Technologies · Year 6 · Design and Technologies: Sustainable Engineering and Food Systems · Extension Unit
Designing for a Community Need
Students apply the design process end-to-end, producing and evaluating a solution that responds to an authentic community challenge.
ACARA Content DescriptionsAC9TDE6P01AC9TDE6P02
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Students apply the design process end-to-end, producing and evaluating a solution that responds to an authentic community challenge.
Key Questions
- How do we identify a community need that design can actually address?
- Which user-feedback methods give us trustworthy guidance?
- What would we recommend to a community partner taking our design further?
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