This assessment gathers evidence of learning for the following Essential Learnings: Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7 Ways of working Knowledge and understanding Students are able to: Technology as a human endeavour investigate and analyse the purpose, Technology influences and impacts on people, context, specifications and constraints their communities and environments. for design ideas Design and development of products are generate and evaluate design and influenced by societies’ changing needs and determine suitability based on wants, and include artefacts, systems, purpose, specifications and constraints environments and services. communicate the details of designs Product design and production decisions are showing relative proportion, influenced by specifications, constraints and labelled drawings, models and/or aspects of appropriateness including functions, plans aesthetics, ethics, culture, available finances and resources, and sustainability. select resources, techniques and tools to make products that meet Decisions made about the design, development specifications and use of products can impact positively or negatively on people, their communities and plan and manage production environments. procedures and modify as necessary Information, materials and systems (resources) make products to meet specifications by manipulating and processing The characteristics of resources are matched resources with tools and techniques to make products to meet design challenges. identify risks and justify and apply safe practices Resources are selected according to their characteristics, to match requirements of evaluate the suitability of products and design challenges and suit the user. processes for the purpose and context, and recommend improvements Techniques and tools are selected to manipulate or process resources to enhance reflect on learning, apply new the quality of products and to match design understandings and identify future ideas, standards and specifications. applications. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Investigating and designing Producing Evaluating Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7, QSA, . Links to other KLAs This assessment could be expanded to assess the following Essential Learnings: The Arts Visual art Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7 —
This assessment gathers evidence of learning for the following Essential Learnings: Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7 Ways of working Students are able to: investigate and analyse the purpose, context, specifications and constraints for design ideas generate and evaluate design and determine suitability based on purpose, specifications and constraints communicate the details of designs showing relative proportion, labelled drawings, models and/or plans select resources, techniques and tools to make products that meet specifications plan and manage production procedures and modify as necessary make products to meet specifications by manipulating and processing resources identify risks and justify and apply safe practices evaluate the suitability of products and processes for the purpose and context, and recommend improvements reflect on learning, apply new understandings and identify future applications. Knowledge and understanding Technology as a human endeavour Technology influences and impacts on people, their communities and environments. Design and development of products are influenced by societies’ changing needs and wants, and include artefacts, systems, environments and services. Product design and production decisions are influenced by specifications, constraints and aspects of appropriateness including functions, aesthetics, ethics, culture, available finances and resources, and sustainability. Decisions made about the design, development and use of products can impact positively or negatively on people, their communities and environments. Information, materials and systems (resources) The characteristics of resources are matched with tools and techniques to make products to meet design challenges. Resources are selected according to their characteristics, to match requirements of design challenges and suit the user. Techniques and tools are selected to manipulate or process resources to enhance the quality of products and to match design ideas, standards and specifications. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Investigating and designing Producing Evaluating Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7, QSA, . Links to other KLAs This assessment could be expanded to assess the following Essential Learnings: The Arts — Visual art Essential Learnings by the end of Year 7
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