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Design project: Pig enclosure

Summary of task

Students completed an analysis of the two pig enclosures (managed environments) at the school where pigs were housed. They used their prior knowledge, internet research and an audit key to assist them in assessing the positives and negatives of each of these enclosures. Specific emphasis was placed on animal welfare, social values and ethics around pig production, sustainability, effluent disposal, and practical and economic considerations. Students were asked to identify the top five factors to consider when designing a piggery for a given situation.

The focus of this task was to design and produce an environment for the technologies context food and fibre production.

Achievement standard

By the end of Year 8, students explain factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs. They explain the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society. Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts.

Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts based on an evaluation of needs or opportunities. They develop criteria for success, including sustainability considerations, and use these to judge the suitability of their ideas and designed solutions and processes. They create and adapt design ideas, make considered decisions and communicate to different audiences using appropriate technical terms and a range of technologies and graphical representation techniques. Students apply project management skills to document and use project plans to manage production processes. They independently and safely produce effective designed solutions for the intended purpose.

By the end of Year 8, students explain how social, ethical, technical and sustainability considerations influence the design of innovative and enterprising solutions to meet a range of present and future needs. They explain how the features of technologies influence design and production decisions. Students make choices between different types of networks for defined purposes.

Students explain a range of needs, opportunities or problems and define them in terms of functional requirements and constraints. They collect, authenticate and interpret data from a range of sources to assist in making informed judgements. Students generate and document in digital and non-digital form, design ideas for different audiences using appropriate technical terms, and graphical representation techniques including algorithms. They independently and safely plan, design, test, modify and create a range of digital solutions that meet intended purposes including user interfaces and the use of a programming language. They plan, document and effectively manage processes and resources to produce designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They develop criteria for success, including innovation and sustainability considerations, and use these to judge the suitability of their ideas, solutions and processes. Students use appropriate protocols when collaborating, and creating and communicating ideas, information and solutions face-to-face and online.

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Lists broad environmental and sustainability impacts associated with pig enclosures (managed environments) 2 Annotation 2
Outlines the importance of animal welfare when designing pig enclosures 3 Annotation 3
Identifies how design of intensive production systems can address animal welfare concerns 4 Annotation 4
Identifies resources needed to raise pigs 5 Annotation 5
Lists some legal and ethical requirements to be considered when housing pigs

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    Lists broad environmental and sustainability impacts associated with pig enclosures (managed environments)
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    Outlines the importance of animal welfare when designing pig enclosures
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    Identifies how design of intensive production systems can address animal welfare concerns
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    Identifies resources needed to raise pigs
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    Annotation 5
    Lists some legal and ethical requirements to be considered when housing pigs
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Creates a simple line drawing with appropriate labelling to illustrate some design features of the indoor pig enclosure

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    Creates a simple line drawing with appropriate labelling to illustrate some design features of the indoor pig enclosure
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Illustrates the design features of the outdoor pig enclosure and labelling with appropriate technical terms

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    Illustrates the design features of the outdoor pig enclosure and labelling with appropriate technical terms
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Identifies some basic positive and negative features of the indoor (intensive) and outdoor (extensive) production systems housing the pigs and makes links to animal welfare

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    Identifies some basic positive and negative features of the indoor (intensive) and outdoor (extensive) production systems housing the pigs and makes links to animal welfare
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Explains the factors needed to be considered when designing and building a piggery and prioritises the importance of each factor

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    Explains the factors needed to be considered when designing and building a piggery and prioritises the importance of each factor
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Acknowledges references used to investigate managed environments for pigs

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    Acknowledges references used to investigate managed environments for pigs