Ways of working Knowledge and understanding Students are able to: Technology as a human endeavour identify and analyse the purpose and Technology influences and impacts on people, context for design ideas their communities and environments. generate design ideas that match Different ideas for designs and products are requirements developed to meet the needs and wants of people, their communities and environments. select resources, techniques and tools to make products Aspects of appropriateness influence product design and production decisions. plan production procedures by identifying and sequencing steps Information, materials and systems (resources) The characteristics of resources are matched make products to match design ideas with tools and techniques to make products to by manipulating and processing meet design challenges. resources Techniques and tools are selected to identify and apply safe practices appropriately manipulate characteristics of evaluate products and processes to resources to meet design ideas. identify strengths, limitations, effectiveness and improvements reflect on learning to identify new understandings and future applications. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Investigating and designing Producing Evaluating Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5, QSA, . Links to other KLAs This assessment could be expanded to assess the following Essential Learnings. Mathematics Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5
Ways of working Students are able to: identify and analyse the purpose and context for design ideas generate design ideas that match requirements select resources, techniques and tools to make products plan production procedures by identifying and sequencing steps make products to match design ideas by manipulating and processing resources identify and apply safe practices evaluate products and processes to identify strengths, limitations, effectiveness and improvements reflect on learning to identify new understandings and future applications. Knowledge and understanding Technology as a human endeavour Technology influences and impacts on people, their communities and environments. Different ideas for designs and products are developed to meet the needs and wants of people, their communities and environments. Aspects of appropriateness influence product design and production decisions. Information, materials and systems (resources) The characteristics of resources are matched with tools and techniques to make products to meet design challenges. Techniques and tools are selected to appropriately manipulate characteristics of resources to meet design ideas. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Investigating and designing Producing Evaluating Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5, QSA, . Links to other KLAs This assessment could be expanded to assess the following Essential Learnings. Mathematics Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5
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