Year 9 Technologies – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Digital Implementation and Data Solutions

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 9 Technologies in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Digital Implementation and Data Solutions”.

Students develop digital literacy through implementing data solutions, managing projects, and exploring compression techniques while considering ethical implications.

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: Planning Your Digital Solution
2. Understanding End Users: Conducting Effective Interviews and Surveys
3. Project Management Fundamentals: Time, Risk and Resource Planning
4. Agile Development: Collaborative Approaches to Digital Projects
5. Data Collection Methods: Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Approaches
6. Setting Up Spreadsheets for Data Acquisition and Storage
7. Database Design: Storing and Organizing Digital Information
8. Data Validation Techniques: Ensuring Accuracy and Reliability
9. Introduction to Data Compression: Why We Need to Compress Files
10. Lossless vs Lossy Compression: Understanding the Trade-offs
11. Image Compression: Working with JPEG and RAW Formats
12. Audio Compression: Comparing MP3 and WAV File Formats
13. Video Compression: Exploring MP4 and File Size Management
14. 3D and VR File Formats: FBX, OBJ and GLTF Implementation
15. Data Analysis with Spreadsheets: Filtering and Sorting Techniques
16. Statistical Analysis: Using Australian Bureau of Statistics Data
17. Digital Ethics: Privacy and Data Protection Considerations
18. Sustainable Digital Solutions: Economic and Environmental Factors
19. Project Presentation: Demonstrating Your Digital Implementation
20. Reflection and Evaluation: Assessing Digital Solution Effectiveness

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.