NESA / Science and Technology / Design and Production / Producing and implementing

explore and manipulate materials to discover possibilities of their uses

The Bridge and Beyond Discovery Preview Unit

Building with Aluminium Foil · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of aluminium foil as they build a boat for their billy goats.
Decorating Bags · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of fabric as they decorate a bag.
Experimenting with Colour and Texture · Learning Opportunities
Your students will experiment with colour and texture to make a piece of paper look like a river.

Topsy Turvy Tales Creativity Preview Unit

Exploring Materials · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider what everyday objects are made of.
Creating Sounds for My Story · Learning Opportunities
Your students will think of sounds that they can make to help tell a fairy tale.
Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will demonstrate what they know about planning, creative thinking, and using different materials as they create something using craft materials.
Habit of Mind: Creating, Imagining and Innovating · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will consider how they can turn a 'mistake' into something beautiful.

In Our Community Community Preview Unit

Me: Box Creation · Learning Opportunities
Your students will use recycled packaging and craft materials to build a box creation of themselves.