This chapter is about technologies and how this subject area is taught in Australian primary schools. The first section presents an overview of technology as a discipline. Its connections with engineering and other disciplines are also highlighted. Two examples of technologies developed by Australians are presented to demonstrate how ideas are transformed into products in the real world. The second section deals with technology education and the expectations of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies. The third section shows the connections between the theories of constructivism and constructionism, and how they relate to the delivery of the curriculum.
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