Technology Today, Level 3 & 4 Course of Study

Final BOE Approval May 2011

Revised October 2009

Table of Contents

Members of Revision Committee

Statement of Purpose

Program of Studies Description

Core Content Standards

Textbook and Resource Materials

Course Objectives/Activities

Content Outline/Timeline

Proof of Proficiency

Members of Revision Committee

Statement of Purpose:

The purpose of all curriculum guides is to provide direction for instruction. They identify the written outcomes in a subject and /or grade as the basis for classroom activities and student assessment. In order to achieve maximum understanding, the objectives identified as learning outcomes must be written clearly and reflect the specific learning and behavior which are expected.

Objectives are written as major outcomes and stated to require critical thinking. Teachers should understand that they must make careful decisions about the specific sub skills and prior learning needed to reach these objectives. These professionals are encouraged to reflect with others teaching the same curriculum for this purpose and also to identify the most appropriate resources and methods of assessment. The assessments are directly aligned with the objectives. Therefore, the objectives in this guide are designed to provide direction to the teacher in order to facilitate instructional planning.

All teachers, parents and students should be informed of the expected outcomes (i.e. objectives) for the subject and/or grade level.

Program of Studies Description:

Instills awareness of the technology that surrounds today's rapidly changing environment. Thinking, problem solving, and design skills developed through a variety of Technology Learn Assignments (TLAs). Students learn and apply skills in the communications, manufacturing, construction, bio-technology, and transportation areas.

New Jersey Core Content Standards for Technology Today:

8.1 Educational Technology

8.2 Technology Education, Engineering, and Design

9.1 21st Century Life Skills

9.2 Personal Financial Literacy

9.4 Career and Technical Education

Textbook and Resource Materials:

Wright, Thomas, Technology Teacher Resource Binder Goodheart, Wilcox 2004

ISBN: 1566372666

Wright, Thomas, Technology Student Activity Manual Goodheart, Wilcox 2004

ISBN: 1566373751

Wright, Thomas, Technology Teacher Resource CD Goodheart, Wilcox 2004

Wright, Thomas, Technology Teacher Manual Goodheart, Wilcox 2004

ISBN: 1590707214

John B. Gradwell, Malcolm Welch, Eugene Martin, Technology: Sharing Our World. Goodheart Wilcox 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59070-722-7

WestPoint Bridge Design Software

Topic: Classroom Safety

Objective 1: The student will be able to describe and demonstrate the proper safety procedures within the classroom environment

(standards 8.1 A,C; 8.2 E,F; 9.1 F)

Suggested Activities:

Read, sign, and date the Safety Procedures handout thereby agreeing to abide by the lab and equipment rules specified by the Technology Education Department.

Assessment:

1. Teacher observation of daily classroom practice.

2. Objective test on safety concepts.

Topic:The Nature of Technology and Society

Objective 2:The student will be able to evaluate basic terminology of the five (5) areas of technology and the role of technology in our society and other fields of study

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,E,F)

Suggested Activities:

Define and describe technology and its origins

List the five (5) major areas of technology: communications technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, transportation technology, and biotechnology (alternative energy)

Introduce the technology systems model as a means for designing technological processes: input - process ¡V output ¡V feedback

Cite examples of technological developments of humans including major inventions and innovations of great historical impact

Assessments:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Text Worksheets

3. Chapter Questions

4. Quizzes/Tests/Exams

 

Topic: Design & Abilities for a Technological World

Objective 3: The student will be able to develop a solution to a technological problem with the technological problem solving method ¡§design loop¡¨

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.4 M)

Suggested Activities:

List steps involved in the problem solving method: identify problem, collect information, develop possible solutions, select best solution, implement solution, evaluate solution

Formulate a designed product with the guidance of the technological design method

Assessments:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Teacher observations

3. Project rubrics

4. Text Worksheets

5. Chapter Questions

6. Quizzes/Test/Exams

Topic: Assets of the Designed World

Objective 4: The students will be able to develop products which demonstrate design characteristics and the applications of various communication technologies

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F)

Suggested Activities:

Identification of components that make up a communication system: message, encoding media/channel, decoding, acknowledgement (optional)

Identification and application of the principles of design: balance, proportion, contrast, harmony, unity

Draft different sketches; thumbnails, orthographic projection drawing, renderings

Show understanding of systems in printed graphic, photographic, telecommunications, computer and internet communications technology

Create a design project that includes: designing a poster or logo, video production, web page design, layout design

Assessments:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Drafting criteria

3. Text worksheets

4. Chapter questions

5. Quiz/Tests/Exam

Objective 5: The students will be able to evaluate how companies produce a product safely while utilizing manufacturing technologies

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.2 B; 9.4 L)

Suggested Activities:

Research and design a product

Differentiate types of manufacturing: custom, job-lot, mass production, just-in-time, continuous

Identify the stages of a product's life cycle: introduction, growth, maturity, saturation, decline

Demonstrate ability to complete production planning sheets such as: bill of materials, flow product chart, plant layout, organizing chart

Demonstrate safety procedures with different equipment

Develop marketing strategies and packaging

Identify different manufacturing techniques: CNC machining, Computer Aided Manufacturing, additive/subtractive prototyping

Appraise products that are manufactured through the assembly line process

Assessments:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Teacher observations

3. Project rubrics

4. Text worksheets

5. Chapter questions

6. Quizzes/Tests/Exams

Objective 6: Students will be able to analyze and apply construction technologies

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.4 B)

Suggested Activities:

 Use and describe different methods of construction

 Identify engineering principles in construction, material selection, load forces, environmental factors, building rules and regulations

Create and design a structure to hold a load and test structures design

Create a design project that includes: building a bridge, constructing a tower

Assessments:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Drafting criteria

3. Text worksheets

4. Chapter questions

5. Quizzes/Tests/Exams

Objective 7:Students will be able to analyze and apply transportation technologies

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.4 P)

Suggested Activities:

 Discuss different areas of transportation: land, water, air

 Discuss and describe each of the five (5) systems that made up a transportation system: structural system, production system, suspension system, guidance system and control system

 Create a design project that includes: CO2 car racing, boat hulls, mousetrap car, magnetic levitation, airplanes

Assessment:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Drafting criteria

3. Text worksheets

4. Chapter questions

5. Quizzes/Tests/Exams

Objective 8:Students will be able to analyze medical, agricultural and related biotechnologies

(standards 8.1 A,B,C,E,F; 8.2 A,B,C,D,E,F,G; 9.1 A,B,C,D,E,F; 9.4 A,H)

Suggested Activities:

 Critique the advances in different areas of technology: agriculture, food-processing, and medical and health technologies

 Research an area in the biotechnology and present material researched; possible topics could be: cloning, lasik eye surgery, agricultural grafting

 Research a topic in the area of alternative energy and present material researched; possible topics could include: bio-fuels, hydrogen production, geothermal energy

Assessment:

1. Technology learning activity

2. Text worksheets

3. Chapter questions

4. Quizzes/Tests/Exams

Content Outline/Timeline:

Safety and What is Technology? 2 week

Role of Technology in our Society 1 week

Evolution of Technology 2 weeks

Technological Problem Solving Strategies 3 weeks

Communication Technologies 4 weeks

Manufacturing Technologies 6 weeks

Construction Technologies 6 weeks

Transportation Technologies 8 weeks

Medical, Agriculture, and Biotechnologies 4 weeks

Proof of Proficiency

A student will have to have a cumulative average of 80% or better on the following assignments:

1. Midterm Exam

2. Final Exam

3. Demonstrations of Technology Learning Activities

4. Creation of documentation to support designed products.