7-8 Technology

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Provide a broad overview of Technology Literacy in the areas of Manufacturing, Constitution, Transportation and Communication 

 

LENGTH: 9 week course as 7th grade + one as 8th grade, which meets 310 minutes, 3 days per week

 

MAJOR COURSE PROJECTS

7th grade:

Paper bridges

Paper towers

Straw towers

Noodle bridges

Floor plans

Spatial awareness-apartment design

8th grade:

Cad drawings

Slide show

Radio commercial

TV commercial

Tech report

Gear powered cars

Poster Design

 

 

 

GRADING

Daily participation: 25%

Class projects: 25%

Performance: 25%

Examination: 25%

 

Manufacturing Technology

Transportation energy/Power technology

Construction Technology

Communication