Technology Education

The technology education program is designed in half and full year courses that satisfy the NYS Technology Learning Standards. Through activity-centered learning experiences, students discover their technical interests and capabilities. Student learning outcomes will include problem solving and critical thinking techniques that will prepare students to be college and career ready.

Middle School Course Offerings:

7th Grade Technology (tech7):  .5 Unit This course provides students with an opportunity to further expand upon their knowledge of the human-made world and to develop further develop their technological literacy.  Through designing, building and testing activities students model solutions to real world problems and develop an understanding of technology in the past, present and future.  The course engages learners in critical thinking as they design and develop products and learn about systems. Students will learn about tools and machine safety to produce hands-on projects.  Some of the projects may include: Mechanical drawing, Bow Saw, Bridge construction/ testing, wood name tag, soma cube, Rube Goldberg project, pencil holder, Spinning top mechanical drawing and project.

8th Grade Technology (tech8):  .5 Unit This course involves technical literacy, design, building and testing activities.  Students gain more experience with problem solving, working with tools and machines. They will develop their ability to read and follow specific technical directions. Some possibilities of projects include an airplane and an Air compressed dragster, along with design to construct an effective wind turbine, birdhouse, scroll saw project and a mousetrap-powered vehicle. Depending on the project, in-depth mechanical drawing developments and/or design development sketching of the parts they will use to construct their projects will be included

 

High School Course Offerings:

DESIGN AND DRAWING FOR PRODUCTION Full Year, 1 credit (I908) Through the use of computer-assisted design, manual drafting and sketching, students will learn major areas of design. Learning experiences for the course emphasize problem solving and critical thinking skills utilizing acquired math and science skills in a technology context. Some activities include but are not limited to: designing and producing a cabinet, understanding the importance of technical drawings, inventing and designing original ideas for production. *This course satisfies the NYS Art/Music graduation requirement.

ENGINEERING FOR THE FUTURE Full Year, 1 credit (I907) The course incorporates many aspects of technology (engineering, design, tools, resources, technological processes, computers and technology, and technological systems). The history and evolution of technology is studied with various case studies involving management and impacts. Activities include: egg car crashes, mouse trap cars and bridge design. The activities involve a hands-on approach to problem analysis, mathematical modeling and scientific principles.

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS Full Year, Alternate day, ½ credit (I906) Students will be given the opportunity to explore the world of robotics through activity based projects and competitions in which problem solving skills will be learned. Students with little experience in technology and/or robotics are encouraged to take this class and broaden their horizons. Students who complete this course are encouraged to continue to the Robotics course.

ROBOTICS Full Year, 1 credit (I909) This course is for all students interested in a course that includes computer technology and many hands-on activities related to robotics. This course is designed to stimulate creativity in a technological world, provide a firm exploration of computers and robotics and help understand how computers are adapted to act as controllers. Course activities include intensive problem solving strategies, computer simulators, and programming of robotic equipment. The course will use both the Vex Robotics System as well as LEGO’S Mindstormer. Other robotics based activities will include Erector sets and various computer based programs. 

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS/WOODWORKING Full year, 1 credit (I912) This course will introduce many of the types of tools and activities related to the field of construction, cabinetmaking, design and woodworking. The students will learn through activity based instruction. The second half of the year will reinforce these concepts and advance student learning in the field. During the year long course, students will produce a multitude of woodworking projects which include but are not limited to: Woodworking tables, picture frames, bird houses, Adirondack Chairs and other student generated ideas.