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Designing solutions and thinking computationally.

Technologies has two subjects: Design and Technologies (creating solutions to real needs) and Digital Technologies (computational thinking, data and simple algorithms). Early years focus on patterns, sequences and following and describing steps.

Strands

How Technologies is organised in the curriculum.

Design and TechnologiesDigital Technologies

Technologies worksheets on ChalkBee

Digital Technologies printables: algorithms as step sequencing, loops (repetition, with totals multiplied out in code), branching (if-then decisions), parts of a computer, input and output devices, binary numbers (converted in code so answers are never wrong) and age-appropriate online safety. Design and Technologies printables: the design process (investigate, generate, produce, evaluate) and materials and their properties. Related pattern and sequencing worksheets also live under Critical Thinking. Answer keys are fixed and hand-checked. Hands-on making and real coding stay classroom-based.

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Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)

What Technologies covers, by year band and strand.

Technologies content descriptions (Years 1-6)

Every ACARA v9 Technologies code, Years 1-6, across Digital Technologies and Design and Technologies (banded as Years 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6). Algorithms, binary, parts of a computer, online safety, the design process and materials map to printables; hands-on making and real coding on a device are practical and honestly marked as such.

Worksheet printable worksheetVocabulary vocabulary only (practical outcome)Practical classroom-based, no worksheet

Years 1-2

AC9TDI2K01 Digital systems and their parts
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Digital systems
AC9TDI2K02 Represent data in different ways
Practical
Digital Technologies · Data representation
AC9TDI2P01 Problems a computer can solve
Practical
Digital Technologies · Investigating and defining
AC9TDI2P02 Follow and describe an algorithm
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI2P03 How digital systems meet a need
Practical
Digital Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDI2P04 Use common digital tools
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI2P05 Share content and collaborate
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI2P06 Log in to a school account
Practical
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDI2P07 Apps and websites store your data
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDE2K01 Products designed to meet needs
Practical
Design and Technologies · Technologies and society
AC9TDE2K02 Materials and how things move
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Engineering, materials and technologies
AC9TDE2K03 Growing food, clothing and shelter
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE2K04 Preparing food for healthy eating
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE2P01 Generate design ideas
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDE2P02 Safely make a solution
Practical
Design and Technologies · Producing and implementing
AC9TDE2P03 Evaluate a design idea
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDE2P04 Sequence the making steps
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Collaborating and managing

Years 3-4

AC9TDI4K01 Digital systems and peripherals
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Digital systems
AC9TDI4K02 Transmitting data between systems
Practical
Digital Technologies · Digital systems
AC9TDI4K03 The same data, represented differently
Practical
Digital Technologies · Data representation
AC9TDI4P01 Define a problem with criteria
Practical
Digital Technologies · Investigating and defining
AC9TDI4P02 Algorithms with branching and loops
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI4P03 Generate and compare designs
Practical
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI4P04 Build a visual program
Practical
Digital Technologies · Producing and implementing
AC9TDI4P05 Check solutions against criteria
Practical
Digital Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDI4P06 Create and communicate content
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI4P07 Share, plan and collaborate
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI4P08 Strong, memorable passwords
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDI4P09 Personal data and its risks
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDE4K01 Factors that shape a design
Practical
Design and Technologies · Technologies and society
AC9TDE4K02 Forces and material properties
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Engineering, materials and technologies
AC9TDE4K03 Ways of producing food and fibre
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE4K04 Preparing food for healthy eating
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE4P01 Investigate a design need
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Investigating and defining
AC9TDE4P02 Generate and communicate designs
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDE4P03 Select materials and make
Practical
Design and Technologies · Producing and implementing
AC9TDE4P04 Evaluate against criteria
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDE4P05 Sequence steps to make
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Collaborating and managing

Years 5-6

AC9TDI6K01 Inside a computer
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Digital systems
AC9TDI6K02 Networks transmit data
Practical
Digital Technologies · Digital systems
AC9TDI6K03 All data is stored as numbers
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Data representation
AC9TDI6K04 Binary: zeros and ones
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Data representation
AC9TDI6P01 Define a problem and user stories
Practical
Digital Technologies · Investigating and defining
AC9TDI6P02 Design algorithms with alternatives
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI6P03 Design a user interface
Practical
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI6P04 Generate and evaluate designs
Practical
Digital Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDI6P05 Program with variables
Practical
Digital Technologies · Producing and implementing
AC9TDI6P06 Evaluate solutions and impact
Practical
Digital Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDI6P07 Choose and use digital tools
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI6P08 Collaborate on projects online
Practical
Digital Technologies · Collaborating and managing
AC9TDI6P09 Unique passphrases
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDI6P10 Your digital footprint
Worksheet
Digital Technologies · Privacy and security
AC9TDE6K01 Competing factors in design
Practical
Design and Technologies · Technologies and society
AC9TDE6K02 Electrical energy in a system
Practical
Design and Technologies · Engineering, materials and technologies
AC9TDE6K03 Food and fibre in managed environments
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE6K04 Food characteristics and preparation
Practical
Design and Technologies · Food and fibre production
AC9TDE6K05 Properties of materials and tools
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Engineering, materials and technologies
AC9TDE6P01 Investigate a design opportunity
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Investigating and defining
AC9TDE6P02 Generate and iterate designs
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Generating and designing
AC9TDE6P03 Select suitable materials and make
Practical
Design and Technologies · Producing and implementing
AC9TDE6P04 Negotiate criteria and evaluate
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Evaluating
AC9TDE6P05 Plan a design project
Worksheet
Design and Technologies · Collaborating and managing

Foundation – Year 6

Design and Technologies
  • •Identify needs and design solutions
  • •The design process: investigate, generate, produce, evaluate
  • •Materials and their properties, food and simple systems
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Digital Technologies
  • •Represent data as binary (0s and 1s)
  • •Algorithms as step sequences, loops (repetition), and branching (if-then decisions)
  • •Digital systems: parts of a computer, input and output
  • •Being safe and responsible online
Worksheets for this:TechnologiesLogic and sequencing

Content is paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum v9. See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au for the authoritative content descriptions.

Other learning areas

English
Reading, writing, speaking and listening in Standard Australian English.
Mathematics
Number, algebra, measurement, space and statistics, built for fluency and reasoning.
Science
Understanding the biological, chemical, physical and earth-and-space sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
History, geography, civics and citizenship, and economics and business.
The Arts
Making and responding across five art forms.
Health and Physical Education
Healthy, active living and personal and social wellbeing.
Languages
Communicating in a language other than English.

Learning-area descriptions are paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9). See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au.