1. Learning Problem Technologies Relative Advantage Expected Outcomes
Students will understand
Hold class discussion about our
Students do not understanding how our needs drive
Web based site that explores basic needs and wants. Explore
how technology impacts our invention and innovation that
human needs and wants how our wants drive invention
every day lives. has an impact on our daily
and innovation.
lives.
The screen cast allows students Students will know the steps
Students do not know the My website for viewing the to view and listen to the in the technological systems
components of the basic systems model with explanations presentation of the systems model and understand their
technological systems model for each step in the model. model. This gives immediate relationship between each
feedback and stimulation. step.
Students are able to view the
screen cast at any time for a
Students are unfamiliar with the Students will understand
My website for viewing the design review of the design loop and
design principles (loop) and how the design loop will
loop with explanations for each how it applies to their problem.
how to use them when assist the students in solving
step in the model. The presentation provides
developing a process or product. technological problems.
interest through video and audio
effects.
Students are unaware of the Institute for Manufacturing
The websites allow for the The students will understand
basic trade-offs that are made My website for viewing the
students to gain two perspectives how trade-offs effect the way
when producing existing and examples of how trade-offs work
on how trade-offs work. products are manufactured in
new technologies. when producing a product.
Provides direct information that most countries. They will

2. is relative to the student’s lives. also understand that is trade-
offs are ignored the
manufacturing process can
have long lasting negative
effects on our environment
and population.
The students will watch a safety
video, go through a
demonstration done by me and
take a safety test. The videos The students are required to
My website for viewing safety
will allow the students to go pass all tests with a score of
videos for using machines and
Students do not know how to back and re-watch the video for 100% before using the
tools. (Still under construction)
use resource tools, materials, review if they do not pass a machine or tool. This will
Machine Safety Code
and processes safely and safety test. This method creates help facilitate that
YouTube videos for each machine,
efficiently. interest for the students by accomplishment. Online
the channel is called Ask the
watching self-navigated videos testing allows for immediate
Builder.
on YouTube. Safety tests are feedback.
given online and provide
immediate feedback. Retakes are
possible with a time limit.
Students are unfamiliar with The students will use my website Student will be able to
My website for viewing
identifying components and with a combination of a few identify the components and
components and properties. This
properties to build a other websites to identify the properties of
will include doing worksheets and
representation in all areas of components and properties of communications,
research projects.
technology. technology systems. construction, electronics,
transportation, energy,

3. manufacturing, Biotech,
mechanical and fluid
systems.
Class textbook will be used along Students will understand the
Students will be able to use the
with selected websites based on key terms and their
Students are unaware of the key various websites to locate
the lesson plan at the time. An relationship with the
terms associated with each information about the different
example would be, West Point project(s) for the given
category of technology. key terms and how they apply to
Bridge Builder for construction lesson. This will increase the
the existing project(s).
lessons and physics lessons. student’s knowledge base.
The students will know the
The students will use the
Students are not familiar with The Technology Liberation Front differences between the two
websites and textbook to find the
the differences between Innovation vs. Invention terms and a how to apply the
differences between the two
invention and innovation. Textbook research terms to a given object to
terms.
identify it’s original origin.
The students will know how
to locate my website in the
The students will complete a
school directory or directly
Students are unfamiliar with scavenger hunt using my website
My website doing a research on the internet. The students
using my website to access to find information about the
project. will also know where to find
information about each lesson. class and myself. This is a self-
all the information they need
directed search project.
for each lesson and project
on my website.

4. References:
http://www.uen.org/cte/technical/index.shtml
http://www.tpub.com/content/administration/14172/css/14172_164.htm
https://sites.google.com/a/dhms.washk12.org/desert‐hills‐ms‐technology/
http://info.bannersalesforce.com/xpedio/groups/public/documents/literature/ms_t8_t3_e.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/user/AsktheBuilder
http://www.billbuxton.com/innovationInvention.pdf