Years 5–6 Design and Technologies · Australian Curriculum v9
Investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions
Content descriptor
Investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
- Code
- AC9TDE6P01
- Year level
- Years 5–6
- Subject
- Design and Technologies
- Strand
- Processes and production skills
- Sub-strand
- Investigating and defining
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Lesson plan
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Worksheet
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PowerPoint slides
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Cloze activity
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Learning intention
We are learning to investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
Cloze sentence
Investigate needs or for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
Related Years 5–6 Design and Technologies descriptors
- AC9TDE6K01Explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments
- AC9TDE6K02Explain how electrical energy can be transformed into movement, sound or light in a product or system
- AC9TDE6K03Explain how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments
- AC9TDE6K04Explain how the characteristics of foods influence selection and preparation for healthy eating
- AC9TDE6K05Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions
- AC9TDE6P02Generate, iterate and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools
- AC9TDE6P03Select and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions
- AC9TDE6P04Negotiate design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions
Design and Technologies at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9TDE6P01?
AC9TDE6P01 is a content descriptor in the Years 5–6 Design and Technologies curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Processes and production skills strand). It asks students to investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
What year level is AC9TDE6P01?
AC9TDE6P01 sits in the Years 5–6 Design and Technologies curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9TDE6P01?
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