STAGE 3 UNIT 2 NSW aligned design and digital technologies solutions yr 5 and 6

This unit is designed to compliment the recent unit rolled out by NSW Education Department 2025/6. It is based on the unit of work Unit 2 Syllabus focus areas: Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions Design and digital technologies engineer sustainable solutions 16 hourly lessons plus 4 hours of additional/optional content. (1 term's work) This unit teaches students to examine the functions of the main organs in the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems and to test how circulation and respiration respond to physical activity. They investigate structural and behavioural adaptations in humans and research Australian inventions that address health or lifestyle needs. Students also explore different ways to represent data and evaluate digital systems. Syllabus outcomes ST3-SCI-01 uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices ST3-PQU-01 poses questions to identify variables and conducts fair tests to gather data ST3-DAT-01 interprets data to support explanations and arguments ST3-DDT-01 uses design processes to create, evaluate and modify designed solutions ST3-DDT-02 creates, evaluates and modifies algorithms to code or control digital devices and systems ST3-CWT-01 creates written texts to communicate understanding of scientific and technological concepts What is included in this pack? PowerPoint with over 420 slides (editable) Student workbook and assessment tasks PDF for easy printing Teaching notes under each slide Quick links to units. Sections for each lesson included in the PowerPoint presentation. Self Assessment tasks. Video links Created for use with the IWB. Suggested teaching prep for each lesson. Outcomes and indicators included for each lesson. Important note The font which has been used in this presentation is the Google font Edu NSW ACT foundation which needs to be downloaded onto your computer (this can be done by clicking on the blue link provided). You must restart your device once installed and all of the formatting will be correctly in place. This step is VERY important otherwise your units will be misaligned. This is a comprehensive unit which will save you hours and hours of preparation time. It is important at the start of each lesson that you read the teaching notes as there is some Lesson preparation needed for some lessons. These include printing sets of cards in some lessons, printing worksheets for assessment purposes so that work samples are available for each child. Some things you will need for this unit: chart paper bin bag or newspaper bowl or container food hygiene gloves labels or sticky notes scissors water stockings white T shirt resealable plastic bags balloons writing materials clear plastic bottles with bottom cut off coloured markers sticky tape mirrors clock with second hand or stopwatch image of person running individual whiteboards digital devices graph paper glue sticks A4 paper books (any type) ball Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures: when planning and programming content relating to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures, teachers are encouraged to: involve local Aboriginal Communities and/or appropriate Knowledge Holders in determining suitable resources use Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander-authored or endorsed publications read the principles and protocols relating to teaching and learning about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures and the involvement of local Aboriginal Communities. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Guide to evaluating and selecting education resources has been developed to assist teachers in selecting appropriate resources for teaching about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, Cultures and Languages respectfully and effectively. TOU Printing and Use: You may print this product for your personal use or for use within your own classroom. Sharing printed copies with other teachers, schools, or organisations is not allowed. You MAY make one copy for backup purposes, but not with the intent to redistribute. You MAY share the cover image only on blog posts and social media provided there is both credit given to myself with a link to my TPT store. Please buy additional licenses if more than one teacher in your school is going to be using it. This is not to be sold for commercial use. You may not repackage, sell or give away part of all of this product to others. You may not offer or share part or all of this product anywhere on the internet as a download or copy including, but not limited to, personal sites or school sites that are on a page that is open to the public, sharing google drive links with others that are not your students or their family, internet or email small sharing groups, shared databases , open education resource groups such as Amazon inspire. You may not use on commercial sites such as OUTSCHOOL Attribution is given to © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2025.