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On this page you will find a range of activities, online lessons and learning modules to engage your child/ren in digital technology as well as developing their knowledge and confidence to critically analyse and creatively respond to design challenges.
In this project, children navigate a set budget to plan and imagine the best theme park they can create.
Suitable for ages 10-12
Memberships can be purchased through the website.
Children will explore the elements of a digital system by investigating hardware, software and some commonly used peripheral devices.
Suitable for ages 5-8
This unit and additional activities are free to download and use.
This is a unit for Year 7 from the Scope and sequence resources from the DT Hub.
Children will follow the problem-solving process to design and create an app or digital game.
Suitable for ages 10-12
This unit is free to download.
This STEM unit developed by the Nuttfield Foundation aims to extend understanding of how to evaluate a design by thinking how it affects people and whether it performs as expected.
Suitable for ages 14-16
You will be required to complete a free login to access the activities and lessons for this unit.
This activity for children will challenge their design skills as they try and build a vehicle that will meet the specific needs required of it.
Suitable for ages 9-14
This lesson plan is free to download and use. Lego Technics are available to purchase online or, in-store from a variety of retailers.
Children explore the purpose of food packaging, the science of food spoilage, and investigate food packaging design.
Children will then design an experiment to select the most appropriate packaging material for a product, considering design for a circular economy.
Suitable for ages 14-16
This unit is free to download and use.
This is a unit for Year 4 from the Scope and sequence resources from the DT Hub. Children will explore inputs and outputs using a circuit board, electronic kit or programmable board.
Suitable for ages 8-10
This unit is free to download and use.
This unit encourages students to investigate how foods and fibres are produced.
The unit includes sections on foods and fibres we use; how food and fibre are obtained; their production systems; and how their products contribute to society.
Suitable for ages 9-10
This unit and the additional videos are free to use.
Khan Academy is an interactive online tool that teaches coding fundamentals using JavaScript and ProcessingJS.
Children will learn how to create animation, games, and drawings through programming as well as learning how to make web pages using HTML and CSS.
Suitable for ages 13-18
The lessons and videos are free to use.
Kodable helps children learn core programming concepts through engaging games developed with real teachers and kids.
Suitable for ages 5-9
You be will required to create an account to access a free trial of this app.
This lesson focuses on how engineers design tyre treads to increase safety and reliability.
Children will design and construct a sample tread out of clay, then test and evaluate the effectiveness of the design, evaluate their results and present their findings to their peers.
Suitable for ages 12-14
This unit is free to download.
Scratch allows children to program their own interactive stories, games, and animations and then share their creations with others in the online community.
Suitable for ages 8-16
You will be required to create a free login to access the Scratch program.
STEM Activities for Teens is the home for all the STEM content for high school and college students.
These activities all represent concepts taught at a high school level and most have extension activities available to further challenge your children.
Suitable for ages 13-18
These challenges are free to access. There may be additional costs involved in purchasing some of the suggested resources.
The Cyber Safety Project is an online digital platform which aims to empower every young Australian to self-manage their digital safety and wellbeing through proactive education.
Suitable for ages 8-16
Families wanting to learn more about how to support their children to participate safely and responsibly in their digital world are encouraged to create a free family account to this website.
Online family workshops and parent webinars are also available on this website.
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