Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Technologies / Design and Technologies / Creating Designed Solutions

Apply safe procedures when using a variety of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions (VCDSCD040)

Museums in Motion Change Preview Unit

Events: Constructing Our Diorama · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to construct their diorama.
Events: Planning Our Diorama · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to plan and design a diorama and consider the materials and tools that they need to build it.

Bizarre Bazaar Creativity Preview Unit

Developing Product Ideas · Learning Opportunities
Your students will brainstorm products they could make using different materials.
Designing a Product · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in their Bizarre Bazaar group to design a product.
Practising Joining Safely · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how to be safe while practising different joining techniques.
Building Products · Learning Opportunities
Your students will use materials to build their products.

The Journey to Discovery Discovery Preview Unit

Building a Rocket · Learning Opportunities
Your students will build a balloon powered rocket and practise their engineering skills as they try to get it to lift the heaviest payload possible.

Think Global Act Local Sustainability Preview Unit

Building Our Weather Station · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work as a group to build instruments for their weather station.