Tech+Careers

This page is for class resources for Technology Careers //(previously known as Technology Education)//


 * __Resources:__**

[|Technology Education Syllabus Spring 2010] (Jon Howard)
 * Syllabuses:**

-- This Document has links to the Website above and other activities Tech Center 21 - See this page for Tech Center 21 resources including module worksheets, agendas, etc [|Egg Drop Design Brief] - Students build a container to protect an egg from a 20 ft drop [|Paper Shelf] **-** Students build a shelf from card stock and see whose holds the most weight. Fun and quick. [|Straw Bridge] - Students build a bridge from drinking straws. Also use this [|Legal Graph Paper] and this video to intro bridge types
 * Projects & Class Activities:**
 * [|Safety]-** Safety Lessons for Construction and Tools

West Point Bridge Designer - The West Point Bridge Designer 2010 will introduce you to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria.
 * Free Software:**

Building Big - Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with this from WGBH Boston Planning Tools for Technology Careers - A wiki created by Jo Anne Grimshaw as her first step toward planning for the fall 2010 semester. As of May 21, 2010, her wiki is open to anyone. However, in the near future, viewers will need a gmail account and permission from Jo Anne to view her wiki. TechnologyStudent.com - Very complete Tech Ed website with tons of teaching resources (including student projects and tests) for many of our classes. Subjects include: the design process, graphics design, electronics, mechanisms, health and safety, technology and the environment, power tools, website links, structures, pcb work, robolab, gears and pulleys, resistant materials, cnc work, pshe and citizenship, product design, forces/moments, pic-controllers, computer control, technology and cultures, equipment and processes, diploma/vocational work.
 * Websites:**