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2017/2018 Online Instructional Materials Correlation Gateway to Technology Specialties (PLTW) 8479 - 9 weeks ___________________________________ Provider ___________________________________ Last Updated ___________________________________ Course Title ___________________________________ Course Syllabus URL Content must address both the task/competency and the curriculum framework. Enter the exact part of the online syllabus that addresses the task/competency. 8479 9 weeks Gateway to Technology Specialties (PLTW) TASKS/COMPETENCIES Correlation Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People Skills Demonstrate positive work Required 1 ethic. Required 2 Demonstrate integrity. Required 3 Demonstrate teamwork skills. Required 4 Demonstrate self-representation skills. Required 5 Demonstrate diversity awareness. Required 6 Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills. Required 7 Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness. Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills Required 8 Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills. Required 9 Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills. Required 10 Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Required 11 Demonstrate healthy behaviors and safety skills. Demonstrate an understanding Required 12 of workplace organizations, systems, and climates. Required 13 Demonstrate lifelong-learning skills. Required 14 Demonstrate job-acquisition and advancement skills. Required 15 Demonstrate time-, task-, and resource-management skills. Required 16 Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills. Required 17 Demonstrate customer-service skills. Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills Demonstrate proficiency with Required 18 technologies common to a specific occupation. Required 19 Demonstrate information technology skills. Demonstrate an understanding Required 20 of Internet use and security issues. Required 21 Demonstrate telecommunications skills. Addressing Elements of Student Life Identify the purposes and goals Required 22 of the student organization. Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership Required 23 in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult. Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student Required 24 organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects. Identify Internet safety issues Required 25 and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards. UNIT 3: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Investigating Energy Describe potential and kinetic Optional 26 energy. Compare exhaustible, Optional 27 inexhaustible, renewable, and non-renewable energy sources. Optional 28 Describe global energy usage and trends. Optional 29 Increase energy efficiencies at school. Optional 30 Calculate financial benefits of reducing the carbon footprint. Optional 31 Design a wind turbine. Optional 32 Test the efficiency of a wind turbine design. Calculate power and work Optional 33 expectations for the wind turbine design. Exploring Sustainable Energy Solutions Research U.S. annual energy Optional 34 consumption, energy imports, and energy production. Identify the advantages and Optional 35 disadvantages of each type of alternative energy. Describe the relationship Optional 36 between alternative energies and where they are consumed. Identify transportation issues for Optional 37 bringing alternative energies to market. Optional 38 Research a solution to long-term U.S. energy needs. Present an alternative energy Optional 39 plan for the U.S. that will reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Making an Impact Chart daily water usage for the Optional 40 school to determine conservation improvements. Describe environmental benefits arising from energy Optional 41 conservation and wastemanagement solutions. Describe the role engineers play Optional 42 in integrated waste-management solutions. Compare energy conservation Optional 43 and energy efficiency and how they are measured. Compare conduction, Optional 44 convection, and radiation as forms of energy transfer. Optional 45 Identify materials that reduce heat transfer. Optional 46 Engineer a dwelling that minimizes heat transfer. Optional 47 Improve the design of a device to reduce heat transfer. UNIT 4: AEROSPACE History of Flight and Space Exploration Research the history of an Optional 48 aerospace vehicle. Describe the flight characteristics of a variety of Optional 49 aircraft designs (e.g., kites, whirligigs, model airplanes, hot air balloons, model rockets). Write a script for a presentation Optional 50 that promotes an aerospace vehicle design. Exploring Aeronautics Compare the forces of flight Optional 51 (e.g., lift, drag, weight, thrust). Describe the importance of Optional 52 center of gravity on aircraft design. Optional 53 Apply Newton’s laws to the principles of flight. Optional 54 Apply Bernoulli’s principle