Years 7–8 Design and Technologies · Australian Curriculum v9
Select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions
Content descriptor
Select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions.
- Code
- AC9TDE8P03
- Year level
- Years 7–8
- Subject
- Design and Technologies
- Strand
- Processes and production skills
- Sub-strand
- Producing and implementing
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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 select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions.
Cloze sentence
Select, justify and use suitable materials, , tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions.
Related Years 7–8 Design and Technologies descriptors
- AC9TDE8K01Analyse how people in design and technologies occupations consider ethical and sustainability factors to design and produce products, services and environments
- AC9TDE8K02Analyse the impact of innovation and the development of technologies on designed solutions for global preferred futures
- AC9TDE8K03Analyse how force, motion and energy are used to manipulate and control engineered systems
- AC9TDE8K04Analyse how food and fibre are produced in managed environments and how these can become sustainable
- AC9TDE8K05Analyse how properties of foods determine preparation and presentation techniques when designing solutions for healthy eating
- AC9TDE8K06Analyse how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions
- AC9TDE8P01Analyse needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate and select materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to create designed solutions
- AC9TDE8P02Generate, test, iterate and communicate design ideas, processes and solutions using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools
Design and Technologies at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9TDE8P03?
AC9TDE8P03 is a content descriptor in the Years 7–8 Design and Technologies curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Processes and production skills strand). It asks students to select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions.
What year level is AC9TDE8P03?
AC9TDE8P03 sits in the Years 7–8 Design and Technologies curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9TDE8P03?
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