Chapter 7 examined food specialisations. This chapter continues to examine the contexts of technologies by looking at engineering principles and systems, and materials and technologies specialisations. Engineering as a context for the study of technologies is an area for primary and early childhood teachers to consider when planning for children’s learning. This area opens up new possibilities, particularly for girls (Figure 8.1). As a profession in Australia, engineering is male dominated. Engineers Australia (2022, p. 17) found that
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