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Resilient Australia - Design A Natural Hazard Warning System
Lesson3 of 5 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8TechnologyDesign and TechnologiesEnvironmentalDisaster resilienceEconomicDesign ThinkingTechnology
Lesson Summary
Students investigate and evaluate products that detect and minimise the effects of natural hazards. Students will design and develop a system that detects, prevents or protects a community from natural hazards.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- discover how technology helps communities protect and avoid natural disasters and the importance of various forms of communication, both human and digital, to keep communities informed and save lives.
Success criteria
Students can:
- use critical and creative thinking to suggest new ways to avoid and prevent disaster.
- identify new innovations that have occurred around technologies and natural disasters.
- propose solutions using design and technology that help community resilience.
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