Natural Fibres

This unit provides students with the opportunity to investigate the materials used to create rope and other First Nations resources and to apply this knowledge when creating their own sustainably designed products. Be sure to explore the films in links in the Tools and Technology Discovery Map

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

A_TSICP1 First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

A_TSIC3 The First Peoples of Australia (Aboriginal Peoples) belong to the world’s oldest continuous cultures. First Nations Australians demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture despite the many historic and enduring impacts of colonisation, and continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures.

A_TSIC1 The First Peoples of Australia (Aboriginal Peoples) belong to the world’s oldest continuous cultures. First Nations Australians demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture despite the many historic and enduring impacts of colonisation, and continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures.

A_TSIP3 The significant and ongoing contributions of First Nations Australians and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.

Sustainability

SD1 Sustainably designed products, environments and services aim to minimise the impact on or restore the quality and diversity of environmental, social and economic systems.

SD3 Sustainable design requires an awareness of place, past practices, research and technological developments, and balanced judgements based on projected environmental, social and economic impacts.

Curriculum Links

AC9TDE8K03 Analyse how force, motion and energy are used to manipulate and control engineered systems.

AC9TDE8K04 Analyse how food and fibre are produced in managed environments and how these can become sustainable.

AC9TDE8K06 Analyse how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions.

AC9TDE8P01 Analyse needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate and select materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to create designed solutions.

AC9TDE8P02 Generate, test, iterate and communicate design ideas, processes and solutions using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools.

AC9TDE8P03 Select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions.

AC9TDE8P04 Develop design criteria collaboratively including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions.

AC9TDI8P04 Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories.

AC9TDI8P08 Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs.

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Unit Includes

  • 1 Focus Area
  • 4 Lessons

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