Design & Technology
ACARA
Technologies / Design and Technologies / Years 9 and 10 / Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding / ACTDEK043
Content Description Feedback Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials are combined with force, motion and energy to create engineered solutions
Technologies / Design and Technologies / Years 9 and 10 / Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding / ACTDEK043
Content Description Feedback Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials are combined with force, motion and energy to create engineered solutions
Week 1 - 2
Term 1
Bridge Research and Activities
Term 1
Bridge Research and Activities
Bridge Designs
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World's Longest Bridges
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
Week 3 - 6
Term 1
Term 1
Bridge Design & Construction
Garretts Bridges, using popsicles and glue
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Popsicle Bridges
Popsicle bridge designs Building a Popsicle-Stick Bridge |
Week 7 - 9
Term 1
Term 1
Bridge Construction & Testing
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Unbreakable Popsicle Bridge
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Record Truss Bridge Design
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Week 1 - 2
Term Two
Perspective
Term Two
Perspective
Introduction to perspective
Week 2- 3
Term Two
Term Two
Mind Maps
Mind Maps
A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank landscape page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added.
A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank landscape page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added.
Week 4 - 5
Term Two
Term Two
Design & Colour
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Week 6 - 9
Term Two
Term Two
Perspective
One, Two & Three Point Perspective
One, Two & Three Point Perspective
Week 1 - 10
Term Three:
Logo and Website Design
Term Three:
Logo and Website Design
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Design a Logo
Colour in Design
Colour Matters
Colour theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and design applications - enough to fill several encyclopedias. However, there are three basic categories of color theory that are logical and useful : The color wheel, color harmony, and the context of how colors are used.
Colour theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and design applications - enough to fill several encyclopedias. However, there are three basic categories of color theory that are logical and useful : The color wheel, color harmony, and the context of how colors are used.
Colour Theory in design
If you are involved in the creation or design of visual documents, an understanding of color will help when incorporating it into your own designs. Choices regarding color often seem rather mystical, as many seem to base decisions on nothing other than "it looks right."
If you are involved in the creation or design of visual documents, an understanding of color will help when incorporating it into your own designs. Choices regarding color often seem rather mystical, as many seem to base decisions on nothing other than "it looks right."
The Design process
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Adobe Photoshop
Getting started in Adobe Photoshop
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How To Get Started With Photoshop CS6 - 10 Things Beginners Want to Know How To Do
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How to Get Started With Adobe Photoshop CC - 10 Things Beginners Want To Know How To Do
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Creating a Design Logo in Photoshop
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Week 1 - 9
Term Four:
Building a Website
Student / Teacher Website Examples in Weebly
Referencing a Website
Website Australian Psychological Society
Reference example:
In text: (Australian Psychological Society, 2008)
End Text: Australian Psychological Society. (2008). Substance abuse: Position statement. Retrieved 3rd October 2015 from http://www.psychology.org.au/publication/statements/substance/
Reference example:
In text: (Australian Psychological Society, 2008)
End Text: Australian Psychological Society. (2008). Substance abuse: Position statement. Retrieved 3rd October 2015 from http://www.psychology.org.au/publication/statements/substance/
