Essential Question

How can housing be designed to meet the needs of both people and the environment?

Warning — First Nations teachers and students are advised that this curriculum resource may contain images, voices or names of deceased people.

Unit details

Y3 Maths, HASS & Design and Technologies
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 15
Duration: 8 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will:

  • develop their 3D shape vocabulary 
  • make connections between the shape and function of objects
  • develop their skills using design software
  • see First Nations architecture as a complex variety of structures and values that we can learn from today
  • recognise the importance of designing for a user, including their cultural needs.

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