Demonstrate use of measuring devices and be able to read to 1/16 of an inch.
Compare, describe, and use technology as it is applied in communication, transportation, and production.
Use the systems model (input, process, output, and feedback) as it applies to products.
Develop and use communication and transportation systems, using a variety of technologies.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills through problem-solving activities.
Demonstrate an appreciation for the various energy sources, their uses, availability, limitations, and environmental impacts.
Understand and demonstrate the proper and safe use of various hand and power tools.
Make good decisions about selection of materials, tools, and processes.
Communication Systems
The student will be able to:
Communicate ideas using conventional drafting techniques and procedures.
Use sketching and mechanical drawing techniques to effectively communicate design ideas.
Successfully use various measuring devices including fractions, decimals, and metric units.
Identify a variety of communication technologies available to meet society's needs.
Identify the human, material, and equipment resources needed to produce a printed message.
Produce graphs and charts as a means of communication.
Manufacturing Systems
The student will be able to:
Identify materials by types and properties.
Safely operate manufacturing tools and machines to make a product.
Use tooling to produce an interchangeable part for a product.
Understand and demonstrate the proper and safe use of various hand and power tools.
Build a product using the common families of manufacturing processes.
Prepare a cost estimate and bill of materials for a product or technological service.
Analyze materials and make decisions as to proper selection for developing products.
Design and conduct tests for material characteristics.
Prepare a layout for a manufactured product.
Develop a flow chart of how a product is produced.
Technology Systems
The student will be able to:
Describe and demonstrate how to use personal qualities, basic academics, thinking/interpersonal skills to manage resources, information, systems and technology SCANS skills.
Use computer technology and other resources to process, organize, and present career information.
Demonstrate how technology is needed in a selected career cluster.
Understand and use the steps in the problem-solving model to find solutions.
Use a product development process to design a new product.
Use system vocabulary to read and diagram a system.
Work cooperatively in a group to identify a problem and develop solutions to technological and work-place problems.
Construction Systems
The Student will be able to:
Explain the inputs, processes, and outputs for a typical construction system.
Be able to design and construct a model of a structure.
Work as a team to test the strength of various product designs.
Develop plans for a small structure or a model of a larger structure using sketching techniques.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by using graph paper to develop floor plans for a structure.
Determine the quantity and cost of the materials needed to construct a small structure.
Describe the types of processes used to construct a structure.
Research the wide range of careers related to the construction industry.
Develop construction skills according to safety procedures.
Transportation Systems
The student will be able to:
Design, fabricate, and race a model car.
Design and test an efficient boat hull.
Build a rubber band powered airplane.
Design a vehicle that has the five main vehicular systems.
Develop a vehicle control system.
Develop and test a magnetic levitation vehicle.
Develop a route system for a transportation system.
Develop and operate a transportation system.
Communication Processes
The student will be able to:
Develop graphic media using mechanical and computer systems.
Participate in a group to produce a mass communication product.
Use a computer system to process data, produce charts, and make graphic designs.
Develop a product using printing processes.
Develop and produce audio and video messages.
Use a technology to develop a message.
Use various equipment to apply the principles of electricity to electronic communication systems.
Manufacturing Processes
The student will be able to:
Identify materials and processes used to produce products.
Build mock-ups and prototypes for a new product.
Safely operate manufacturing tools and machines.
Work in a team to develop, install, and troubleshoot a piece of tooling.
Specify the tools and processes required to build a consumer product.
Specify the materials and costs required to build a consumer product.
Specify the tooling needed for a continuous production line.
Design, install, and test tooling to perform a manufacturing operation.
Design and use appropriate inspection gages and techniques.
Use processes to shape, size, condition, finish, and assemble materials.
Construction Processes
The student will be able to:
Select a machine used in a current construction process and evaluate its total costs (purchase, operation, and maintenance/repair).
Specify the tools and supplies required to build a structure.
Specify the necessary surveying devices to measure a small plot.
Determine the techniques needed to produce a roof for a given structure.
Layout a simple structure.
Use proper tools and materials to build a structure.
Develop construction skills according to accepted safety procedures.
Select the proper amount of cement, aggregate, sand, and water to pour a sidewalk, wall, block or foundation.
Demonstrate use of measuring devices and be able to read to 1/16 of an inch.
Technology and Society
The student will be able to:
Research the history of a technological development.
Identify technological inventions and innovations.
Compare and contrast solutions to technological problems in society.
Use a computer to input and process information.
Classify technologies by their environmental impacts on society.
Produce a research project about technological impacts of the future.
Produce a portfolio reflective of the their productivity.
Computers in Design and Production Systems
The student will be able to:
Use pointing devices (digitizer, mouse, and trackball) on AutoCAD to input commands.
Use the various menus on AutoCAD.
Use absolute Cartesian coordinate systems.
Use relative Cartesian coordinate systems.
Use various drawing commands on AutoCAD systems.
Use the edit commands on AutoCAD systems.
Manipulate the various elements that affect block construction (block element layer, line type, and color).
