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Years 3 and 4 · Technologies · Processes and production skills

AC9TDE4P01

explore needs or opportunities for designing, and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Processes and production skills in Years 3 and 4.

AC9TDE4P02

generate and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate attributions, technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools

AC9TDE4P03

select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

AC9TDE4P04

use given or co-developed design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas and solutions

AC9TDE4P05

sequence steps to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9TDE4P01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 3 and 4.

  1. Years 1 and 2AC9TDE2P01generate and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing or modelling, including using digital tools
  2. Years 1 and 2AC9TDE2P02use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions
  3. Years 1 and 2AC9TDE2P03evaluate the success of design ideas and solutions based on personal preferences and including sustainability
  4. Years 1 and 2AC9TDE2P04sequence steps for making designed solutions cooperatively
  5. Years 5 and 6AC9TDE6P01investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions
  6. Years 5 and 6AC9TDE6P02generate, iterate and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools
  7. Years 5 and 6AC9TDE6P03select and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions
  8. Years 5 and 6AC9TDE6P04negotiate design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions
  9. Years 5 and 6AC9TDE6P05develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

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