Year 7 Lesson 5: Sustainability and Ethics in Technology

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 practices like seasonal burning, to demonstrate respect for community values and environmental stewardship.

Cross-Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Students explore traditional practices like seasonal burning to understand sustainable and ethical design principles.

Reading: Sustainability and Ethics in Technology

Sustainability in technology ensures resources meet needs without harming the environment. Aboriginal peoples use seasonal burning, a controlled fire technique, to prevent wildfires and enhance biodiversity (variety of life). Modern designers use renewable materials, like recycled plastics, to reduce waste. These practices support long-term ecological balance. They meet community needs safely.

Ethics in technology focuses on fair and respectful design choices. Aboriginal tool-making uses careful wood sourcing to respect country (land and its spiritual value). Modern digital systems prioritise privacy, protecting personal data. Ethical design builds trust and fairness. These choices benefit society.

Responsible technology combines sustainability and ethics. Aboriginal knowledge guides eco-friendly practices, like minimal resource use. Modern designs use energy-efficient devices to lower impact. Year 7 students explore safe solutions. This respects cultural values and social justice.

Spelling Bank

Here are 20 words from the reading for spelling practice:

  • sustainability
  • technology
  • resources
  • environment
  • seasonal
  • burning
  • wildfires
  • biodiversity
  • renewable
  • ecological
  • ethics
  • respectful
  • sourcing
  • privacy
  • fairness
  • trust
  • responsible
  • eco-friendly
  • energy-efficient
  • justice

Example Sentences

  1. Sustainability in technology ensures ecological balance for communities.
  2. Seasonal burning prevents wildfires and supports biodiversity.
  3. Ethics in tool-making involves respectful sourcing to protect country.
  4. Renewable materials in energy-efficient designs reduce environmental impact.
  5. Responsible practices promote fairness and social justice in technology.
Fill in the Blanks (Using words from the reading)
1. Sustainability ensures resources meet needs without harming the __________.
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2. Aboriginal peoples use __________ burning to prevent wildfires.
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3. Modern designs use __________ materials to reduce waste.
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4. Ethics in technology focuses on __________ design choices.
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5. Aboriginal tool-making uses careful wood __________.
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6. Responsible technology promotes __________ and ethics.
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7. Modern digital systems prioritise data __________.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does sustainability in technology aim to protect?
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2. What Aboriginal practice enhances biodiversity?
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3. What does ethical design prioritise?
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4. Why are renewable materials used?
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5. How does Aboriginal tool-making show ethics?
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6. What do modern designers create?
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7. What do Year 7 students explore?
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