Designing a Mini Farm
Technologies · Year 2 · Food and Fibre Production · 3o Periodo

Designing a Mini Farm

Use your knowledge of managed environments to design a small farm that produces both food and fibre.

ACARA Content DescriptionsACARA Australian Curriculum v9 Design and Technologies Foundation to Year 2: Processes and production skills;Generating and designing;(AC9TDE2P02) generate, develop and record design ideas through play, exploration and modelling.

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Use your knowledge of managed environments to design a small farm that produces both food and fibre.

Key Questions

  1. What would you include in your own mini farm?
  2. How will you make sure your plants and animals have what they need?
  3. Where will you put the different parts of your farm?

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