Australian Curriculum: Design and Technologies (Version 8.3, ACARA, May 2017) Band 7 and 8 Design and Technologies Achievement standard Content descriptions By the end of Year 8 students explain factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future 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. Students apply project management skills to document and use project plans to manage production processes. They independently and safely produce effective designed solutions for the intended purpose. Knowledge and understanding Technologies and society Investigate the ways in which products, services and environments evolve locally, regionally and globally and how competing factors including social, ethical and sustainability considerations are prioritised in the development of technologies and designed solutions for preferred futures (ACTDEK029) Food specialisations Analyse how characteristics and properties of food determine preparation techniques and presentation when designing solutions for healthy eating (ACTDEK033) Materials and technologies specialisations Analyse ways to produce designed solutions through selecting and combining characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment (ACTDEK034) Creating designed solutions by: Processes and production skills Investigating and defining Critique needs or opportunities for designing and investigate, analyse and select from a range of materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to develop design ideas (ACTDEP035) Generating and designing Generate, develop, test and communicate design ideas, plans and processes for various audiences using appropriate technical terms and technologies including graphical representation techniques (ACTDEP036) Producing and implementing Select and justify choices of materials, components, equipment and techniques to effectively and safely make designed solutions (ACTDEP037) Evaluating Independently develop criteria for success to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions and their sustainability (ACTDEP038) Collaborating and managing Use project management processes when working individually and collaboratively to coordinate production of designed solutions (ACTDEP039)
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (Version 8.3, ACARA, May 2017) Band 7 and 8 Health and Physical Education Achievement standard Possible assessable elements Content descriptions: By the end of Year 8, students evaluate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and investigate their impact on identities. Students evaluate the impact on wellbeing of relationships and valuing diversity. They analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They investigate strategies and practices that enhance their own, others’ and community health, safety and wellbeing. They investigate and apply movement concepts and select strategies to achieve movement and fitness outcomes. They examine the cultural and historical significance of physical activities and examine how connecting to the environment can enhance health and wellbeing. Students apply personal and social skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships and promote safety, fair play and inclusivity. They demonstrate skills to make informed decisions, and propose and implement actions that promote their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. Students demonstrate control and accuracy when performing specialised movement sequences and skills. They apply movement concepts and refine strategies to suit different movement situations. They apply the elements of movement to compose and perform movement sequences. Investigating Practical application Being healthy, safe and active Investigate the impact of transition and change on identities (ACPPS070) Evaluate strategies to manage personal, physical and social changes that as they grow older (ACPPS071) Practise and apply strategies to seek help for themselves or others (ACPPS072) Investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS073) Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing Investigate the benefits of relationships and examine their impact on their own and others’ health and wellbeing (ACPPS074) Analyse factors that influence emotions, and develop strategies to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity (ACPPS075) Evaluate health information and communicate their own and others health concerns (ACPPS076) Contributing to healthy and active communities Plan and use health practices, behaviours and resources to enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities (ACPPS077) Plan and implement strategies for connecting to natural and environments to promote the health and wellbeing of their communities (ACPPS078)
collaboratively to design and apply solutions to movement challenges. Plan and evaluate new and creative interventions that promote their own and others’ connection to community and natural and built environments (ACPPS097) Critique behaviours and contextual factors that influence the health and wellbeing of diverse communities (ACPPS098) Year 7 and 8 Design and Technologies standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of a student’s work has the following characteristics: Knowledge and understanding Technologies and society comprehensive explanation of: factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society detailed explanation of: factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society explanation of: factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society description of: factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society statements about: factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs the contribution of design and technology innovations and enterprise to society Technologies contexts comprehensive explanation of how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts detailed explanation of how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts explanation of how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts partial explanation of how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts statements about how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions and influence design decisions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts Processes and production skills Investigating and defining comprehensive evaluation of needs or opportunities for each of the prescribed technologies contexts detailed evaluation of needs or opportunities for each of the prescribed technologies contexts evaluation of needs or opportunities for each of the prescribed technologies contexts explanation of needs or opportunities for each of the prescribed technologies contexts statements needs or opportunities for each of the prescribed technologies contexts
Generating and designing purposeful creation and adaptation of design ideas, making well-considered decisions effective creation and adaptation of design ideas, making considered decisions creation and adaptation of design ideas, making considered decisions partial creation and adaptation of design ideas, making decisions fragmented creation and adaptation of design ideas Processes and production skills Generating and designing comprehensive and effective communication to different audiences: appropriate technical a of technologies and graphical representation techniques effective communication to different audiences: appropriate technical a of technologies and graphical representation techniques communication to different audiences using: appropriate technical terms a range of technologies and graphical representation techniques partial communication to audiences technical technologies and graphical representation techniques fragmented communication to audiences everyday language graphical representation techniques Producing and implementing proficient and consistent production of effective designed solutions for the intended purpose independently and safely consistent production of effective designed solutions for the intended purpose independently and safely production of effective designed solutions for the intended purpose independently and safely guided production of designed solutions for the intended purpose safely guided production of designed solutions safely Evaluating development of comprehensive criteria for success, including sustainability considerations development of detailed criteria for success, including sustainability considerations development of criteria for success, including sustainability considerations development of partial criteria for success, including sustainability considerations statements of criteria for success discerning use of developed criteria for success (including sustainability considerations) to judge the suitability of: ideas designed solutions and processes informed use developed of criteria for success (including sustainability considerations) to judge the suitability of: their ideas designed solutions and processes use of developed criteria for success (including sustainability considerations) to the suitability of: their ideas designed solutions and processes partial use of developed criteria for success (including sustainability considerations) to describe the suitability of: their ideas designed solutions and processes fragmented use of developed criteria for success to make statements about: their ideas designed solutions and processes