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Mahomet-Seymour Schools

Curriculum

Industrial Technology – Introduction to Technology

Aerospace

The learner will be able to recognize and understand air transportation systems.

The learner will be able to identify terms associated with flight transportation.

The learner will be able to justify design choices using simulation data.

The learner will be able to explore how properly balancing the weight on a plane affects its flight.

The learner will be able to design and build a glider.

The learner will be able to test and evaluate gliders.

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Alternate Energy

The learner will be able to recognize the use of energy sources in our society.

The learner will be able to identify the need for alternate energy sources.   

The learner will be able to investigate alternate sources including solar, wind, and water.

The learner will be able to explore the advantages and disadvantages of alternate energy sources.

The learner will be able to explore the relationship between current, voltage, and power. 

The learner will be able to calculate power and power output.

The learner will be able to review series and parallel circuit connections.

The learner will be able to explore the principles behind solar heat collectors with hands-on materials and heat lamp.

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Engineering Structures

The learner will be able to recognize the use of structures in our society.

The learner will be able to investigate the forces that affect structures such as compression, tension, torsion, deflection, and sheer.

The learner will be able to learn about different types of bridges.

The learner will be able to explore the appropriate use of materials in structural design.

The learner will be able to use a computer simulation to design and evaluate a bridge structure according to a stated problem context and design.

The learner will be able to perform “slow stress” tests on the bridge structure to determine design weaknesses and repair/reinforce the structure.

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Construction and CAD

The learner will be able to recognize the role of construction in our society.

The learner will be able to understand three types of structures as civil, industrial, and residential.

The learner will be able to investigate the use of technology in the design of structures including the use of computer aided design.

The learner will be able to recognize the positive and negative social, environmental and economic impacts of construction.

The learner will be able to interpret graphical and numeric data to evaluate the residential design.

The learner will be able to apply knowledge of AutoCAD to design a floor plan for a residence.

The learner will be able to design a home using the floor plan.

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Robotics

The learner will be able to understand the concepts of robotics.

The learner will be able to explore the history of robotics.

The learner will be able to recognize and understand the role of robotics and uses of robots in our society.

The learner will be able to understand the concept of programming.

The learner will be able to write and edit parts of a robot program.

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Multimedia

The learner will be able to recognize the role of communication in our society.

The learner will be able to understand and identify the components of multimedia including text, sound, photographs, video, and animation. 

The learner will be able to explore how multimedia presentations can impact on a viewer.

The learner will be able to interpret graphical and numeric data to evaluate the multimedia design.

The learner will be able to learn how to use music, video, and photographic clips.

The learner will be able to use an authoring system to link and orchestrate all of your multimedia elements into a final presentation. 

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Laser and Fiber Optics

The learner will be able to learn how lasers and fiber optics are used in our society.

The learner will be able to learn about the term L.A.S.E.R.

The learner will be able to review the nature of light.

The learner will be able to learn how to describe light as a wave.

The learner will be able to learn about the electromagnetic spectrum.

The learner will be able to learn about refraction and diffraction.

The learner will be able to learn about coherent and non-coherent light.

The learner will be able to explore the effects of color filters.

The learner will be able to learn about different communication systems.

The learner will be able to design a basic communication system.

The learner will be able to learn about fiber optic technology and its advantages.

The learner will be able to recognize the components in a fiber optic communication system.

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Environmental Management

The learner will be able to learn about water resources.

The learner will be able to learn about the hydrologic cycle and the world’s water supply.

The learner will be able to recognize the positive and negative social, environmental and economic impacts of waste management. 

The learner will be able to use a computer simulation to design and evaluate a waste management system according to a stated problem context and design challenge.

The learner will be able to interpret graphical and numeric data to evaluate the solution. 

The learner will be able to become familiar with career opportunities in water management. 

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CNC Wood Production

The learner will be able to understand some of the history related to Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and early manufacturing processes.

The learner will be able to identify the parts on the CNC router.

The learner will be able to identify the different areas of the software interface.

The learner will be able to understand the characteristics of a spline.

The learner will be able to understand how the use of different materials can affect a product.

The learner will be able to describe Bernoulli’s principle.

The learner will be able to complete an original CO2 car design.

The learner will be able to use computer software to control a CNC router.

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Desktop Publishing

The learner will be able to apply knowledge of Microsoft Publisher to design a document.

The learner will be able to explore the effectiveness of various desktop publication styles.

The learner will be able to explore different styles of “type”. 

The learner will be able to learn the basic styles of design with printed media.

The learner will be able to learn how to create, move and size objects for desktop publishing documents.

The learner will be able to interpret graphical and numeric date to evaluate the desktop design.

The learner will be able to use a desktop scanner.

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