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STEAM Sustainability - Presentation

STEAM Sustainability - Presentation
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Description

This Presentation is an important part of Teach This’ STEAM unit focusing on sustainability in building design. This presentation will walk your students through the design process for this unit, as well as giving them the background the in the sustainability and climate change issues. It is best used in conjunction with the Teacher Sheet and Workbook available at Teach This.

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9TDE4K01 9

Examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

AC9TDE6P05 9

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

AC9TDE4P01 9

Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

AC9TDE6P04 9

Negotiate design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions

AC9TDE6P03 9

Select and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

AC9TDE6P02 9

Generate, iterate and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools

AC9TDE4P02 9

Generate and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate attributions, technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools

AC9TDE6P01 9

Investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

AC9TDE4P03 9

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

AC9TDE6K05 9

Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions

AC9TDE4P04 9

Use given or co-developed design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas and solutions

AC9TDE6K01 9

Explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments

ACTDEP017 8.4

Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment

ACTDEP028 8.4

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

ACTDEP016 8.4

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions

ACTDEK019 8.4

Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services, and environments for current and future use

ACTDEP015 8.4

Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

ACTDEK023 8.4

Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use

ACTDEP024 8.4

Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions

ACTDEP014 8.4

Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to produce designed solutions

ACTDEP025 8.4

Generate, develop and communicate design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

ACTDEP026 8.4

Select appropriate materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and apply safe procedures to make designed solutions

ACTDEK013 8.4

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

ACTDEP027 8.4

Negotiate criteria for success that include sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions

ACTDEK010 8.4

Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

VCDSCD031

Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment and communities

VCDSCD030

Select and use materials, components, tools and equipment using safe work practices to produce designed solutions

VCDSTC037

Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use

VCDSCD029

Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

VCDSCD038

Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions

VCDSCD039

Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

VCDSCD028

Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to create designed solutions

VCDSCD040

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

VCDSCD041

Negotiate criteria for success that include consideration of environmental and social sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions

VCDSTC027

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

VCDSCD042

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions

VCDSTS023

Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability, that impact on the design of solutions to meet community needs

VCDSTS033

Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use

ST3-3DP-T old

Defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions

ST2-1WS-S old

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations

ST2-2DP-T old

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST2-7MW-T old

Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes

ST3-11DI-T old

Explains how digital systems represent data, connect together to form networks and transmit data

ST2-5LW-T old

Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter

ST2-3DP-T old

Defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions

ST2-11DI-T old

Describes how digital systems represent and transmit data

ST3-7MW-T old

Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes

ST3-2DP-T old

Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST3-1WS-S old

Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions

Differentiation

Modifications

For more information on how to adapt this unit for your classroom, please review the Teacher Sheet available at Teach This.

EXTENSIONS

For more information on how to adapt this unit for your classroom, please review the Teacher Sheet available at Teach This.

Reviews
Carole Bulivou
Posted 2 years ago
, Australia
The students have loved doing this unit