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Technology Curriculum Mapping
D. Maine
Electronics Technology:
Month
Sept.
Unit Name
-Electron
Theory
Essential
Questions
What is the
nature of
electricity?
-Safety
-Basic Circuits
What
precautions
need to be
followed
when working
with
electricity?
What are the
elements of a
basic circuit?
Oct.
-Circuit
Construction –
(hard-wired,
low voltage)
-Voltage,
Current,
Resistance
Nov.
How are basic
circuits
constructed?
What is the
fundamental
language of
electricity?
-DC and AC
Current
How do AC
and DC
current
behave?
-Printed Circuit
Board Design
How are
circuits
designed?
-Circuit
Diagrams and
Symbols
-Methods of
constructing/
testing circuit
designs
How are
printed circuit
boards
produced?
-Conductance
Dec.
-Printed Circuit
Etching/Assem
bly
-Voltage,
current, and
resistance in
circuits
-Component
subsystems:
Passive
What are the
mechanical/
electrical
considerations
for circuit
packages?
How is
voltage,
current and
resistance
affected by
series, parallel
and complex
circuits?
How are
resistors
rated?
Jan.
-Measuring/
converting
electronic
quantities
How are
meters used in
electronics?
Content
Lessons
Skills
Assessment
-GETTING TO
KNOW
ELECTRICAL
TECHNOLOGY
LEARNING WHAT
RESOURCES ARE
NEEDED FOR
ELECTRICAL
TECHNOLOGY
-Electrical versus
Electronic
-Electron Theory
-Electrical Safety
-Project construction
- Give one example of
an electrical device,
which has evolved from
simple beginnings, and
describe how it has
changed daily routines
and contributed to
human progress.
- Research examples of
electrical innovations
which satisfy needs and
wants
-Demonstrate safe lab
practices
-Organization and study
skills
- Utilize the seven
resources to produce a
product, transport an
object, grow living
material, communicate
an idea, or utilize the
seven resources to
implement a process
and describe how full
access to resources
would have led to
improved results.
- Identify technological
alternatives, which
would be appropriate
for a technical problem.
-Safety Test
-Essay on Electronic
Innovation
-Students complete
LIS introductory
labs on basic
circuits
-Students construct
a battery/lamp
continuity tester
Technology
1-2-3-4
Math
1-2-7
Science Physical
3
-Battery and lamp continuity
tester
-Digital project log
Students complete
continuity labs
using studentfabricated tester.
Test – Electron
Theory
Test – Fabrication
Technique,
Conductors,
Soldering
Lab Volt
Instrumentation
Labs
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6
Math
2
Science Physical
3-4
-Lab Volt Labs
-Continuity labs
- Anticipate the
consequences of a new
technology using
futuring techniques
when given an example
of a technological
system in each of the
three aspects of
technology.
-Describe how
emerging technologies
have created new jobs
and made others
obsolete in each of
the three aspects of
technology.
-Propose alternative
technological solutions
to a local, national, and
global issue and model
one of the alternatives.
-Model a system in
physical technology
using the basic systems
block diagram.
-Apply the
technological systems
model to the safe
assembly or
construction and
operation of a system.
Students design
circuit for Intrusion
Alarm using
standard schematic
symbols
-Students
breadboard circuit
design
-Students apply
resist and etch PCB
-Students test etched
board for continuity
-Test on Basic
Circuits
-Current events
report on electronic
technology
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6
Math
1-2-3
Science Physical
3-4
-Intrusion Alarm
- Crocodile Clips circuit
simulation software
-Students Use
Circuit Simulation
Software –
Crocodile Clips to
model circuits, and
change variables to
alter circuit
characteristics.
-Lab Volt
Instrumentation
Labs, on voltage,
current and
resistance
Design/Engineering
-Students construct
electro-mechanical
transmissions for
sumo-soccer design
activity
-Test on the
“Language of
Electronics”
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-Lab Volt Labs
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-strobe light construction:
HOW PEOPLE USE
TECHNOLOGY TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS
-Fabrication Wiring
-Low Voltage
Circuits
-Soldering,
Connectors
-Language of
Electricity
-Conductors,
Insulators,
TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIETY:
NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE
-Basic Components
-Loads, conductors,
source voltage,
control
-Electrical Diagrams
-Schematics, Wiring,
Pictorials
-Graphic symbols
-Breadboarding/
circuit design
software
- PCB Artwork
-Wires and Cables
LEARNING
ABOUT SYSTEMS
AND
SUBSYSTEMS
DESIGN/DRAWING
-Voltage, current,
resistance
-Series Circuits,
observing voltage,
resistance and current
-Parallel Circuits,
observing voltage,
resistance and current
-Resistors: fixed,
variable, special,
color codes, symbols,
heat dissipation,
applications
INTRODUCTION
TO PROCESSING
RESOURCES
-Meters: analog,
digital, scales,
function, range,
polarity
-Basic servicing
techniquescontinuity/voltage
tests
-Identify the subsystems
of a modern, complex
technological system
-Produce a printed
circuit board
-Create computer
simulated circuits
-Perform a variety of
traditional and modern
material conversion
processes within each
of the three
aspects of technology.
- Process information
and communicate a
message using graphic,
photographic, or
electronic means.
-Set-up and read analog
and digital meters in
live circuits.
