Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Technologies / Design and Technologies / Technologies Contexts

Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes (VCDSTC027)

Forces and Functions Discovery Preview Unit

Balloon-powered Car: Building the Frame · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to build the frame of their balloon-powered car.

First Contact Community Preview Unit

Building Our Artefacts · Learning Opportunities
Your students will build models of artefacts to display at the First Contact Exhibition.

Frame by Frame Creativity Preview Unit

Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will complete a pretest about skills that they will practise during this unit.

Edible Gardens Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.

Properties and Uses of Materials Subject Based Preview Unit

Egg Drop Challenge: Designing Our Device · Learning Opportunities
Your students will use their understanding of materials and their properties to design a device that will protect an egg from a fall.
Egg Drop Challenge: Building Our Device · Learning Opportunities
Your students will use their Egg Drop Device Design to build their Egg Drop Device.
Egg Drop Challenge: Testing and Evaluating · Learning Opportunities
Your students will share, test and evaluate the success of their Egg Drop Device.