Design Technologies: Lesson Plans (10 Lessons) + 1 Summative Assessment Task + FREE Student Design Portfolio Workbook (Year 5)

Unlock innovation and cultivate future problem-solvers in Year 5-6 with our comprehensive, project-packed Design and Technologies unit.

Tired of endless lesson prep AND designing D&T materials that truly engage? Our The Future Farm Challenge unit delivers ready-to-use, Australian Curriculum-aligned resources covering the design process, managed environments, simple electrical systems, material properties, and sustainable food production.

Benefit from:
- Effortless Delivery: Clearly defined objectives and explicit teaching content make exploring complex design and engineering concepts smooth and confident.
- Engaging Activities: From investigating 'food miles' to building working circuits and prototyping 'Smart Micro-Gardens', ignite creativity, critical thinking, and practical problem-solving through interactive, hands-on experiences.
- Natural Skill Development: Embedded activities foster design thinking, technical skills, collaboration, and critical evaluation organically, aligning with key General Capabilities.
- Extension Included: Thoughtfully designed extension prompts encourage deeper exploration and application of design and technologies concepts.
- Real-Life Connections: Connect learning to real-world challenges in sustainable food production and engineering, empowering students to innovate solutions for their community and beyond.

BONUS! FREE Student Design Portfolio Workbook: This unit includes a ready-to-print student design portfolio, directly aligned with each lesson, saving you even more preparation time and providing valuable documentation and learning activities for your students.

Invest in impactful Design and Technologies education without the extra hours AND get a FREE student workbook to match! Get your Year 5-6 The Future Farm Challenge unit today!

Including: hands-on activities, explicit teaching content, formative assessment options, differentiation strategies, extension tasks, summative assessment (incl. marking rubric), cross-curriculum opportunities, outdoor learning opportunities, early career education/real-life application opportunities, and materials needed (per lesson).

PLEASE NOTE: The Lesson Plans for this unit are the same for Year 5 and Year 6 and can be used across both years.

(2 Downloads: Lesson Plans (54 pages) and Student Design Portfolio Workbook (24 pages))