Design, Creativity and Technology Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Learning focus
As students work towards the achievement of Level 3 standards in Design, Creativity and Technology, they come to understand that people use creative, imaginative and inventive thinking to help them meet human needs and wants. They enquire about and question their world, offering ideas and suggestions based upon their experience of working with materials/ingredients and systems components. They investigate what products and systems can do, how they work, and why they are the way they are. They play with and manipulate materials/ingredients, think about, discuss and describe their characteristics and properties (using terms such as strong, hard, stretchy and sweet) and why they are suitable for use in products and systems.
In response to simple design briefs, students develop basic design ideas based on their experiences of working with materials/ingredients and components. They talk about their design ideas and thought processes and start to represent these visually by using models, pictures and words. They consider that more than one solution may be possible and begin to give reasons for changes in their thinking.
Students begin to recognise relationships between individuals and communities, and products, processes and systems; for example, a transport system. Responding to open-ended design tasks, students develop imaginative and practical design solutions to problems, needs and opportunities; for example, making a simple decorated bag for carrying personal items, modelling playground equipment, or making pots to grow herbs for use in a food product.
Students follow a set of instructions and may begin to contribute to planning the main steps to make a product. They explain what they are making and which tools and equipment they are using. They safely use tools and equipment to separate, assemble, join and combine everyday materials/ingredients and systems components in a variety of ways.
Students consider whether their design solutions work and are appropriate for the purpose for which they were designed. With guidance from the teacher and feedback from peers, they reflect on how they designed and made their products.
Standards
In Design, Creativity and Technology, standards for assessing and reporting on student achievement are introduced at Level 3. The learning focus statements for Levels 1 and 2 provide advice about learning experiences that will assist students to work towards the achievement of the standards at Level 3.
Downloads
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Design, Creativity and Technology booklet (
PDF - 247KB) - Design, Creativity and Technology standards table (Doc - 47KB)
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Victorian Essential Learning Standards Level 2 ( PDF - 591KB)
