7–10Engineering Technology 7–10 Syllabus
The new Engineering Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
The engineering project provides students with the opportunity to explore, communicate and apply their ideas or skills towards developing a solution to an engineering problem. The project can be undertaken individually or as a collaborative group project. Students may undertake a whole project, part of a project or elements of the engineering project content as appropriate.
Themes for projects could address activities including:
- Solar-powered devices
- Rainwater harvesting systems
- Model for a bridge
- Hydroponic gardens
- Composting systems
- Compressed air-powered vehicles.
Identify the steps of an engineering design process
Identify an engineering problem
Identify factors that influence an engineering project
Modify designs or projects to meet the needs of an engineering problem
Use a range of graphic communication techniques to represent project ideas
Select appropriate materials and components suitable for the project
Demonstrate safe work practices when handling materials, tools and equipment
Use units of measurement to develop graphics
Select a solution to an engineering problem
Use calculations to develop projects
Make models of the solution
Participate in testing a model
Make judgements on ways to improve the solution against a set criteria
Identify modifications based on testing
Modify a model to improve solutions
Participate in the production of the completed product or solution to an engineering problem
Reflect on materials and processes used to produce a solution
Demonstrate work and enterprise skills when planning and managing projects
Explore community and employment opportunities in engineering contexts
Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate information and ideas about the project