ID Plan
1. The Problem
In a classroom filled with technology, students do not truly understand the difference between technology and science, technology's impacts on society. Student's every day lives are filled with inventions and innovations in which they take for granted. It will be expected that at the end of this lesson, students will be able to define technology and discuss the impacts technology has on our society and culture.
Technology and Engineering are such broad concepts that discussions and activities will take place using various Instructional Design Methods. The goal is to meet the needs of all students in the classroom. At the end of the lesson it is expected students will learn the following concepts.
1. Technology is the study of how humans change the natural world to meet human needs and wants.
2. Design is a creative process that leads to useful products and systems.
3. Systems thinking involves considering how every part relates to others.
4. Expressing ideas to others verbally and through sketches and models is an important part of the design process.
5. Estimating and using measurement tools correctly are used to recognize when a measurement is reasonable.
6. Two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional solutions can take many forms, including graphic, mathematical, and physical.
2. The Need
To achieve full understanding of technology and engineering, students will use a wide variety of interactive materials. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and take notes with graphic organizers that will be provided. Students will use Smart Notebook, Prezi, PowerPoint to create presentations that they will create in class using research methods that will be taught during class time. Polleverywhere.com will also be integrated in class to help create interest and create a connection to the materials being taught.
The audience that I will be presenting to is a 8th grade pre-engineering class. This would be presented six separate forty seven minute periods. The overall understanding of technology has not been discussed with them before and they having an understanding of technology but not what it's impacts are. I have one hundred twenty students in 6 classes. Forty of those students are in a regular reading class and twelve of students are pulled from my class for reading intervention. The classes are split pretty evenly between males and females. The students are immersed in social networking and technology, but seem to take what technologies they have access to for granted. This will take place in an urban school, where the majority of the students are white.
4. Objectives/Assessment
Students will be able to:
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Explain the relationship between science, technology, engineering and math.
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Distinguish between invention and innovation.
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Describe engineering and explain how engineers participate in or contribute to the invention and innovation of products.
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Describe impacts that technology has had on society.
Students will be assessed on the final project of the lesson, which will be a Miniquest research project. The will select an invention and research the product, it's history, impacts on society. They will create a PowerPoint presentation and share with the class.
5. Content
Concepts:
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Science is the study of the natural world, while technology is the study of how humans develop new products to meet needs and wants.
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Teams of people can accomplish more than one individual working alone.
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Technological change is seen through inventions, innovations, and the evolution of technological artifacts, processes, and systems.
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Technology can have positive and negative social, cultural, economical, political, and environmental consequences.
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Engineers, designers, and engineering technologists are needed in high demand for the development of future technology to meet societal needs and wants.
Differentiated Instructional strategies will be put in place to reach a wider range of learners. Pre and Post Assessments will be given to test the understanding of the topic. Checking for understanding will be done through discussion, student feed back, filling out KLEW charts, white board interactive activities and a Mini Webquest.
Students will have a better understanding of Technology and Engineering through various discussions and research activities. All students are required to keep an Engineering Notebook through the semester in which they keep notes, questions, and research. These will be checked for understanding. Students will gain real-life, 21st Century Skills needed to excel in the future.
7. Additional Materials
A wide variety of ID tools will be used when appropriate time is allowed. The students will be allowed an encouraged to use other presentation software to complete their Miniquest project if they feel comfortable with PowerPoint. The use of Prezi, SlideRocket and Google Docs will be encouraged. If students would like to try and create a video using Windows Movie Maker, that will also be highly enouraged. Youtube and Discovery Channel Videos will be shown during classtime to help create real world connections in the classroom.
8. Program Use
These lessons will be used in both Middle Schools in Stratford for 8th grade Technology Education.
9. Summative Evaluation
Students will complete a Miniquest project to show u
nderstanding of the importance of technology and engineering in the development of today’s society.
Categories of Technology
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Categories of Technology-1.notebook Size : 1902.723 Kb Type : notebook |
Resources
What is Engineering?
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What is Engineering.notebook Size : 908.603 Kb Type : notebook |
Sample Miniquest
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XOS 2 Exoskeleton Suit.pptx Size : 2432.511 Kb Type : pptx |