Standards
The Nature of Technology - Students will develop an understanding of the nature of technology.
Generate resourceDescribe how marketing and advertising is used to create demand for technological products (STL, 3I).
Generate resourceDesign a model that demonstrates how subsystems and system elements interact within systems.
Generate resourceSelect or design a technological system to perform a task based on specific requirements.
Generate resourceUse tools, materials, and machines safely to diagnose, adjust and repair systems (STL, 12I).
Generate resourceProvide examples of optimization and trade-offs for products, processes, and systems.
Generate resourceAnalyze how knowledge gained from other fields of study has impacted the development of technological products and systems (STL, 3F).
Generate resourceImpacts of Technology - Students will evaluate the impact of technology. The impact of technology incorporates
Generate resourceAnalyze the cultural, social, economic, political and environmental effects of technology.
Generate resourceDescribe legal and ethical concerns resulting from the development and use of technology (STL, F).
Generate resourceExplain that decisions about the use of technology involve trade-offs between positive and negative effects (STL, 4I).
Generate resourceAssess the impact of technology transfer from one society to another (STL, 4K).
Generate resourceDescribe how new technologies have evolved as a result of combing existing technologies.
Generate resourceAssess the impact that technological invention and innovation has on the needs and wants of a society (STL, 4E).
Generate resourceEngineering Design and Development - Students will demonstrate knowledge of and apply the engineering design process to develop solutions to problems.
Generate resourceExplain how the design process is an iterative, systematic approach to problem solving that includes collaboratively:
Generate resourceDefining a problem – students will be able to employ technical reading and writing skills to develop concise problem statement.
Generate resourceRefining a Design – student will employ data-driven decision making to improve their product.
Generate resourceCreating or Making the Product – students will be able to produce the design product
Generate resourceCommunicate Processes and Results – students will be able to communicate throughout the design process demonstrating application of the essential skills and knowledge presented in Maryland’s College and Career Ready Disciplinary Literacy Standards.
Generate resourceBrainstorming – students will be able to apply team brainstorming rules and techniques.
Generate resourceResearching and Generating Ideas – students will be able to conduct research to assess prior solutions to the problem.
Generate resourceIdentifying Criteria and Specifying Constraints – students will be able to assess the criteria (guidelines) and prioritize constraints (limitations) of the problem. This includes people, time, materials, capital, energy, etc.
Generate resourceExploring Possibilities – students will conduct research and explore possibilities for potential solutions.
Generate resourceSelecting an Approach – students will be able to employ a decision matrix to select the best approach to solve the problem.
Generate resourceDeveloping a Design Proposal – students will be able to create a plan of action that details the specifics of the project.
Generate resourceMaking a Model or a Prototype – students will be able to develop conceptual, mathematical, or physical models and/or a prototype that performs the final solution and can be used for testing/evaluating. This includes the creation of two and three dimensional scale drawings.
Generate resourceTesting and Evaluating Design Using Specifications – students will be able to use establish specifications to assess their design product.
Generate resourceDocument the design process and solutions in a journal, notebook, or portfolio.
Generate resourceEvaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of a problem (MS-ETS1-2).
Generate resourceCore Technologies and The Designed World - Students will demonstrate knowledge of the core technologies that underpin the designed world and major enterprises that produce the goods and services of the designed world. Core technologies include but are not limited to biotechnology, electrical, electronics, fluid, material, mechanical, optical, structural, and thermal technologies. Major enterprises include medical, agriculture, biotechnology, energy and power, information and communication, transportation, and manufacturing and construction technologies.
Generate resourceCorrelate advances in medical technologies to improvements in the length and quality of life for multicellular organisms.
Generate resourceDescribe ethical considerations involved in the development and application of medical technologies.
Generate resourceExplore the function and application of a variety of technological processes, equipment, and systems used in agriculture (e.g. agroforestry, irrigation, global positioning systems).
Generate resourceDesign, develop, use, manage, maintain, and assess a closed system that supports living organisms (e.g. terrarium, hydroponics station).
Generate resourceEvaluate the positive and negative effects of technological solutions to agricultural problems.
Generate resourceDescribe techniques used to provide longterm storage of food and reduce the health risk caused by tainted food (STL, 15J).
Generate resourceAnalyze ethical, societal, and legal issues that arise from biotechnology applications.
Generate resourceAnalyze how power systems are used to drive and provide propulsion to other technological products and systems (STL, 16H).
Generate resourceDesign, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes energy transfer (MS-PS3-3).
Generate resourceAssess advantages and disadvantages of different forms of renewable and nonrenewable energy.
Generate resourceAssess the application and functionality of the parts of a communication system (source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, and destination) (STL, 17H).
Generate resourceExplore different steps in the communication process (encode message, encoded message is transmitted or switched through a channel, message is received and decoded by the receiver).
Generate resourceInvestigate the functionality of various methods of transportation for land, water, air, and space.
Generate resourceAssess processes necessary for an entire transportation system to operate efficiently (e.g. receiving, holding, storing, loading) (STL, 18I).
Generate resourceDesign and develop models of subsystems in a transportation system (structural, propulsion, suspension, guidance, control, and support).
Generate resourceDesign and develop a model of a new energy efficient vehicle to be use on land, in the sea, in the air, or in space.
Generate resourceDescribe how governmental regulations influence the design and operation of transportation system.
Generate resourceIdentify resources required for manufacturing systems to operate properly (e.g. raw materials, finances, people, tools, machines, time).
Generate resourceAnalyze the development, production, application, marketing, acquisition, and disposal of manufactured products.
Generate resourceAssess the impact that technology (e.g. computer-aided design, automation, robots, assembly lines) has on the manufacturing process.
Generate resourceAssess the impact that the manufacturing process has on people and the environment.
Generate resourceAnalyze factors used in the selection of designs for structures (e.g. laws, codes, style, cost, climate, function) (STL, 20F).
Generate resourceAssess the role that community planning, laws, and regulation have in the development and maintenance of structures.
Generate resourceComputational Thinking and Computer Science Applications - Students will be able to apply computational thinking skills and computer science applications as tools to develop solutions to engineering problems.
Generate resourceSelect and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.
Generate resourceUse the basic steps in algorithmic problem solving to design solutions to problems.
Generate resourceUse modeling and simulation to represent and understand natural phenomena.
Generate resourceUse productivity technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, presentation, and/or publishing activities.
Generate resourceApply responsible legal and ethical behaviors in the use of technology systems and software.
Generate resourceAnalyze how computational thinking and computer programing can be used as tools for problem solving.
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