Foundation Technologies ASTECTDEFY

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Foundation Technologies by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

By the end of Foundation students identify familiar products, services and environments. They create a designed solution for a school-selected context. Students create, communicate and choose design ideas. They follow steps and use materials and equipment to safely make a designed solution.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 2 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

Technologies and society

AC9TDEFK01 explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people

Processes and production skills

Designing and making

AC9TDEFP01 generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose

At a Glance

Strand	Substrand	CDs	Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding	Technologies and society	1	5
Processes and production skills	Designing and making	1	6
Total		2	11

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Foundation Design Technologies?

By the end of Foundation students identify familiar products, services and environments. They create a designed solution for a school-selected context. Students create, communicate and choose design ideas. They follow steps and use materials and equipment to safely make a designed solution.

How many Content Descriptors support this standard?

2 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 1, Processes and production skills: 1).

Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?

Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.