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Traditional VS VESS approach of the Theme
Design and Technology Design and Technology from VESS perspective
from

a

traditional

perspective
Design

and Design and Technology applies in everything and everywhere

Technology(Computers) Attend to, anticipate, respond to, initiate interaction with and
explore stimuli using the senses (auditory, visual, tactile and/or
kinesthetic)

Communicate

Communicate in appropriate ways about own actions
Play with a range of resources and communicate about own
discoveries
Share ideas and express opinion about own ideas and
products/processes/systems in familiar environments
Explain own design processes and describe the features and uses of
familiar products/processes and systems.

Investigate

Examine the suitability of key design features of familiar
products/processes/systems when determining design possibilities
Make choices based on safety, functional and aesthetic factors and
give some consideration to social/environmental factors to meet
design brief requirements
Describe

the

relationships

and

impact

of

products/processes/systems and the community/ environment
Investigate and analyze how needs, resources and circumstances
affect the scope of implementation of design and technology brief

Options

Explore alternatives and justify functional, aesthetic, social and