2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: McKaig
Week 0f: Dec 5-Dec 9
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Course Title and Periods Taught: Power, energy, Trans and Constr. Tech, 1 Block
Unit Title: History of Technology, The ages
List daily lesson topic and
List learning targets
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Check all that apply
Depth of Knowledge:
each day:
Monday
Lesson Topic: Historical ages of
tech
Critical Vocab: Technology
Emerging Technology
Impact
Quality
Technology assessment
Stone age
Iron age
Bronze age
Information age
Invention
Innovation
Alloy
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Historical ages of
tech
Critical Vocab: Technology
Emerging Technology
Impact
Quality
Technology assessment
Stone age
Iron age
Bronze age
Information age
Invention
Innovation
Alloy
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Define technology
Explain why the pace of
technological change has increased
Identify the major historical ages of
Technology, and important
discoveries, inventions and
innovations in each period.
Create a powerpoint presentation
that informs about an invention
from a technological age.
Explain how technology is assessed
Identify impacts of technology on
our culture and environment, and
explain why they are positive or
negative
Define technology
Explain why the pace of
technological change has increased
Identify the major historical ages of
Technology, and important
discoveries, inventions and
innovations in each period.
Create a powerpoint presentation
that informs about an invention
from a technological age.
Explain how technology is assessed
Identify impacts of technology on
our culture and environment, and
explain why they are positive or
negative
Go over bell ringer and/or instructions for today.
Students will begin presenting their powerpoints
today over important inventions and innovations.
After a few presentations, we will go to the computer
lab for the rest of the classt to finish their
presentations.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Go over bell ringer and/or instructions for today.
Today we will finish presenting powerpoints.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)
2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Systems
Critical Vocab:
Input
Processes
Output
Feedback
The 7 inputs
 People
 Time
 Information
 Materials
 Tools/machines
 Capitol
 energy
Thursday
Lesson Topic: Principals of
Design
Critical Vocab:
Functionality
Quality
Safety
Ergonomics
anthropometry
Maintainability
Aesthetics
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Name the seven inputs of any
system
Define system
Give examples of every input within
a system that I use regularly
Define Feedback
Explain how feedback affects the
inputs, processes and output of a
system
Name the principals of design
Define each principal
Explain how each affects the final
product, in terms of manufacturing
Define anthropometry
Go over bell ringer and/or instructions for today. We
will have a lesson today over systems. Students will fill
out some guided notes, do a think/pair/share activity
and finish the lesson by doing an internet activity, all
designed to help them learn the parts of a system and
how these parts function together.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Go over bell ringer and/or instructions for today. We
will go over a lesson on the principles of design.
Students will be filling out guided notes.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)
2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Friday
Lesson Topic: Process of Design
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Critical Vocab:
Problem
Design Brief
Research
Prototype
Testing
Refining
Informed Design
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Name the steps in the process of
design.
Define design brief
Explain the function of each step of
design
Defing informed design
Explain the difference between
design and informed design
Go over bell ringer and/or instructions for today. We
will go over a lesson on the process of design.
Students will be filling out guided notes.
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab