Lesson Plan
Course Title: Principles of Manufacturing
Session Title: History & Development of Technology: Innovative Applications of Technology in
Engineering – Part 1
Performance Objective:
After completing Part 1 of this lesson, students will have an understanding of the emerging
applications of technology in engineering, the effects of technological solutions to the
manufacturing process, and the impact of engineering on the environment to the teacher’s
satisfaction.
Specific Objectives:
 List key innovative technology concepts that have taken place within the major
technology disciplines
 Identify intended and unintended effects of technical solutions within the manufacturing
process
 Differentiate between the risks and benefits of engineering activities
 Describe how the engineering process has impacted the environment
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the
activities may result in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
Principles of Manufacturing:

130.322(c)(6)(A)
…investigates emerging and innovative applications of technology in engineering.
…report on innovative applications of technology in engineering;
 130.322(c)(13)(A)(B)
…describes the intended and unintended effects of technological solutions to the
manufacturing process.
…evaluate an assessment strategy such as the risks and benefits of engineering
activities;
…demonstrate how engineering changes environments.
Interdisciplinary Correlations:
Physics:

112.39(c)(2)(A)(B)(C)(D)
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
...know the definition of science and understand that it has limitations, as specified in
subsection (b)(2) of this section;
...know that scientific hypotheses are tentative and testable statements that must be
capable of being supported or not supported by observational evidence. Hypotheses of
durable explanatory power which have been tested over a wide variety of conditions are
incorporated into theories;
...know that scientific theories are based on natural and physical phenomena and are
capable of being tested by multiple independent researchers. Unlike hypotheses,
scientific theories are well-established and highly-reliable explanations, but may be
subject to change as new areas of science and new technologies are developed;
...distinguish between scientific hypotheses and scientific theories;
112.39(c)(3)(D)
...explain the impacts of the scientific contributions of a variety of historical and
contemporary scientists on scientific thought and society;
English:

110.42(b)(6)(A)(B)
…expand vocabulary through wide reading, listening, and discussing;
…rely on context to determine meanings of words and phrases such as figurative
language, idioms, multiple meaning words, and technical vocabulary;

110.42(b)(7)(A)(I)(J)
…establish a purpose for reading such as to discover, interpret, and enjoy;
…use study strategies such as skimming and scanning, note taking, outlining, and using
study-guide questions to better understand texts;
…read silently with comprehension for a sustained period of time;
Teacher Preparation:
History & Development of Technology: Innovative Applications of Technology in Engineering is
a 2-part lesson. Teachers should review the definitions and all supporting documents such as
PowerPoint presentations and notes.
References:
Fales, Kuetemeyer, Brusic (2004). Technology: Today and Tomorrow, Glencoe / McGraw-Hill
Wikipedia
Other references as noted in slides 9 and 14 of the PowerPoint presentation
Instructional Aids:
1. PowerPoint presentation and notes - Part 1
2. Definitions handout
3. Definitions handout answer key
4. Warm-up activity (slide 3)
5. Quiz
6. Quiz key
Materials Needed:
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1. Pen or pencil
2. Paper
3. Internet access (optional)
Equipment Needed:
1. Computer
2. Overhead projector
Learner Preparation: None required.
Introduction
Introduction (LSI Quadrant I):
SAY: Today we will learn about innovative applications of technology.
ASK: Can you image how life must have been like 110 years ago?
ASK: How much time did it take to prepare our meals?
ASK: How long did it take for us to travel 50, 100, or 300 miles?
ASK: More recently, what was life like before the internet and video games?
SHOW: A web page or video game demo or photo of a deck of cards, checkerboard, etc.
SAY: People found other ways to get things done and entertain themselves.
SAY: Technology has brought dramatic improvements to our lives, and removed much of the
manual labor from our day to day living.
Outline
Outline (LSI Quadrant II):
Instructors can use the PowerPoint presentation, slides, handouts, and note pages in
conjunction with the following outline.
MI
Outline
I.
Engineering and Technology terms (and
definitions )
A.There are several important terms and
definitions students need to know.
B.Definitions make great bell work; either
have some definitions available on the
board for students to write down, or
have them do computer-based
research.
II.
Innovative applications of technology in
engineering
A. Communication Technology: printing
and graphic processes,
Notes to Instructor
Begin PPT
presentation.
