GRADE 6 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION/ENGINEERING
It is expected at the beginning of class that each student will enter, get seated and prepare to listen. I divide the class into two times: listening time and work time. The listening time is where I expect the students to ask questions, generate discussion, review any homework and be presented with the information they will need to continue the design process and enter work time. This will generally consist of the first 5-10 minutes of class, depending on how quickly the class gets settled. During work time, students will get their folders, and may sit where ever and with whom ever they want, provided they are safe, respectful, responsible and working at an efficient pace.
Every activity involves introduction, design, analysis, and evaluation, amongst other work. Grading will consist of a collection of points, with each assignment assessed a point value. A student’s grade is calculated by taking their total points earned and dividing that by the total points possible. Behavior, effort, respect and responsibility will be used as a bump, should a student’s grade be borderline.
Below you will find a basic table containing the activities I will attempt to complete during the next twenty (20) weeks, (semester) the approximate number of class periods needed for completion, and the applied concepts each will address. By the end of grade 8, each child will be well prepared for the grade 8 Science and Technology/Engineering M.C.A.S. exam.
Feel free to contact if you have any questions or concerns.
Mr. Blanchette
Ms. Oropallo
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ACTIVITY |
APP. # OF CLASS PERIODS |
BASIC CONCEPTS COVERED |
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Class intro/expectations and intro to Tech. Ed. |
1 |
Rules and expectations/Tech. Ed. defined |
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Engineering design steps used in problem solving |
1 |
Introduce step method of problem solving |
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Water rockets |
20-23 |
Transportation technology/simple motion principles/sketching/Newton’s laws/trade offs |
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Straw towers |
20-25 |
Construction/compression/tension/torsion/shear/live load/dead load/efficiency/trusses |
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Egg slide vehicle |
If time permits |
Transportation technology/simple motion principles/multi-view sketching/Momentum/velocity/ speed conversions/ systems model/ |
E-mail = gblanchette@arlington.k12.ma.us Gary Blanchette
aoropallo@arlington.k12.ma.us Allison Oropallo