Year 7 Technologies – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Digital Solutions and Data Management

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 7 Technologies in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Digital Solutions and Data Management”.

Students develop digital literacy skills through project management, data analysis, and ethical digital practices while implementing technology solutions.

Lesson sequence (20 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Introduction to Digital Implementation and Technology Solutions
2. Understanding Design Briefs in Digital Projects
3. Breaking Down Digital Design Problems and Requirements
4. Identifying Purpose and Competing Considerations in Tech Projects
5. Introduction to Project Management in Digital Solutions
6. Planning Digital Projects with Time and Resource Constraints
7. Developing Communication Strategies for Digital Projects
8. Introduction to Data Types and Sources
9. Acquiring Data from Multiple Digital Sources
10. Storing and Organising Data Using Spreadsheets
11. Creating Basic Charts and Graphs from Data
12. Visualising Data with Scatter Plots and Advanced Charts
13. Mapping Data by Location and Categories
14. Analysing Data Patterns and Trends
15. Digital Ethics and Responsible Technology Use
16. Privacy and Security in Digital Implementation
17. Digital Literacy Skills for Effective Communication
18. Evaluating Digital Information and Sources
19. Implementing a Complete Digital Solution Project
20. Presenting and Reflecting on Digital Implementation Projects

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 weeks for WA public schools. With 20 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.