Bell Work Activity
(slide 1-2) : have
students work on the
Bell Work
Activity
Warm- Up Activity:
(slide 3) Using
Definitions Handout,
students will pair-share
and teach each other
the terms and
definitions. They may
do computer-based
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
III.
telecommunication processes, audio/
video technologies
Energy and Power Technology:
renewable, non-renewable and
unlimited resources
Biotechnology: agricultural processes,
medical processes, waste
management
Construction Technology: construction
planning, design and management
processes
Transportation Technology: engines,
motors and transportation systems
Manufacturing Technology:
manufacturing process improvement
concepts
The Impact of technological solutions
(Intended and unintended effects) to the
manufacturing process
A. Positive impact of automation on
manufacturing efficiency and cost
reduction
B. Negative impact of automation on
human labor
C. Increased requirements for a more
skilled and educated workforce
.
IV.
Risks and benefits of engineering
activities
A. Benefit 1: Efficient manufacturing
processes
B. Benefit 2: Safe, efficient transportation
and construction systems
C. Benefit 3: Safe, efficient food
production, water distribution and
waste management
D. Risks: Increased energy
consumption and waste creation
V.
Environmental Impact of the engineering
process
A. Managing environment accidents,
pollution and natural resource
research to look up the
meaning.
Provide an overview on
how modern innovative
engineering ideas and
techniques have
impacted the major
technology disciplines
Slides 4 – 11
Each slide is meant to
be discussed. Have
some background
knowledge, and
challenge the students
to make some
contributions to the
discussion.
Slide 12
Pick and choose some
of the definitions from
the definitions
resource handout.
Strive to get students
to mention additional
benefits and risks.
Slides 13-15
Slides 16-17
Discuss recent
environmental
accidents in the
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consumption (mining, petroleum and
natural gas production, etc. )
B. The impact of a mobile population
C. Positive management of growth
within the key technology disciplines
to reduce the impact on our
environment
D. The impact of a mobile population
E. Positive management of growth within
the key technology disciplines to
reduce the impact on our environment
VI.
Verbal
Linguistic
Logical
Mathematical
Administer Quiz at end of lesson
Visual
Spatial
Musical
Rhythmic
Bodily
Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
petroleum and mining
industries.
Use answer key to
grade the quiz
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Existentialist
Application
Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
Using Definitions Handout, students will pair-share and teach each other the terms and
definitions. They may do computer-based research to look up the meaning.
Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
Students will complete Warm-up Activity, doing computer-based research to look up the
meaning of words on the handout, writing out definitions on a sheet of paper.
Summary
Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):
Question: Most of the questions should involve definitions.
Answer: They can write or answer orally.
Question: Identify three forms of renewable energy resources.
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Answer: Wind, Solar, and Geothermal
Question: Identify two manufacturing process improvement concepts.
Answer: Just-in-Time Manufacturing; and Time and Motion Studies
Evaluation
Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):
Oral question/answer. Students will complete definitions teacher has on the board from terms in
the Definitions handout.
Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV): No formal assessment in Part 1 of this lesson.
Extension
Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):
1. Students can write a paper on how they think modern technology impacts our lives today.
2. Students can write a paper on the importance of waste management.
3. Students can conduct research on the internet, create a PowerPoint presentation and give a
classroom presentation on new forms of hybrid vehicles.
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History & Development of Technology
Innovative Applications of Technology in Engineering - Part 1
Definitions Handout
1. ________________ : In factories, an arrangement in which the product
being made moves from one workstation to the next while parts are added
2. ________________ : Computer software used to solve problems and make
decisions normally made by humans
3. ________________ : Human made material designed to be placed in the
human body
4. ________________ : The use of chemicals to treat or control disease
5. ________________ : In Bio-technology, a propagation method wherein a
cell from a plant or animal is used to create a clone, or duplicate
6. ________________ _____________: Manufacturing done with the aid of
computer programs that help tie all the phases of manufacturing (planning,
production, and control) together to make a unified whole
7. ________________ ____________: Manufacturing process in which
numerical directions contained in a computer program control or monitor
machines
8. ________________ ____________: Method of transporting shipping
containers by rail in which containers are fastened directly to a flatcar
9. ________________ ____________: The science of designing equipment
and environments to promote human health, safety and well being
10. ________________ ____________: A battery that generates power by
means of the interaction between two chemicals such as hydrogen and
oxygen
11. ________________ ____________: The process of giving organisms traits
they never had naturally by changing their normal genes
12. ________________ ____________: A system of communication satellites
that orbit the earth and are used to track an object’s location
13. ________________ ____________: A system of delivering parts and
materials just as they are needed for use in production
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14. ________________ ________: A small, self-contained computer used to
run a machine (Workers can reprogram the controller to change the way a
machine functions.)
