criteria for success, including sustainability They suggest criteria for success, including considerations. sustainability considerations and use these to evaluate They develop and expand design ideas and their ideas and designed solutions. communicate these using models and drawings They combine design and communicate these to including annotations and symbols. audiences using graphical representation techniques Students plan and sequence major steps in design and technical terms. and production. Students record project plans including production They identify appropriate technologies and processes. techniques and demonstrate safe work practices They select and use appropriate technologies and when creating designed solutions. techniques correctly and safely to produce designed solutions. CURRICULUM AREA Technologies/Design Technologies – Context: Content Descriptions: Design Technologies Level 6 Achievement Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement Standard Design Technologies Level 8 Achievement Standard Standard By the end of Level 6: In indicative progression towards the Level 8 By the end of Level 8: Design Technologies, Students describe some competing considerations achievement standard may be when students: Students explain factors that influence the design of in the design of solutions taking into account solutions to meet present and future needs. sustainability. They explain the contribution of design and technology They describe how design and technologies innovations and enterprise to society. contribute to meeting present and future needs. Students explain how the features of technologies Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design impact on designed solutions for each of the decisions for each of the prescribed technologies prescribed technologies contexts. contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts, suitable for prescribed technologies contexts based on an identified needs or opportunities. evaluation of needs or opportunities. They suggest criteria for success, including They develop criteria for success, including sustainability considerations and use these to sustainability considerations, and use these to judge evaluate their ideas and designed solutions. the suitability of their ideas and designed solutions and They combine design ideas and communicate processes. these to audiences using graphical representation They create and adapt design ideas, make considered techniques and technical terms. decisions and communicate to different audiences Students record project plans including production using appropriate technical terms and a range of processes. technologies and graphical representation techniques.
criteria for success, including sustainability considerations. They develop and expand design ideas and communicate these using models and drawings including annotations and symbols. Students plan and sequence major steps in design and production. They identify appropriate technologies and techniques and demonstrate safe work practices when creating designed solutions. They suggest criteria for success, including sustainability considerations and use these to evaluate their ideas and designed solutions. They combine design and communicate these to audiences using graphical representation techniques and technical terms. Students record project plans including production processes. They select and use appropriate technologies and techniques correctly and safely to produce designed solutions. CURRICULUM AREA – Technologies/Design Technologies Context: Content Descriptions: Design Technologies Level 6 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement Standard Design Technologies Level 8 Achievement Standard By the end of Level 6: Students describe some competing considerations in the design of solutions taking into account sustainability. They describe how design and technologies contribute to meeting present and future needs. Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts, suitable for identified needs or opportunities. They suggest criteria for success, including sustainability considerations and use these to evaluate their ideas and designed solutions. They combine design ideas and communicate these to audiences using graphical representation techniques and technical terms. Students record project plans including production processes. In Design Technologies, indicative progression towards the Level 8 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of Level 8: Students explain factors that influence the design of solutions 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.