Technologies - ÃÛÌÒ Flinders Anglican College Leading independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:09:44 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Year 8 IDEAS 4: Plug In & Power Up /subject/year-8-ideas/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:32:31 +0000 /subject/year-8-ideas/ Read More]]> Step into the role of being an innovator, tackling real-world challenges inspired by the United Nations Sustainability Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Explore how technology and design can be used to create an innovative and personalised charging station for a business. Students develop their skills by completing projects such as a 3D-printed golf tee, fidget toy...

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]]> Year 8 IDEAS 3: Food for Thought /subject/year-8-ideas-4-food-for-thought/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:12:30 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=32137 Read More]]> Explore how design and innovation can drive sustainable solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainability Goal: Responsible Consumption and Production. Tackle real-world challenges focusing on transforming new products for the food industry. Create exciting food products, eye-catching packaging and branding, apply plant dye to a kite which you construct and fly, and take on a real...

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]]> Year 9 Innovative Design /subject/year-9-innovative-design/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:19:17 +0000 /subject/year-9-innovative-design/ Read More]]> Subject Description Unleash your creative genius! The Innovative Design course focuses on creating, marketable items for pets that meet real stakeholder needs, including aspects of pet nutrition, pet toys for physical health and pet accessories. Using sustainable design concepts, explore innovative techniques to develop products that enhance pet health and well-being.

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]]> Year 9 Engineering /subject/year-9-engineering/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-engineering/ Read More]]> Structural and sustainable engineering, energy, motion and machines are the core components of this course. Students develop their understanding of truss structures through the development of CAD solutions that are simulated in Fusion 360 to identify structural integrity. Engineered prototypes are tested using industry technologies to assess the strength- to-weight ratio and yield strength.

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]]> Year 9 Industrial Design /subject/year-9-industrial-design/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-industrial-design/ Read More]]> How do I combine creativity and technology to make products that I can use, sell or create a business from? How can I incorporate sustainable and circular design methods? In this course, students will be immersed in a creative process using materials and technologies to produce functional products. Students explore sustainable and circular design techniques when ideating and creating designs while...

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]]> Year 9 Digital Technologies /subject/year-9-app-development/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-app-development/ Read More]]> In today’s digital world, mobile applications have become powerful tools for connection, problem-solving, and engagement. This course explores how gamification—the use of game-like elements such as points, levels, rewards, and challenges—can be applied to app design to create engaging, purposeful digital solutions for real stakeholders. Students will tackle authentic problems...

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]]> Year 9 Design for Food & Nutrition /subject/year-9-design-for-food-nutrition/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:02 +0000 /subject/year-9-design-for-food-nutrition/ Read More]]> Unreliable social media posts and busy lifestyles cause many young people to turn to nutrient-poor snack options. What if there was an option that was tasty, nutritious and on-trend? Students will investigate the snack food needs and preferences of an adolescent client. Applying an innovative approach, students prototype, analyse and evaluate nutritious solutions. Through the integration of food...

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]]> Year 8 Digital Technologies /subject/year-8-digital-extra/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-digital-extra/ Read More]]> Coding is more than just typing commands into a computer, it’s about solving problems and bringing ideas to life. In this course, you’ll program a Micromelon Rover and explore other interactive technologies. You’ll learn the key principles of designing and developing computer programs, including how to create algorithms and write code. If you enjoy problem solving and experimenting with...

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]]> Senior Design /subject/senior-design/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:53 +0000 /subject/senior-design/ Read More]]> All innovation, products, services and environments start with creativity and curiosity. Design focuses on ‘design thinking’ to create products, services and environments to meet human needs, wants and opportunities. Designing is a complex and sophisticated form of problem solving that uses divergent and convergent thinking strategies. Designers separate themselves from the constraints of...

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]]> Senior Digital Solutions /subject/senior-digital-solutions/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:53 +0000 /subject/senior-digital-solutions/ Read More]]> Digital Solutions enables students to learn about algorithms, computer languages and user interfaces through generating digital solutions to problems. Students engage with data, information and applications to create digital solutions that filter and present data in timely and efficient ways while understanding the need to encrypt and protect data. They understand computing's personal...

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