15. ________________ : An approach to a problem in which researchers make
an observation, collect information, form a hypothesis, perform experiments,
and analyze the results
16. ________________ : In manufacturing, an agreement on a uniform or
common size for certain parts
17. ________________ _______: In manufacturing, a technique based on
mathematics that is used to improve a production process
18. ________________ _______: A company’s approach to its employees in
which the employees are expected to meet a performance standard
19. ________________ _______: A striped code printed on a product that
gives information about a product a computer scanner can read
20. ________________ _______: All the operations involved in the collection,
storage, and treatment of waste
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History & Development of Technology
Innovative Applications of Technology in Engineering - Part 1
Definitions (Answer Key)
1. Assembly Line: In factories, an arrangement in which the product being
made moves from one workstation to the next while parts are added
2. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Computer software used to solve problems and
make decisions normally made by humans
3. Bio material: Human made material designed to be placed in the human
body
4. Chemotherapy: The use of chemicals to treat or control disease
5. Cloning: In Bio-technology, a propagation method wherein a cell from a
plant or animal is used to create a clone, or duplicate
6. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM): Manufacturing done with the
aid of computer programs that help tie all the phases of manufacturing
(planning, production, and control) together to make a unified whole
7. Computer numerical control (CNC): Manufacturing process in which
numerical directions contained in a computer program control or monitor
machines.
8. Container on flatcar (COFC): Method of transporting shipping containers by
rail in which containers are fastened directly to a flatcar
9. Ergonomics: The science of designing equipment and environments to
promote human health, safety and well being
10. Fuel Cell: A battery that generates power by means of the interaction
between two chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen
11. Genetic engineering: The process of giving organisms traits they never
had naturally by changing their normal genes
12. Global Positioning System: A system of communication satellites that
orbit the earth and are used to track an objects location
13. Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing: A system of delivering parts and
materials just as they are needed for use in production
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14. Programmable Controller: A small, self-contained computer used to run a
machine. (Workers can reprogram the controller to change the way a
machine functions.)
15. Scientific method: An approach to a problem in which researchers make
an observation, collect information, form a hypothesis, perform experiments,
and analyze the results
16. Standardization: In manufacturing, an agreement on a uniform or common
size for certain parts
17. Statistical Process Control: In manufacturing, a technique based on
mathematics that is used to improve a production process
18. Total Quality Management: A company’s approach to its employees in
which the employees are expected to meet a performance standard
19. Universal Product Code (UPC): A striped code printed on a product that
gives information about a product a computer scanner can read
20. Waste management: All the operations involved in the collection, storage,
and treatment of waste
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History & Development of Technology
Innovative Applications of Technology in Engineering - Part 1
Quiz
1.
What was the primary industry before the Industrial Revolution?
2.
List 3 innovations in the Communication Technology discipline.
3.
Fuel cells and hybrid vehicles are a part of what technology discipline?
4.
List one negative impact of automation on human labor.
5.
How has automation helped the manufacturing process?
6.
Identify 1 risk that has resulted from our increased engineering activities.
7.
Identify 1 of the benefits of the growth of Biotechnology.
8.
How can we reduce the negative impact of our engineering processes on
future generations?
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History & Development of Technology
Innovative Applications of Technology in Engineering - Part 1
Quiz (Answer Key)
1.
What was the primary industry before the Industrial Revolution?
2.
List 3 innovations in the Communication Technology discipline.
3.
Fuel cells and hybrid vehicles are a part of what technology discipline?
4.
List one negative impact of automation on human labor.
5.
How has automation helped the manufacturing process?
6.
Identify 1 risk that has resulted from our increased engineering activities.
7.
Identify 1 of the benefits of the growth of Biotechnology.
8.
How can we reduce the negative impact of our engineering processes on
future generations?
ANS: Agriculture / Farming
ANS: Digital printing , Wireless telecommunications, Web
page design, Video game design
ANS: Transportation Technology
ANS: Automation allows non-stop production with fewer
people
ANS: Programmable robotic processes allow for greater
standardization and higher product quality.
ANS: We are in danger of consuming and or contaminating
of major portions of our non-renewable resources.
ANS: Growth in the field of Biotechnology has greatly
improved our capacity in agriculture and livestock
production.
ANS: Positive management of growth within the key
technology disciplines.
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