The Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum is designed to prepare young people for the future world in which they will learn, and prepares them to respond to the challenges that will continue to shape their world.It sets out the priorities and aspirations we hold for all our young people. The curriculum represents what the Australian community values as the knowledge, understanding and skills that young people should attain.The Australian Curriculum was developed to improve the quality, equity and transparency of Australia's education system.
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Design and Technologies
Rationale
In an increasingly technological and complex world, we need citizens with the knowledge and confidence to analyse and creatively respond to design opportunities and challenges including for a circular economy. Knowledge, understanding and skills involved in the design, development and use of technologies are influenced by and can play a role in enriching and transforming societies and our natural, managed and constructed environments.Design and Technologies enables students to become creative and responsive designers. When students consider ethical, legal, aesthetic and functional factors and the economic, environmental and social impacts of technological change, and how the choice and use of technologies contributes to a sustainable future, they are developing the knowledge, understanding and skills to become discerning decision-makers.
Design and Technologies engages students in creating quality designed solutions for identified needs and opportunities across a range of technologies contexts. Students manage projects independently and collaboratively from conception to realisation. They apply design and systems thinking and design processes to investigate, generate, evaluate, iterate and improve design ideas, processes and solutions. They plan and produce (make) designed solutions. They develop a sense of pride, satisfaction and enjoyment from their ability to design and produce innovative designed products, services and environments.
Design and Technologies gives students authentic learning challenges that foster curiosity, confidence, persistence, innovation, creativity, respect and cooperation. It motivates young people and engages them in learning experiences that are transferable to family and home, constructive leisure activities, community contribution and the world of work.
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Years 9–10
By the end of Year 10 students should have had the opportunity to create at least 4 designed solutions focused on one or more of the 4 Technologies contexts.
Core concepts
Underpinning the Design and Technologies curriculum are the core concepts of the Technologies learning area. The subject-specific core concepts for Design and Technologies are:
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