Digital Technologies - Designing Our Digital Green Thumb: 10 Lesson Plans + 1 Summative Assessment and FREE Student WORKBOOK (Year 5 & 6)

Unlock Digital Innovation and Cultivate Future Problem-Solvers!

Tired of endless lesson prep AND designing Digital Technologies units that truly engage? Our The Smart Garden Challenge unit delivers a complete, project-packed experience for Year 5-6. It provides ready-to-use, Australian Curriculum-aligned resources covering digital system components, data representation, algorithms, user interface design, ethical data use and block-based coding. This unit empowers you to guide students through the exciting process of designing a real-world digital solution from the ground up.

Benefit from:

• Effortless Delivery: Clearly defined objectives and explicit teaching content make exploring complex concepts like binary, algorithms, and privacy smooth and confident for both you and your students.
• Engaging Activities: From disassembling old electronics to designing algorithms, coding simulations in Scratch, and creating user interfaces, students will ignite their Critical and Creative Thinking and develop practical problem-solving skills through interactive, hands-on experiences.
• Natural Skill Development: This isn't just a tech unit. Embedded activities organically foster design thinking (Literacy), technical skills (Numeracy and ICT Capability), collaboration (Personal and Social Capability), and critical evaluation (Ethical Understanding), aligning seamlessly with key General Capabilities.
• Extension Included: Thoughtfully designed extension prompts are included in every lesson, encouraging deeper exploration for advanced or curious learners.
• Real-Life Connections: Connect learning to real-world challenges in technology design, software development, and data ethics. Empower students to innovate solutions for their community by exploring careers like UX Designers, Software Developers, and Cybersecurity Experts.

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

Invest in impactful Digital Technologies education without the extra hours AND get a FREE student workbook to match! Get your Year 5-6 The Smart Garden 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 (92 pages) and Student Workbook (26 pages))