How Forces Make Things Work in Products

Designing for Our Community

3rd Grade·Technology·Australian Curriculum

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Describe how push and pull forces affect the function of a product or system (e.g. hinges, levers, wheels).

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3rd Grade · Technology · Australian Curriculum

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Learners will explore how design and technology occupations shape our world, understand how forces and materials affect product function, and follow the design process from identifying needs to evaluating solutions.

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AC9TDE4K02Australian Curriculum (v9) · Technology · 3rd Grade

describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system