to aircraft design. Optional 55 Identify the tools used to design and test aeronautic solutions. Optional 56 Identify the characteristics of an airfoil. Analyze the features and Optional 57 benefits of a variety of wing designs. Describe the components (e.g., fuselage, empennage, high-lift Optional 58 devices, wings, undercarriage, propulsion, instruments) that control an aircraft in flight. Optional 59 Design a Styrofoam glider airfoil and empennage. Traveling and Living in Space Research the history and Optional 60 development of rocketry, space flight, and living in space. Optional 61 Describe the principles of rocketry. Describe how design decisions Optional 62 will affect a rocket’s performance. Describe the forces that a rocket Optional 63 must overcome to leave Earth’s atmosphere. Optional 64 Define the forces that sustain orbit. Optional 65 Design a lunar rover. Identify engineered solutions for Optional 66 safe travel and living conditions in space. UNIT 5: THE FOUNDATIONS OF AND ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY Exploring Chemical Engineering Compare the functions of a Optional 67 chemist to those of a chemical engineer. Describe the science and Optional 68 engineering behind making ice cream. Optional 69 Design an adhesive. Optional 70 Solve an engineering problem related to a deepwater oil spill. Exploring Nanotechnology Optional 71 Define nanometer. Optional 72 Identify nanoproducts in society. Identify tools and processes used Optional 73 to manipulate matter at the nanoscale. Optional 74 Describe the effects of nanotechnology on society. Exploring Applied Physics Optional 75 Identify the six simple machines and their applications. Optional 76 Compare the three classes of levers. Optional 77 Describe how machines help use energy efficiently. Optional 78 Identify mechanical advantage for simple machines. Optional 79 Compare kinetic and potential energy. Calculate the relative kinetic energy of a moving object, Optional 80 based on the mass and speed of the object. Adhere to classroom, lab, and Optional 81 manufacturer safety guidelines for using tools and machines. Optional 82 Evaluate a model, based on a design problem. Optional 83 Analyze a product through testing methods. Optional 84 Improve a product through engineered modifications. UNIT 6: ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS Exploring Electricity Describe atomic components Optional 85 (e.g., protons, neutrons, electrons) and their functions. Optional 86 Interpret the atomic number of a variety of elements. Optional 87 Identify metals, metalloids, and nonmetals on the periodic table. Identify materials as conductors, insulators, or semiconductors, Optional 88 based upon the number of valance electrons and position on the periodic table. Describe how atoms retain their Optional 89 composition, using the law of charges. Optional 90 Describe electron flow between atoms. Optional 91 Define current, voltage, and resistance. Optional 92 Measure voltage and current, using a multimeter. Optional 93 Describe the properties and characteristics of a magnet. Demonstrate the characteristics Optional 94 and functions of an electromagnet. Optional 95 Demonstrate the functions of a DC motor and its components. Optional 96 Demonstrate the functions of a generator and its components. Describe the function of an Optional 97 electromagnet in a DC motor and generator. Optional 98 Compare basic motors with generators. Exploring Electronics Optional 99 Construct series, parallel, and combination electrical circuits. Optional 100 Sketch circuit diagrams, using standardized schematic symbols. Optional 101 Test electrical circuits, based upon circuit diagrams. Integrate electronic components (e.g., DC sources, lamps, Optional 102 switches, diodes, light emitting diodes, resistors, capacitors) into circuits. Compare the operations of fixed Optional 103 resistors, variable resistors, and photo resistors. Optional 104 Interpret the value of a fixed resistor from its color code. Optional 105 Measure voltage, current, and resistance, using a multimeter. Optional 106 Calculate voltage, current, and resistance, using Ohm’s law. Optional 107 Construct a circuit that uses a transistor as a switch. Exploring Digital Electronics Optional 108 Determine outputs/outcomes of logic scenarios. Identify the functions of NOT, Optional 109 AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and XOR logic gates. Optional 110 Correlate truth tables to logic scenarios. Optional 111 Convert binary to base-10 numbers. Optional 112 Convert ASCII to binary characters. Optional 113 Graph a digital wave form for a binary sequence. Optional 114 Diagram electronic circuits. Construct circuits with Optional 115 transistors that operate as switches. Identify digital logic components (e.g., sensors, gates, Optional 116 outputs) used in existing electronic devices. Optional 117 Construct digital logic circuits. Optional 118 Test electronic device solutions that use logic systems.