By the end of Level 2: In Design Technologies, indicative progression towards the Level 4 By the end of 4: Students describe the purpose of familiar designed achievement standard may be when students: Students explain how solutions are designed to best solutions and how they meet the needs of users meet needs of the communities and their and affect others and environments. environments. They identify the features and uses of some They describe contributions of people in design and technologies for each of the prescribed technologies occupations. technologies contexts. Students describe how the features of technologies With guidance, students create designed solutions can be used to create designed solutions for each of for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. the prescribed technologies contexts. They describe given needs or opportunities. Students create designed solutions for each of the Students create and evaluate their ideas and prescribed technologies contexts. designed solutions based on personal They explain or opportunities and evaluate ideas preferences. and designed solutions against identified criteria for They communicate design ideas for their designed success, including sustainability considerations. solutions, using modelling and simple drawings. They develop and expand design ideas and communicate these using models and drawings Following sequenced steps, students demonstrate including annotations and symbols. safe use of tools and equipment when producing Students plan and sequence major steps in design and designed solutions. production. They identify appropriate technologies and techniques and demonstrate safe work practices when creating designed solutions. CURRICULUM AREA Technologies/Design Technologies – Context: Content Descriptions: Design Technologies Level 4 Achievement Design Technologies 6 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward 6 Achievement Standard Standard By the end of Level 4: In Design Technologies, indicative progression towards the Level 6 By the end of Level 6: Students explain how solutions are designed to achievement standard may be when students: Students describe some competing considerations in best meet needs of the communities and their the design of solutions taking into account environments. sustainability. They describe contributions of people in design They describe how design and technologies contribute and technologies occupations. to meeting present and future needs. Students describe how the features of Students explain how the features of technologies technologies can be used to create designed impact on designed solutions for each of the solutions 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 identified prescribed technologies contexts. needs or opportunities. They explain needs or opportunities and evaluate ideas and designed solutions against identified
By the end of Level 2: Students describe the purpose of familiar designed solutions and how they meet the needs of users and affect others and environments. They identify the features and uses of some technologies for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. With guidance, students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They describe given needs or opportunities. Students create and evaluate their ideas and designed solutions based on personal preferences. They communicate design ideas for their designed solutions, using modelling and simple drawings. Following sequenced steps, students demonstrate safe use of tools and equipment when producing designed solutions. In Design Technologies, indicative progression towards the Level 4 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of 4: Students explain how solutions are designed to best meet needs of the communities and their environments. They describe contributions of people in design and technologies occupations. Students describe how the features of technologies can be used to create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They explain or opportunities and evaluate ideas and designed solutions against identified 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. CURRICULUM AREA – Technologies/Design Technologies Context: Content Descriptions: Design Technologies Level 4 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward 6 Achievement Standard Design Technologies 6 Achievement Standard By the end of Level 4: Students explain how solutions are designed to best meet needs of the communities and their environments. They describe contributions of people in design and technologies occupations. Students describe how the features of technologies can be used to create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They explain needs or opportunities and evaluate ideas and designed solutions against identified In Design Technologies, indicative progression towards the Level 6 achievement standard may be when students: 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.
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