Design and technologies / Year 5 and 6 / Design and Technologies Processes and Production Skills

Curriculum content descriptions

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively (ACTDEP028)

Elaborations
  • examining the essential features of existing processes to inform project planning including safe work practices that minimise risk
  • setting milestones for production processes and allocating roles to team members
  • identifying when materials, tools and equipment are required for making the solution
  • outlining the planning and production steps needed to produce a product, service or environment using digital technologies
  • reflecting on planned steps to see if improvements can be made
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Cooperation,  Manufacturing processes,  Resources,  Planning

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