Grade 7: Engineering & Design - STEM
Length of Course: Semester
Course Description:
This course encompasses concepts of Technology, such as the Design Process, Collaborative Learning, and Problem Solving Skills that will assist students in becoming successful lifelong learners. Students will be introduced to the Design Process which includes: Researching, Computer Aided Drafting, Engineering, Testing, and Data Analysis. Students will use Science, Engineering, and Math concepts and skills to successfully complete this course.
Course Overview:
Unit 1: Design Process
- Course pre-test knowledge
- Engineering Technology Design Process
- Problem Statement
- Research/Brainstorm
- Select Solution
- Produce Prototype
- Test
- Feedback and Analysis
Unit 2: Project
- Problem Statement
- Criteria
- Constraints
- Research
- Brainstorm Solutions
- Thumbnail Sketches
Unit 3: Science and Math
- Science Concepts
- Force
- Tension vs. Compression
- Mass
- Aerodynamics
Unit 4: Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
- Measurement
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- Dimensioning
- Scaling
- Perspective Views
- CAD Drawing
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- Thumbnail sketch to CAD
- Final Working Drawing
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- Drawing plan
- Materials List
- Cost Analysis
- Lab Safety
- Tools
- Eyeware
- Technical Plan Reading
- CAD Drawing Transfer
- Construction of Prototype
- Test Final Prototype
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- Analyze Data
- Redesign
- Report Outcome
Classroom Assessments
Tests, quizzes, & projects ….…………………………………………….…... 80%
Classwork and homework...………………………………………….....……. 20%
Rubrics are provided for assignments, Common Assessments, Tests, Quizzes, in-class homework assignments, class participation (collaboration), and attendance.
Common Core Standards
Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7RP
Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
- Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas, and other quantities measured in like or different units
- Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
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- b.Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.
Expressions and Equations 7EE
Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.
- Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.
Geometry 7G
Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them
- Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
ITEEA Standards
- Usefulness of Technology
- Brainstorming
- Modeling and Testing
- Apply the design process
- Model solution to a problem
- Test and evaluate
ISTE Standards
Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produced creative artifacts, and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others. Students:
Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful, or imaginative solutions. Students:
Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions. Students:
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
Academic Expectations Addressed
The Cranston Middle School graduate exhibits, across all content areas, proficiency in:
Communication Skills
All students will evidence a comprehension of complex literary and informational texts, appropriate academic vocabulary, and accurate grammar, through the techniques of:
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
All students will evidence the guiding principles of focus and coherence of these skills through the techniques of: