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explain how electrical energy can be transformed into movement, sound or light in a product or system (AC9TDE6K02)

Elaborations
  • investigating how automated, labour-saving photovoltaic systems are expected to provide opportunities for First Nations Australians to expand their aquaculture industries in coastal regions of northern Australia
  • explaining how sun tracking of solar panels assists renewable energy production in communities classified as remote
  • describing the process needed to carefully plan and select components for a system to perform a specific task, for example planning the arrangement of switches, light globes and a power source in a lighting design
  • producing models using materials, tools and equipment to show how to control movement, sound or light, for example constructing an automation or lifting system including a pulley to raise a bucket or toy
  • deconstructing a product or system to discover how movement, sound or light can be controlled, for example taking apart a torch or buzzer, or exploring circuit design in a security system and investigating the properties of materials to solve problems including the amount of light reflected from different surfaces to control a sensor
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Materials,  Electric circuits,  Motion,  Sound,  Mechanical engineering,  Mechanical energy

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