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Technological and applied studies

These detailed units of work offer 2-4 weeks of learning activities and associated resources that can adapted to suit the context of your students.

Stage 4 units of work – Technology mandatory, agriculture and STEM

Units under the elective headings of Agriculture and STEM can also be used for Mandatory Technology.

Nutrients and food for health (5 hours)

In this unit of work students source information on the recommended dietary guidelines and apply this information to produce a meal plan for adolescents.

Transformacase (6 hours)

In this unit students individually design, produce and evaluate a dual purpose pencil case and desktop stationery organiser by recycling and upcycling household materials.

Virtual crack the code (4 hours)

In this unit students will develop a fundamental understanding of the Arduino microcontroller and the basic range of inputs and outputs that can be used with it.

Agriculture, climate and weather in NSW (4-5 hours)

A unit that explores the complex atmospheric phenomena that affect Australian farmers.

Climate Agriculture (DOCX 6KB)

Animal production (4-5 hours)

In this unit students explore the NSW Animals in Schools website to find information on the general environment requirements.

Animal production (DOCX 65KB)

Food and Agriculture (4-5 hours)

A unit of work that combines agriculture and food technology. Students examine dairy food production and prepare food.

Agriculture and food (DOCX 68KB)

Vegetable production (4-5 hours)

A unit that explores fruits and vegetables, how they are grown and their nutritional value, students will create fact sheets describing simple planting and care instructions.

Agriculture and vegetables (DOCX 66KB)

Computer hardware (5 hours)

In this unit students explore the suitability of hardware with particular performance characteristics against the needs of different users.

Computer hardware (DOCX 69KB)

Design careers (5 hours)

A unit of work that guides students to identify career opportunities in technology, the role of a designer, intellectual property and the rights and responsibility of designers, new and emerging technologies and factors that affect design.

Design careers (DOCX 35KB)

Virtual Arduino coding using Tinkercad (3 hours)

In this unit students examine algorithms for digital solutions and implements them in a general-purpose programming language.

Online coding (DOCX 68KB)

Stage 4/5 unit of work – Textiles

The following unit can also be used for Mandatory Technology.

Loom weaving (3+ hours)

In this unit students examine different fabric structures and create a mini wallhanging by weaving yarn on a basic loom.

Weaving (DOCX 405KB)

Stage 5 units of work – Agriculture, design and technology, food technology and textiles

Animal production in egg enterprises (6-7 hours)

A unit that investigates the three primary egg production systems in Australia and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of each system for the farmer, the hen, and the consumer.

Animal production (DOCX 61KB)

Exploring agricultural issues (6 hours)

This unit explores agricultural issues and provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of current topics faced in Australian agriculture that are considered socially or ethically debatable.

General content, work health and safety (3-4 hours)

A unit that examines the relationship between the agricultural sector and Australia’s economy, culture and society.

General agriculture (DOCX 58KB)

Bush tucker (5 hours)

In this unit students explores bush tucker including where to find it, how to prepare it and how to consume it.

Bush tucker (DOCX 76KB)

Stage 5 unit of work – Industrial technology

Risk assessment (5 hours)

In this unit students explore the risks and WHS issues associated with the use of a range of tools, equipment, materials, processes and technologies.

Risk assessment (DOCX 31KB)

Stage 5 unit of work – Information services and technology

Hardware – processing power and storage of data (4-5 hours)

In this unit students analyse the effects of past, current and emerging information and software technologies on the individual and society.

Hardware and data (DOCX 68KB)

Additional resources

Some of the programs linked above have associated teacher and student books that are located in our filterable resource library, along with other single activities, term long and/or cross curricular units of work.

You can also find ideas and activities on our curated list of external links.

Distance education resources

Stage 4-5 distance education resources developed to support students working off campus. The Distance education network offers these documents to support teachers delivering off-campus learning. They are not designed for all learning contexts and are not anticipated to address all syllabus outcomes. Curriculum experts are reviewing them and when quality-assured versions are available they will be highlighted.

While the resources support independent student study, they must be used in consultation with their subject teacher.

NSW Government

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