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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

KMS. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. Modular Unit Presentation. Modular Unit Timeline . Students will complete THREE 8-Day Rotations ALL work will be kept in the student’s assigned Tech. Ed. Binder.

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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

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  1. KMS TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Modular Unit Presentation

  2. ModularUnit Timeline Students will complete THREE 8-Day Rotations ALL work will be kept in the student’s assigned Tech. Ed. Binder

  3. Daily Journal Question-of-the-Day – 80 points Intended to promote critical thinking & decision making, improve communication skills, and increase general knowledge - 10 points per day • Activity Worksheets – 10 points if fully completed • Documentation of activities that students complete during the unit’s individual activities • Unit Projects – 50 points fully completed • Culminating project reflecting completed activities. Modular Unit Requirements

  4. Unit Descriptions The following slides briefly explain each unit…

  5. GOAL: • Make a 5 minute video that includes a • 30 second commercial advertisement. • ACTIVITIES: • Write a script that teaches me something. • Film raw footage & upload to computer. • Edit footage, insert commercial, add titles, credits, and a soundtrack. • Burn video to a CD Video Production

  6. GOAL: • Learn to control electrical current on a circuit board by working with various components. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn how electricity is generated. • Learn about simple electronic circuits. • Put together buzzers, lights, alarms, etc. • Learn how to solder a circuit board. Electricity & Electronics

  7. GOAL: • Control a milling machine with math and learn the basics of programming language. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about coordinate positioning. • Write a manual program using a new language. • Create a CAD drawing & computerized program code • Make a nametag & door plate sign. CNC Milling Computer Numerical Control

  8. GOAL: • Learn forensic science techniques and equipment used to solve today’s crimes. • ACTIVITIES: • Identify fingerprints. • Perform hair & fiber analysis. • Analyze tire and tool marks. • Complete a CSI interactive in the toxicology (drugs/alcohol) & pathology (autopsy) labs. • Solve a (fictional) crime. Forensic Technology

  9. GOAL: • Analyze and report on the quality of Keene’s drinking water supply. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about why water is important. • Check pH levels. • Test for iron & copper levels. • Compare faucet water to bottled water to reservoir water. • Perform fecal coliform testing. Environmental Water Testing

  10. GOAL: • Create personal custom graphics on paper and on fabric. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about logos & letterheads. • Design, draw, and digitize logo artwork. • Create personal stationery & business cards. • Learn customizing fabric design software. • Create a custom sewn design project. Graphics & Monogramming

  11. GOAL: • Create a computerized, break-out video game. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about the history of video games. • Complete a game tutorial. • Use new skills to create a personalized video game with players & scoring. Video Game Development

  12. GOAL: • Discover what keeps an airplane in the air. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about the Bernoulli Principle. • Test geometric and vehicle objects. • Design, manufacture and test an airfoil wing. • Complete “learn to fly” lessons using the Flight Simulator software. Aerodynamics & Flight

  13. GOAL: • Learn about building planning and design, including making scale models. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn about the planning of living spaces. • Use an interactive program to design a house for a client. • Draw a floor plan sketch of your house. • Design and construct a scaled model of your idea of the” ultimate bedroom”. Architecture

  14. GOAL: • Use tools and machines to manipulate lumber into a finished wood project. • ACTIVITIES: • Take critical measurements with a ruler to the closest 1/8inch. • Use simple hand tools and hand-held power tools. • Learn the band saw, scroll saw, drill press and sanding machines. Woodworking

  15. GOAL: • Experience the many ways to process plastic products and learn about recycling. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn where the raw material comes from. • Make chemical plastic. • Use a strip heater and vinyl dipping oven. • Use injection mold and vacuum forming machines. Plastics Manufacturing

  16. GOAL: • Experiment with different types of light, what LASER means and its use as a communications tool. • ACTIVITIES: • Compare natural light with laser light. • Experiment with reflection & refraction. • Use diverging devices and filtering lenses. • Send sound through the laser with fiber optic cable. • Learn the many uses for lasers. Laser & Fiber Optics

  17. GOAL: • Program a Lego robot to perform 10 simple tasks. • ACTIVITIES: • Learn the many uses for robots. • Watch a FIRST Lego competition. • Build a Lego Robot using kit materials. • Learn the programming software. • Write your program code and download it to your robot. Lego Robotics

  18. Modular Unit Selection Worksheet When you have been given the worksheet… Rank your top 6 choices as follows….

  19. 1. View the Modular Unit Presentation. 2. Review the list and note each unit has an assigned number. • Find your first choice title on the list and note its unit number. • Write your first choice unit number on the Choice #1 line. DO NOT write the unit title! • Repeat steps 2, 3, & 4 for your second choice. • Keep repeating this until you have 6 choices selected. You may NOTuse any number more than once! You MUST have a number on ALL 6 choice lines! Write your name, Tech. number, and class period on the lines provided.

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