Year 8 and 9 - Design Technology: Textiles
Year 8 and 9 - Design Technology: Textiles
OverviewTextiles supports students to develop skills specific to the planning and production of items constructed of fabric and fibres. Students will investigate and make judgements on how the characteristics and properties of materials, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions. They will be required to create designed solutions based on a need or opportunity. This process involves investigating, generating, producing, evaluating, planning, and managing a textiles project.
This subject can be studied at Year 8 and Year 9.
| Units / Topics | Types of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Design process | Safety: OnGuard Safety Training |
| Sewing Safety | Creating Designed Solutions: Year 8 Design task - Tote bag |
| Creating Designed Solutions: Year 9 Design task - Hoodie | |
| Design Process: Product Portfolio |
Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students proceed to Year 10 Textiles and VCE Product Design: Textiles.