Elaboration ACTDEK047
examining factors influencing the design of a product that has an explicit environmental emphasis, for example the low-flush toilet
Elaboration | ACTDEK047 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK047
critiquing environments in relation to preferred futures in relation to society, ethics and sustainability practices, for example the refurbishment of a local playground; the re-design of a local wetland
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK047 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEP026
working safely, responsibly and cooperatively to ensure safe work areas, for example the safe use of equipment when making a water-resistant, floating craft or a model of an environmentally sensitive outdoor shelter
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEP017
evaluating, revising and selecting design ideas, based on criteria for success and including consideration of ethics, social values and sustainability
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
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 (4) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDEP017
reflecting on designed solutions to critique and assess suitability, sustainability and enterprise opportunities and determine how well they meet success criteria
Elaboration (5) | ACTDEP017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP025
analysing and modifying design ideas to enhance and improve the sustainability of the product, service, environment or system
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK040
explaining how product life cycle thinking can influence decision-making related to design and technologies, for example rethinking products to provide for re-use, selecting a material for a product that has a lower carbon footprint
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEK046
critiquing the design of an existing product to identify environmental consequences of material selection
Elaboration | ACTDEK046 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK046
justifying decisions when selecting from a broad range of technologies − materials, systems, components, tools and equipment, for example selecting low-emission paints and locally sourced materials
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK046 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP048
critiquing the design of new products to identify how well design ideas respond to sustainability issues
Elaboration | ACTDEP048 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK001
asking questions about natural and managed environments and impacts on them when selecting materials, tools and equipment when designing and making products, for example harvesting products from the school garden and using recycled clothing
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEK001
exploring and critiquing products, services and environments for their impact on sustainability, for example the environmental risks and benefits of a system for organically or hydroponically growing a vegetable crop from seed or seedling to harvest
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEK001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDEP035
selecting appropriate materials to acknowledge sustainability requirements by using life cycle thinking
Elaboration (5) | ACTDEP035 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK040
recognising the impact of past designed solutions and possible decisions when creating preferred futures, for example the design of public transport systems that use renewable energy and the design of rural communities to reduce fire risk
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDEK040
critiquing mass production systems taking into account ethics and sustainability considerations, for example the mass production of food, clothing and shoes and why manufacturers produce different versions of the same product
Elaboration (4) | ACTDEK040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEP037
identifying and managing risks in the development of various projects, for example working safely, responsibly, cooperatively and ethically on design projects, assessing uncertainty and risk in relation to long-term health and environmental impacts
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEP037 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK029
investigating how ethics, social values, profitability and sustainability considerations impact on design and technologies, for example animal welfare, intellectual property, off-shore manufacturing in Asia
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK019
considering the impact designed products, services or environments have in relation to sustainability and also on local, regional and global communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and countries in the Asia region
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK019 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK047
critiquing product manufacturing processes in relation to society, ethics, and sustainability factors, for example a mechanised entertainment system; an interactive multimedia product to teach a concept to a student in a country in Asia
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK047 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum