Unit Plan

Occupations and Sustainability in Technologies Unit Plan

9 x lessons | Suitable for years: 3 - 4

This Technology unit has been designed to investigate the role that technology plays in occupations within the community. Additionally, it introduces and explores the concept of sustainability.

It consists of 8 lessons of approximately 60 minutes duration.

The sequence of lessons and suggested time frames should be regarded as a guide only; teachers should pace lessons in accordance with the individual learning needs of their class.

An assessment task for monitoring student understanding of the unit objectives is included and will require an additional lesson.

Curriculum

ACHASSI052

Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues
ACHASSI055

Sequence information about people's lives and events
ACHASSI054

Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions
ACHASSI053

Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
ACHASSI057

Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns
ACHASSI059

Interact with others with respect to share points of view
ACHASSI058

Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data
ACHASSK063

How the community has changed and remained the same over time and the role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community
ACHASSI075

Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions
ACHASSI074

Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
ACHASSK085

Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival
ACTDEK010

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
ACTDEK013

Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes
ACTDIK007

Identify and explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data
ACTDIP012

Explain how student solutions and existing information systems meet common personal, school or community needs

GE2-4

Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
HT2-2

Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
HT2-3

Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
HT2-4

Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
HT2-5

Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
ST2-1WS-S

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
ST2-2DP-T

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST2-5LW-T

Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter
ST2-1WS-S

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
ST2-2DP-T

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST2-5LW-T

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

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Anne Gibbons · 8 years ago

This looks like a fantastic resource - a lot of detail and very complete as a unit. Thanks :)
Celia Nichols · 8 years ago

Wonderful!

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