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The 7th grade Technology Exploration class has eight different areas of studies for students. Each student spends five days in a specific study area and works with a partner. The eight areas are listed below.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD): Students learn the basics of CAD by using a program called DiscoverCAD. Students complete simple mechanical drawings on the computer, and then send these drawings to a plotter, which uses an ink pen to make their drawings on paper.
Research and Development: Students design, construct, and test a vehicle given specific size and weight constraints. During testing they will determine the efficiency of the vehicle based on weight and speed.
Visual Communications: Students complete a variety of activities using drafting tools. Included are learning to measure using a ruler, and drawing horizontal, vertical, and angular lines using a T-square and triangles, as well as drawing circles using both a circle template and a compass.
Computer Applications: Students learn the basics of computer animation using a program called AnimationWorks. Students create their own computer animation including a minimum of two actors, a colored background, and text.
Tools and Machines: Students learn to identify and use common woodworking tools and machines, including the hand saw, brace and bit, block plane, disc and belt sander, band saw, scroll saw, and drill press. Students make a nutcracker using the tool skills they acquire.
Audio Communications: Students write a script for a 20-minute radio program. On this script they must include four news stories, one weather report, one sports report, four commercials, and four songs. Students then record this script onto an audiotape.
Plastics: Students learn a variety of manufacturing techniques associated with plastics. They use injection molding to make their own screwdriver, an engraving machine to make a key fob and a nametag, and laminating techniques and power and hand tools to create a pendant of their own design.
Engineering Structures: Students learn about different structures including skyscrapers and bridges. They then, with their partner, construct a bridge of a specific design using balsa wood. At the end of the semester the bridges are tested to see which will hold the most weight.
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The 8th grade Woods Technology class offers instruction in both hand and power tools. The student becomes proficient in the use of many tools including the ruler, hand saw, back saw, jack plane, block plane, scroll saw, band saw, hand and power sanders, planer and drill press. The required projects vary from year to year and may include Salt and Pepper Shakers, a Jewelry Box, a CD/Book Rack, CO2 Powered Dragster, Cutting Board, and Kitchen Knife Holder. Extra credit products include a Tic Tac Toe Game, a Laminated Skateboard, Long Board, Skim Board, Chess Board and many self designed projects.
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