What is a digital system and how do digital systems help us? (Years F-2)
Digital systems are all around us. Providing students with opportunities to understand what digital systems are and how people use them for different purposes is very important in the early years of schooling.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | F-2 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Document |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
ACTDIK001
Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose |
| Keywords | digital systems, DTiF, dtif, DTIF, ACARA |
| Organisation | Australian Government Department of Education |
| Copyright | Australian Government Department of Education, CC BY 4.0 |
Related resources
-
A matter of style
In this lesson sequence, students using the Zen Garden website reflect on criteria for effective design.
-
Google CS First: Storytelling
CS First: Storytelling guides students to use block-based coding in Scratch projects through a series of themed activities.
-
Scope and sequence overview
This resource provides a possible set of sequenced topics that could be used in teaching the Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies curriculum to address the content descriptions of the curriculum.
-
F-2: Digital systems: Hardware and software
At the F-2 level, students develop understandings of digital systems (hardware and software) when they use some key functions to undertake authentic curriculum tasks.
-
F-2: Digital systems: Changes in Technology
Changes to technology over time has affected many aspects of life.