YEAR 7 DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER COURSE
Course Description
Students focus on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as decomposing problems and prototyping; and engaging students with a wider range of information systems as they broaden their experiences and understanding of the digital world. Students move through different areas and complete work in Technical graphics, Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Coding in both Arduino and Scratch, online safety, and trends in Digital Technologies.
Content
Assessment
Tasks will be weighted and judged by the Australian Curriculum achievement standards.
SEMESTER COURSE
Course Description
Students focus on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as decomposing problems and prototyping; and engaging students with a wider range of information systems as they broaden their experiences and understanding of the digital world. Students move through different areas and complete work in Technical graphics, Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Coding in both Arduino and Scratch, online safety, and trends in Digital Technologies.
Content
- Digital Technologies – Data and the internet - trends and safe practices
- Technical graphics – Orthographic and Isometric
- CAD/CAM – Design task using Fusion360 and 3D printing
- Coding with Scratch (block code) – Coding with Arduino (text code C++)
Assessment
Tasks will be weighted and judged by the Australian Curriculum achievement standards.