student Diversity

12.1. Disability

12.2. Gifted and Talented

12.3. EAL/EAD Students

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