Year 7 Lesson 1: Technologies in Society

Curriculum Links

VCDSTS004: Explore the use of familiar designed solutions to meet their needs.

VCDSTC005: Explore the characteristics and properties of familiar designed solutions in at least one technologies context.

VCDSCD006: Experience and explore how designed solutions are created and produced safely to meet personal needs.

Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework: Cultural Responsiveness Standard - Staff embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge, such as sustainable resource use in traditional tool-making, to demonstrate respect for community values and sustainable practices.

Cross-Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Students explore traditional practices like fire-stick farming to understand sustainable and culturally appropriate design solutions.

Reading: Technologies in Society

Technologies are tools and systems created to solve problems and meet community needs. Aboriginal peoples use fire-stick farming to manage land sustainably, promoting biodiversity by encouraging plant growth. This traditional technology shows how careful use of resources supports environmental health. Modern technologies, like renewable energy from solar panels, also meet community needs by reducing harm to the environment. These solutions are designed to be safe and useful.

Ethical design ensures technologies are fair and safe for people and the environment. Aboriginal tool-making, like crafting boomerangs from local wood, uses resources carefully to avoid waste. Modern examples include apps that protect data privacy, ensuring trust in digital systems. Ethical choices create positive outcomes for society. Year 7 students explore how these technologies meet needs safely.

Balancing competing factors is important in creating responsible technologies. Aboriginal knowledge teaches respectful resource use, like choosing local materials for sustainability. Modern designers use eco-friendly materials to reduce environmental impact. This approach supports social justice and creates better futures. Students learn to appreciate these principles in design.

Spelling Bank

Here are 20 words from the reading for spelling practice:

  • technologies
  • tools
  • community
  • fire-stick
  • farming
  • sustainably
  • biodiversity
  • renewable
  • energy
  • environmental
  • ethical
  • design
  • boomerangs
  • resources
  • privacy
  • trust
  • competing
  • eco-friendly
  • social
  • justice

Example Sentences

  1. Technologies like fire-stick farming help communities sustainably.
  2. Aboriginal tool-making uses resources carefully to create boomerangs.
  3. Ethical design ensures trust and privacy in digital systems.
  4. Renewable energy supports biodiversity and environmental health.
  5. Balancing competing factors promotes social justice in technology design.
Fill in the Blanks (Using words from the reading)
1. Technologies are tools created to meet __________ needs.
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2. Aboriginal peoples use fire-stick __________ to manage land.
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3. Ethical design ensures technologies are fair and __________ for people.
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4. Aboriginal tool-making, like crafting __________, avoids waste.
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5. Modern technologies, like __________ energy, reduce environmental harm.
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6. Balancing __________ factors is key in responsible technology design.
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7. Aboriginal knowledge promotes __________ resource use for sustainability.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are technologies designed to do?
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2. What is an example of an Aboriginal sustainable technology?
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3. What does ethical design consider?
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4. What does Aboriginal tool-making emphasize?
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5. What is an example of a modern sustainable technology?
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6. Why is balancing competing factors important?
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7. What do eco-friendly materials support?
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