SENECA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT



Blackhawk School District

CURRICULUM

Course Title: Technology Education

Grade Level(s): 7th

Periods Per Week: 5

Length of Course: 7 weeks

Credits: N/A

Faculty Author(s): Matthew J. Foley

Date: MAY 2017

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) driven course.

Seventh grade students will explore aerospace engineering, history of flight, theory of flight, various propulsion systems relating to flight, and a specific focus on measurement, during the seven week related arts cycle. Each student will design, produce and evaluate several projects of varied difficulty. Components of transportation technology, communication technology, energy and power technology, bio-related technology, construction technology and medical technology may also be incorporated. Students will also utilize creative problem solving methods and engineering practices, coupled with state of the art manufacturing processes and software applications to develop prototypes of solutions to various design challenges.

|COURSE OUTLINE |OBJECTIVES (PA standard) |PROPOSED TIME / |RESOURCES |LESSON REFLECTION |

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|Course overview |3.4.7.A1 Explain how technology is closely linked to creativity, which has | | | |

|A. Goals |resulted in innovation and invention |1pd |Course Syllabus Physical Lab | |

|B. Room Orientation | | |tour. | |

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|Measurement pretest | | | | |

| |3.4.7.C1 Describe how design as a creative planning process leads to useful |1pd |Instructor produced test | |

| |products and systems | | | |

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|Intro to the history of flight. | | | | |

|Montgolfier Bros | | | | |

|Sir George Cayley |3.4.7.B4 Explain how many inventions and innovations have evolved by using |2pd |Instructor led demonstrations | |

|Wright Bros |deliberate and methodical processes of tests and refinements. | |and discussion. Promethean | |

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|Intro to the theory of flight | | | | |

|Bernoulli’s principle | | | | |

|Newton’s laws pertaining to flight | | |Promethean lesson on airfoils | |

| |3.4.7.C1 Describe how troubleshooting as a problem solving method may identify | |and the forces acting on an | |

|Intro to balsa airplane activity |a cause of a malfunction in a technological system. |2pd |aircraft. | |

| | | |Video on flight control | |

| | | |surfaces. | |

|Construct Balsa airplane. | | | | |

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| | | |Instructor led lesson showing | |

| |3.4.7.C1 Describe how design as a creative planning process leads to useful | |all the materials, machines and| |

|Intro to Foam glider project |products and systems | |processes involved in making | |

| | |1pd |the items. | |

|Construct Foam glider | | | | |

| |3.4.7.C2 Explain how modeling, testing, evaluating and modifying are used to | |Tools, materials, instructor | |

| |transform ideas into practical solutions. | |help in modeling the | |

|Discuss aviation aerospace careers | | |techniques. | |

| | |6pd |Instructor produced guides and | |

|Measurement | | |plans. | |

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|Measurement post test | | | | |

| | | |Instructor led demonstrations | |

| |3.4.7.C1 Describe how design as a creative planning process leads to useful | |and discussion. Promethean | |

| |products and systems | |lesson. Video | |

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| | | |Tools, materials, instructor | |

| | | |help in modeling the | |

| |3.4.7.C2 Explain how modeling, testing, evaluating and modifying are used to |3pd |techniques. | |

| |transform ideas into practical solutions. | | | |

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| | | |Instructor led demonstrations | |

| |3.4.7.A3 Explain how knowledge gained from other fields of study has a direct | |and discussion. Promethean | |

| |effect on the development of technological products and systems. | |lesson | |

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| | | |Personalized one on one | |

| | |2pd |instruction based on pretest | |

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| | | |LAB cleanup/reset | |

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