conducting experiments and tests to understand the properties of materials, for example strength, durability, warmth, elasticity
investigating the mass production of products to ensure standardisation, for example students setting up a production line to produce a product for a school fete
investigating the suitability of technologies − materials, systems, components, tools and equipment − when designing and making a product, service or environment, for example a toy for a young child, a composting system for household waste management, raised garden beds for improved access, weaving nets, bags or baskets
Sustainability
comparing how different components interrelate and complement each other in a finished designed solution, for example investigating and playing with joining processes for a variety of materials in the production of common products
investigating local constructed environments to compare how buildings were constructed in the past and in the present and noting innovations
analysing products, services and constructed environments from a range of technologies contexts with consideration of possible innovative solutions and impacts on the local community and the sustainability of its environment