8 Design & Technology

Year 8 Design & Technology Overview

Year 8 students must complete at least 1 semester of Food and Textiles or Electronics, Metalwork and Woodwork. Students who have been selected for the Innovators Academy may choose the full year STEM subject.

Food and Textiles / Length: 1 Semester

Food

Course Content

Students will have the opportunity to learn a range of food-related skills including safety to develop their knowledge of using technology to design and prepare healthy and nutritious foods.

Assessment

Is in accordance with the Australian Curriculum, and will be reported to parents. Assessment is based on design, practical skills and knowledge and understanding. The program is 50% practical and 50% theory.

Textiles

Course Content

Students will learn a range of stitches to be used in creating textile projects both by hand and machine sewing. They will use these skills to produce a selection of textiles projects.

Assessment

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Electronics, Metalwork and Woodwork / Length: 1 Semester

Electronics

Course Content

Students will learn the function of a range of electrical components and will use this knowledge to compose circuits using Circuit Wizard and pre-test their work on screen. Students will learn how to solder safely and to correctly construct a simple circuit.

Assessment

Assessment is based on design, practical skills and knowledge and understanding. The program is 80% practical and 20% theory.

Metalwork

Course Content

Students will learn to work safely in the workshop with a range of hand, power tools and machinery. Students will be given a range of tasks to complete that will introduce them to a broad and varied range of skills and techniques.

Assessment

Assessment is based on design, practical skills and knowledge and understanding. The program is 100% practical.

Woodwork

Course Content

Students will learn to work safely in the workshop with a range of hand tools and machinery. Students will be given woodwork tasks which allow them to practice their techniques and improve the accuracy and end result of their product.

Assessment

Assessment is based on design, practical skills and knowledge and understanding. The program is 70% practical and 30% theory.

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Innovators Academy - STEM / Length: Full Year

Course Content

The course is focused on problem and inquiry based learning where students will apply science, mathematical and technology theory to everyday problems in order to engineer innovative design solutions. Design challenges are student led and supportive of students improving perseverance, self-management and self-confidence. The course begins with a focus on teamwork and communication skills whilst developing student’s critical and creative thinking skills, to prepare them for the coming tasks. These tasks will be derived from individually selected real world problems and issues. Students will work collaboratively in teams to realise solutions to the problems or issues that they have identified. The intended outcome is that STEM participants will be successful, confident and creative independent learners as well as active and informed citizens.

Assessment

Is in accordance with the Australian Curriculum, with a specific focus on the curriculum’s general capabilities, and structured to suit SACE integrated learning. Assessment is based on 3 different pieces: practical enquiry (30%), personal endeavour (40%) and a connections task (30%).

Additional Details

Acceptance into the Innovators Academy is by application. See the Innovators Academy section of the school website for more information.

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