Elaboration ACTDEK043
explaining the way common machines combine properties of materials and force, motion and energy in, for example, cranes on building sites
Elaboration | ACTDEK043 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDEK043
examining and explaining the interaction between material properties and function of a common system, such as car brakes
Elaboration (1) | ACTDEK043 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDEK046
analysing and explaining the ways in which the properties and characteristics of materials have been considered in the design of a product with specific requirements such as reduced weight to reduce transport costs in rural Australia
Elaboration (2) | ACTDEK046 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDEP050
explaining safe working practices required for a specific classroom design project for individual or community use
Elaboration (3) | ACTDEP050 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDEP052
producing, explaining and interpreting drawings; and planning production timelines using digital technologies
Elaboration | ACTDEP052 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK001
constructing a model of a real or imaginary digital systems device for use in role-play scenarios and explaining the features of the device to an adult
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP010
explaining what the problem is and some features of the problem, such as what need is associated with the problem, who has the problem and why
Elaboration | ACTDIP010 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP010
explaining to others how to follow technical instructions, for example how to capture and download images from a mobile device
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP010 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP012
investigating how information systems are used in communities and explaining what needs are being met, for example students jointly creating a short survey and collecting data about how many community residents use the online library borrowing system …
Elaboration | ACTDIP012 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIK014
explaining how data may be transmitted between two digital systems in different ways, for example that wires or cables are used in wired networks to transfer data from one digital system to another, and radio waves are used to transmit data in wireless …
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIK014 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIK015
explaining that binary represents numbers using 1s and 0s and these represent the on and off electrical states respectively in hardware and robotics
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIK015 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP021
using sustainability criteria to explain how well students' solutions meet requirements, for example personal data are secured (social) and the solution can only be viewed on screen to avoid printing (environmental)
Elaboration | ACTDIP021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP021
explaining why people interact so readily with touch systems, for example touch input requires less dexterity to issue instructions and is designed to be accessible to users through the use of icons
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIK023
explaining that networks have components that control the movement of data, for example routers, hubs, switches and bridges manage data traffic and that the characteristics of these components impact on the operation (speed and security) of networks
Elaboration | ACTDIK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIK023
explaining how cellular radio towers (transceivers) and mobile phones work together to create mobile networks
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIK024
explaining that characters in text correspond to numbers defined by the character set, for example ‘A’ corresponds to 65 in the ASCII and Unicode character sets
Elaboration | ACTDIK024 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK024
explaining ways media elements are presented, for example the difference between embedded and linked media elements
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK024 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP028
designing the user interface of a solution using a range of design tools, for example using a storyboard to explain the stages of a game, and wire-frames and mock-ups to describe the appearance of a solution
Elaboration | ACTDIP028 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP031
comparing student solutions with existing solutions that solve similar problems, for example identifying differences in the user interface of two adventure games and explaining how these differences affect the usability or appeal of the game
Elaboration | ACTDIP031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIK034
explaining how an operating system manages the relationship between hardware, applications and system software
Elaboration | ACTDIK034 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum