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MCSD Technology Education Curriculum
Technology Education Planned Instruction
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Title of Planned Instruction:
Technology Education |
| Subject Area:
Science and Technology
Grade Level:
8 |
| Prerequisites: Technology
Education – Grade 7 Course Description: This course is broad-based. It is exploratory in nature and provides for
various hands-on experiences with tools, materials, products, and processes
related to our technological society.
Required Time: 45 class periods
Course Credit: 0.25
Major Text(s) and Resources: |
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Names of District Subject Area Curriculum Writing Committee: |
- Carl D. Harpster
- Brent J. Hartman, Sr.
- Joseph G. Korona
- Ezra L. Scheffel
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Date of Board Approval: July 24, 2003 |
| Major Topics |
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| Course Objectives and Performance Indicators |
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Strand: Science and Technology
Standard: 3.6 Technology Education
Grade/course: Technology Education - 8
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Grade Level Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessments |
| B. |
Explain information technologies of
encoding, transmitting, receiving, storing, retrieving, and decoding. |
Demonstrate the ability to communicate an
idea by applying basic sketching and drawing techniques. Analyze and
evaluate the effectiveness of a graphic object designed and produced to
communicate a thought or concept.
Apply basic technical drawing techniques to communicate an idea or
solution to a problem.
Apply the appropriate method of communication technology to communicate
a thought. |
-- Tests -- Drawings
-- Projects
-- Teacher/student observations |
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Explain physical technologies of structural
design, analysis and engineering, finance, production, marketing, research,
and design. |
Know skills used in construction. Use
knowledge of material effectiveness to solve specific construction problems
(e.g., steel vs. wood bridges).
Identify basic resources needed to produce a manufactured item.
Identify basic component operations in a specific manufacturing
enterprise (e.g., cutting, shaping, attaching).
Explain and demonstrate the concept of manufacturing (e.g., assemble a
set of papers or ballpoint pens sequentially, mass-produce an object).
Explain basic material processes that manufactured objects undergo
during production (e.g., separating, forming, combining).
Explain transportation technologies of propelling, structuring,
suspending, guiding, controlling, and supporting. |
-- Project and process analysis |
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Strand: 3.7 Technological Devices
Grade/Course: Technology Education - 8 |
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Course Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessment
Options |
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Describe the safe use of tools, materials
and techniques to answer questions and solve problems. |
Group tools and machines by their function.
Identify uses of tools, machines, materials, energy, and time that meet
specific design criteria.
Describe safe procedures for using tools and materials.
Assess materials for appropriateness of use.
Select and safely apply appropriate tools, materials, and processes
necessary to solve complex problems. |
-- Project and process analysis
-- Tests for
safety |
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Use appropriate instruments and apparatus to
study materials. |
Develop simple skills to measure, record,
cut, and fasten. Explain appropriate instrument selection for specific
tasks.
Apply accurate measurement knowledge to solve everyday problems. |
-- Testing -- Projects
-- Teacher observation |
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Strand: 3.8 Science, Technology, and Human Endeavors
Grade/course: Technology Education – 8 |
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Course Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessment
Options |
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Explain how sciences and technologies are
limited in their effects and influences on society. |
Apply the technological design process to solve
a simple problem. |
-- Projects -- Drawings
-- Problem solving
-- Teacher observation |
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District Recommended Instructional Approach For the Course
To Drive Teacher’s Instructional Activities |
- Lecture
- Demonstration
- Projects
- Small group work
- Individualized instruction
- Processes
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