Test – Analog
Meter Reading
-LIS Meter Labs
-Crocodile Clip
Computer Software
Labs
-Students design
PCB to control
sumo soccer
vehicle.
-Students produce
photo-ready PCB
artwork for sumosoccer vehicle.
Standards:
Performance
Indicators
Activities
-PCB design etching,
assembly
-Circuit packaging
Feb.
-Ohm’s Law
and Watt’s
Law
-Working with
project kits
March
-Switch
controlled
circuits
-How are
switches used
to control
circuits
-Designing a
switch
controlled
sumo-soccer
robot
How is EMF
produced?
-Methods of
producing
EMF
-Magnetism
Electromagneti
c Induction and
Inductance
-Component
subsystems:
Passive
April
-The Electrical
Power Industry
-Component
subsystems:
Active
May
-How can
mathematics
be used to
design and
analyze
circuits?
-Designing/
Controlling
Systems.
What are the
characteristics
of Magnetic
Fields?
How is
magnetism
used in
Electronic
Devices
How do
passive
electronic
components
behave in a
circuit?
How is
electric power
generated and
distributed?
-How do
active
electronic
devices
behave in
circuits?
What are the
characteristics
of passive and
active
electronic
components?
How can
systems be
designed and
controlled
using
computer
software and
hardware?
June
Troubleshootin
g and Repair
How can
systems be
managed and
improved
using
computer
software and
hardware?
HOW RESOURCES
ARE PROCESSED
BY
TECHNOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
-Selecting/using
switches – NC, NO,
Momentary, Rotary,
Solid State, Slide,
Toggle, etc.
- Perform a variety of
energy conversion
processes within each
of the three aspects of
technology.
-Process information
using computer
hardware and software
to reach an informed
decision on a
problem with several
variables.
LEARNING HOW
TECHNOLOGY
AFFECTS PEOPLE
AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
Sources of
Electricity: chemical
cells, generators,
solar, thermocouple,
friction, piezio,
-Generation and
distribution, kilowatthr.meter., fuses
circuit breakers
-Electromechanical
devices:
electromagnets,
Solenoids, Relays,
Transformers.
-Diodes: types,
symbols, applications
-Capacitors
-Demonstrate (in one or
more of the three
aspects of technology)
outputs that are desired,
undesired,
expected, and
unexpected.
-Identify instances of
the lack of fit between
the technological
system and the human
user, identify
techniques for
improving the match
between the technology,
the human user, and the
human-made
environment
-Identify instances of
the lack of fit between
the technological
systems and the natural
environment,
CHOOSING
APPROPRIATE
RESOURCES FOR
TECHNOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
MACHINE/TOOL
TECHNOLOGY
-SCR silicon
controlled rectifiertesting, applications
-Transistors:
common types,
testing, applications,
switching,
amplification
- Identify needed
resources and a range of
possible alternative
resources that can be
used to solve a
given problem
- Investigate the
properties of various
synthetic, raw, and
biological materials
through testing and
describe why materials
are often chosen on the
basis of their properties.
-Use a computer and
appropriate computer
software to access data
about resources.
- Add feedback to close
the loop in an operable
open-looped system and
then safely operate the
system
in order to bring actual
results closer to desired
results.
CONTROLLING
TECHNOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
APPLIED
ACTIVIES IN
MATERIALS
PROCESSING
-Robotics – Problem
Solving Design Phase
-LIS Labs
USING SYSTEMS
TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS
-Robo-Lab Robotics
Competition
-LIS Labs
- Process information
using computer
hardware and software
to reach an informed
decision on a
problem with several
variables.
-Demonstrate the use of
human and
technological sensors to
monitor the output of a
process.
- Assemble and operate
a closed-loop
technological system
when given plans and
access to necessary
equipment.
-Use a computer to
control a technological
system when given
access to the necessary
hardware and
software.
-Use a systems
approach to develop a
technological solution
to a technological
problem.
- Use the computer as a
record keeping device
to document progress
while developing an
optimal
solution to the problem
-Students etch and
test circuit
-Students assemble
and test control
circuit
-Students,
brainstorm, then
using technical
drawing, formalize
a design solution.
-Using a variety to
materials, and tools,
students construct
mechanical
structures for sumosoccer vehicle.
-Robotic
competition and
reflection
Test- circuit laws
-LIS labs
-Crocodile Clip
Labs
Test – active and
passive electronic
components,
sources of
electricity
-Students complete
self-directed
electronic circuit
project, including
approved
packaging.
-Test on power
generation,
components, and
factors affecting the
choice of resources.
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-Sumo-soccer robot
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-Sumo-soccer robot
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-Ac/dc generator/motor
-Lab Volt Labs
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-Robo-Lab - programmable
robot
Technology
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Math
1-2-3-4-5
Science Physical
3-4
-sound operated switch
project
-Students construct
a model of their
design solution.
Test: Active
Electronic
Components and
Applications
Independent
completion of final
product. – which is
assessed against
design criteria, and
appropriate
elements of design.
-Programmable
Robotics, Robo-Lab
Programming –
Students Use Icon
Based Programming
To Successfully
Control The RCX
Module To
Complete a Task.
Programmable
Robot Performance
Field Test
Essay- reflections
and observations on
project
performance.
-Performance
improvements
suggested to meet
original system
model input.
-Final Exam –
comprehensive
proposed in
performance objective
assessment.