Indigenous Culture

Students explore what art is and what it can look like. They learn that anyone can be an artist. The elements of art are explored to develop an understanding of how artworks are created.

Students learn that artists can express their ideas, observations and imagination through different techniques. They develop an awareness of what an art exhibition is and what it means to exhibit art.

• identify types of art
• identify where and why art is presented
• recognise the elements in art
• experiment with art techniques
• express ideas through drawing
• identify painting as art
• express imagination through painting
• express ideas through sculpture
• make patterns using prints
• identify fibers and experiment using fibers in art
• identify collage as art
• express ideas through collage
• identify digital images as art
• create art using digital images
• identify indigenous art
• describe artworks
• describe their own artworks
• express ideas through a group artwork
• prepare for their art exhibition.  

1. Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
2. Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 14–17) 

Students investigate the technological change of products over time. They identify and describe the purpose, features and uses of traditional and modern technologies. Through investigation, students recognise different properties of materials and how they are joined. They identify that forces create movement in products. Following the design process, students meet the identified needs of users through the creation and modification of products.

By the end of Year 2, students describe the purpose of familiar products, services and environments and how they meet the needs of users and affect others and environments. They identify the features and uses of technologies for each of the prescribed technologies contexts.

With guidance, students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They describe given needs or opportunities. Students create and evaluate their ideas and designed solutions based on personal preferences. They communicate design ideas for their designed products, services and environments using modelling and simple drawings. Following sequenced steps, students demonstrate safe use of tools and equipment when producing designed solutions.

• Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)

Students learn how their ideas or subject matter can be developed through different forms, styles, techniques, materials and technologies.

They explore how and why artworks are created and ways to use and apply visual conventions, such as line, shape, colour and texture. Students develop an understanding of how art can be effectively displayed at an exhibition. As a viewer, they respond to visual artworks and consider the artists’ intent and viewpoint, as well as their own. As an artist, they express their ideas through various creations and learn how to write an artist’s statement to welcome others to their art.

By the end of Year 2, students describe artworks they make and view and where and why artworks are made and presented.

Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas, observations and imagination, using different techniques and processes.

• Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)

Students describe the contributions of designers over time. This includes designing products, services and environments that make people’s lives easier, safer and more comfortable. They will explore how materials and design features can be used to produce designed solutions that meet the needs of the community and environment. Students will be involved in the design and technology processes and productive skills. They will investigate existing designs, explore needs for new designs, generate ideas, select, test and use materials to make design examples, evaluate their ideas and processors, and make changes where applicable. Following the design process, students meet the identified needs of users through the creation and modification of products

By the end of Year 3, students explain how products, services and environments are designed to best meet needs of communities and their environments. They describe contributions of people in design and technologies occupations. Students describe how the features of technologies can be used to produce designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts.

Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They explain needs or opportunities and evaluate ideas and designed solutions against identified criteria for success, including environmental sustainability considerations. They develop and expand design ideas and communicate these using models and drawings including annotations and symbols. Students plan and sequence major steps in design and production. They identify appropriate technologies and techniques and demonstrate safe work practices when producing designed solutions.

• Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)

Students investigate the technological change of products over time. They identify and describe the purpose, features and uses of traditional and modern technologies. Through investigation, students recognise different properties of materials and how they are joined. They identify that forces create movement in products. Following the design process, students meet the identified needs of users through the creation and modification of products.

By the end of Year 4, students describe and discuss similarities and differences between artworks they make, present and view. They discuss how they and others use visual conventions in artworks.
Students collaborate to plan and make artworks that are inspired by artworks they experience. They use visual conventions, techniques and processes to communicate their ideas.

• Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)

Students investigate the technological change of products over time. They identify and describe the purpose, features and uses of traditional and modern technologies. Through investigation, students recognise different properties of materials and how they are joined. They identify that forces create movement in products. Following the design process, students meet the identified needs of users through the creation and modification of products.

1. identify the five steps to designing a new product
2. evaluate a product design
3. identify early indigenous technologies
4. describe how early indigenous technologies met needs
5. recognise modified products
6. identify whether products are new or modified
7. design or modify a product to meet a need
8. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
9. make and test design solutions
10. reflect on and communicate the results of product tests
11. investigate materials and joins
12. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
13. model and test design solutions
14. communicate the results of design solution tests
15. identify that forces create movement in products
16. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
17. model and test design solutions
18. communicate the results of design solution tests.

• Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)

Students investigate the technological change of products over time. They identify and describe the purpose, features and uses of traditional and modern technologies. Through investigation, students recognise different properties of materials and how they are joined. They identify that forces create movement in products. Following the design process, students meet the identified needs of users through the creation and modification of products.

1. identify the five steps to designing a new product
2. evaluate a product design
3. identify early indigenous technologies
4. describe how early indigenous technologies met needs
5. recognise modified products
6. identify whether products are new or modified
7. design or modify a product to meet a need
8. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
9. make and test design solutions
10. reflect on and communicate the results of product tests
11. investigate materials and joins
12. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
13. model and test design solutions
14. communicate the results of design solution tests
15. identify that forces create movement in products
16. investigate a problem and brainstorm solutions
17. model and test design solutions
18. communicate the results of design solution tests.

•  Knowledge and Understanding Test (Lesson 18)
• Assessment Task: Art Exhibition (Lessons 15–17)