8th grade Careers in Technology Activity
Below are the links to the next activity, Careers in Technology:
7th Grade activity
This week 7th graders are working on their first summative activity. You can clickon the link below for the rubric:
8th grade
Our first summative activity
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Use this link to locate the assignment we are working on.The assignment is worth 10 summative points and all work is done in class in our computer lab. This activity is due on September 23rd.
Computer Lab Procedure notes from 9/14/16
Please clink on the link below to get the notes for computer lab procedures which students were to copy during class today. This sheet is due with the students signature and date and is worth 5 formative points.
Also, students are to make sure to have the green mini-posters completed by Friday. For this activity students were to choose a procedure used in school which they felt was important to them and draw a poster about the procedure. Make sure your name and hour is on the front or back of the mini-poster.
Careful not to run in the halls.
Make sure to cleanup after yourself!
This one is quite clear!
Remember that this is YOUR school. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Week of September 13th, 2016
Students met in circles last week to learn about each other, learn about their teacher and to establish relationships amongst each other.
7th and 8th grade classes met in small groups last week and discussed which procedures they agree or disagree with and why. Below is a link to the behavior matrix we used in class:
Events for 7th and 8th Grade:
This week we will continue with procedures, focusing more on what we look for in a great school. Examples include clean bathrooms, not running in the hall, helping others in need, making sure to put materials away in their correct location.
We will also begin a review of measuring skills this week, assign seats and assign trays for students to keep their daily work in.
Measuring Skills:
Our focus this week for all grades will be on measuring skills when using a ruler. Take a look at the graphic below:
Do you notice any patterns? Why are there some fractions written below others? Does a ruler measure volume, weight or distance?
Try these games out online:
www.rulergame.net
www.funbrain.com/measure
www.abcya.com/measuring.htm
Welcome to the 2016/2017 school year!
I just want to take a minute to welcome students back to school. I am looking forward to some exciting new activities in Technology class this year. I hope students and parents will check back on my blog weekly as things can change quickly. I will also include websites and apps for smartphones which you can use in our class to better understand how technology influences our lives.
Who am I?
I am in my 18th year of teaching in Dearborn. I have taught technology class in not only Stout but Lowrey and Unis. I have taught courses in the high schools as well including Fordson, Dearborn High, and The Michael Berry Career Center. I have taught subjects in Architectural drafting, Mechanical drafting, Auto shop, Wood shop, electronics and home technologies.
I am excited to begin this new school year and hope that this is a successful year for all!
Mrs. Fulton
Technology Education Instructor
6th grade Gameboards
Students in this class began constructing a gameboard and rules for their game. We are learning how to use our measuring skills and organization skills to work in groups to create and test out some fun games.
A day students will be testing out each others games on May 19th
B day students will be testing their games on May 20th.
*Next activity will be on architecture!
7th grade, Flight Technology (Gliders)
For our final project students are working in small groups to create a glider that is expected to complete one of the following activities:
fly in a loop
fly doing a barrel roll
fly in a straight and sustained line
Students were given the following sheet which includes all required elements for the activity.
The link below (copy and paste into your browser) gives information on the program, an example lesson plan, materials students will be using and a video on how to assemble a glider.
https://awim.sae.org/curriculum/glider/
The final day for presentations of this activity will be on June 6th. Final glider designs and the manuscript are due on this day.
Gear driven vehicles
Gear Driven Toys, 8th grade Applications of Technology
As the school year winds down we focus on using the knowledge we have gained in measuring skills, product advertising and how a vehicle uses torque to move to complete our final project. The gear driven vehicle project is created by the SAE “Society of Automotive Engineers” to allow students to use gears, wheels and a small motor to create a vehicle which will do one of the following items:
Goes a distance of 3 meters in 3 seconds on a flat surface
Goes a distance of 1 meter in 2 seconds on a 15 degree incline
Goes a distance of 1 meter with no time restriction on a 30 degree incline
Over the next four weeks each “toy company” will experiment with finding the correct gear combination for one of the three goals stated above, create a cardboard prototype for the exterior of the vehicle, complete a written proposal for Mobility Toys Inc. (a fictional toy company) and design a stage with decoration and any exciting features (lights. music, fog machine” to introduce their new toy.
Each days companies will also keep a design log of what the group worked on and draw the combination of gears used for the day as well as and exterior design ideas.
This activity is due for presentation on June 9th and 10th.
Below is a link to the program which includes an overview of the activity, lesson plans, material used in class and a video on assembling the toy.
https://awim.sae.org/curriculum/mtc/
The video below displays how gears work together. This video is also created by
A World in Motion