Science and Technology: Learning process outcomes and big ideas

Designing and Making Strand: DMS3.8 Develops and resolves a design task by planning, implementing, managing and evaluating design processes.

• Researches needs that influence the development of products, systems and environments and establishes criteria for the evaluation of produced designs.
• Generates design concepts that reflect the consideration of aesthetic, cultural, safety and functional requirements.
• Methodically evaluates design concepts and uses the results to further develop and improve ideas.
• Selects tools, equipment and resources to meet the requirements of production and use.
• Plans processes of design and production adjusting the process as necessary to improve efficiency.
• Assesses the efficiency of processes of design and production and evaluates the result against established criteria for success.

Using Technology Strand: UTS3.9 Evaluates, selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based technology, materials and other resources to meet the requirements and constraints of investigation and design tasks.

• Works independently with equipment and materials and applies established procedures for their safe use.
• Programs and adapts computing applications to suit the constraints and requirements of investigation and design tasks.
• Recognises that computer-based technology sometimes expands what can be done and sometimes limits what can be done.

Science and Technology: Content strand outcome and big ideas

Information and Communications Strand: ICS3.2 Creates and evaluates information products and processes, demonstrating consideration of the type of media, form, audience and ethical issues.

• People communicate in different ways using different technology.
• People select and manipulate information to create messages and perceptions. Information products can be assessed for bias, validity and cultural appropriateness.

Links to other learning areas

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)

Communicating CO S3.1
Personal Health Choices PH S3.12

• Devises, produces and presents an information product about grains.
• Locates and analyses information about grains.
• Designs an information product for a target audience to increase their knowledge and/or consumption about grain products.
• Surveys target audience to ascertain knowledge about grains.
• Selects the most appropriate information product for a target audience to increase their knowledge about grains, legumes and grain products.
• Describes the benefits of including grains in a healthy diet.
• Describes the pros and cons of including whole foods in the diet.
• Identifies nutrition value of grains using Healthy Eating Pyramid or Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.

Creative Arts

Making VA S3.2
Appreciating AV S3.4

• Uses artistic concepts, e.g. colour, tone, light, scale and abstract, and explores how symbols may be used when designing and making the 'grains' information product.
• Explores subject matter of personal and social interest from particular viewpoints including issues, activities and events in the community and global environment. Selects the most appropriate information product for the target audience.
• Uses colour expressively in painting or drawing the 'grains' information product.
• Recognises the influence of the target group on the type of 'grains' information product.
• Recognises and describes (talks and writes) how artworks can be valued or interpreted in different ways by different audiences.

Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE)

Cultures CU S3.3
Environments EN S3.5

• Draws attention to the reciprocal impact of culture and environment with respect to the cultivation of grains, legumes and grain products.

Mathematics

Data DS3.1
Measurement M S3.3
Space and Geometry SG S3.1

• Uses authentic survey data to calculate fractional or percentage increase in knowledge about grains, legumes and grain products.
• Presents survey results from target groups in graphs using scales of many-to-one correspondence.
• Makes a packaging container for the grain product and calculates volume.

English

Talking and Listening TS S3.3
Reading R S3.7
Writing W S 3.9

• Records information from a variety of sources before creating the survey.
• Writes paragraphs that contain a main idea and elaboration of the ideas.
• Discusses the factors influencing the type of 'grains' information required for the information product.
• Discusses the style of writing/vocabulary etc for the 'grains' information product.