Design and Technologies — Book A

Our Project-based learning through Design and Technologies series is designed to help teach students the content, skills and processes outlined by the Australian Curriculum Design and Technologies learning area. Through hands-on, real-world projects, four themes are covered - food and cooking, clothing and textiles, building and construction, and technological advancements. Get your students engaged and develop their process and production skills.

Features

• Cover the Australian Curriculum Design and Technologies learning with explicit links within each unit
• Inquiry-based lessons to feed your students' curiosity and level-up their prior knowledge
• Extensive teacher notes and thorough background information to guide your explanations and teaching

Curriculum codes

• Identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community need (ACTDEK001) ​
• Explore how technologies use forces to create movement in products (ACTDEK002) ​
• Explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter and how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating (ACTDEK003) ​
• Explore the characteristics and properties of materials and components that are used to produce designed solutions (ACTDEK004) ​
• Explore needs and opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions (ACTDEK005) ​
• Generate, develop and record design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling (ACTDEK006) ​
• Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions (ACTDEK007) ​
• Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions including their care for environment (ACTDEK008) ​
• Sequence steps for making designed solutions and working collaboratively (ACTDEK009) ​