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Technology/Engineering, Grade 9 or 10 |
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Additional Ideas for Developing Investigations and Learning Experiences and Suggested Extensions to Learning in Technology/Engineering are in Appendix III.
Engieering Design
Construction Technologies
Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems
Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems
Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems
Communications Technology
Manufacturing Technologies
Please note: For grades 6-high school, there are suggested learning activities after each set of learning standards. The numbers in parentheses after each activity refer to the related technology/engineering learning standard(s).
Communication Technologies
Broad Concept: The application of technical processes to exchange information includes symbols, measurements, icons, and graphic images.
| 6.1 | Identify and explain the applications of light in communications, e.g., reflection, refraction, additive, and subtractive color theory. |
| 6.2 | Explain how information travels through different media, e.g., electrical wire, optical fiber, air, space. |
| 6.3 | Compare the difference between digital and analog communication devices. |
| 6.4 | Explain the components of a communication system, i.e., source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, storage, retrieval, and destination. |
| 6.5 | Identify and explain the applications of laser and fiber optic technologies, e.g., telephone systems, cable television, medical technology, and photography. |
Suggested Learning Activities
- Give an example of the following types of communication: human to human (talking), human to machine (telephone), machine to human (facsimile machine), and machine to machine (computer network). (6.4)
- Create specific types of communication: human to human (e.g., talking, telephone), human to machine (e.g., keyboard, cameras), machine to human (e.g., CRT screen, television, printed material), machine to machine (e.g., CNC, internetworking). (6.2, 6.3, 6.4)
- Explain what is meant by the size and focal length of a lens and its application for light theory. (6.5)
- Research a communication technology and the impact lasers or fiber optics have had on that technology. (6.4, 6.5)
Boldface type indicates core standards for full-year courses.
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