Design and Technology
Curriculum
Challenge
Importance
2 strands
develop all general capabilities
teacher workforce for this learning area
difficult for comprehensive knowledge learning
collect materials
Knowledge and understanding
Processes and production skills
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Technologies contexts
Technologies and society
Creating designed solutions by "investigating and defining, generating and designing, producing and implementing, evaluating, collaborating and managing".
the use, development and impact of technologies in people’s lives
Engineering principles and systems
Food and fibre production
Food specialisations
Materials and technologies specialisations
ICT
critical thinking and creative thinking
literacy&numeracy
personal and social capability
ethical understanding
provide learning opportunities for children from their earlier ages
develop integrated knowledge
intercultural understanding