IA7 Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Design groups will need to design a park to be presented to the city council.
A detailed drawing and an actual prototype will need to be constructed for the presentation.
Groups will need to answer a list of questions some of which are: Cost of construction, handicap accessible?
Cost to maintain, Provisions for water shortage years, Insurance, Policing and etc.
Skills
1. Working in group.
2. Internet use/ information gathering.
3. public speaking
Assessment
grade on park
grade on presentation
Resources
Sunday at the park design brief (Craton)
Park worksheet (craton)
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
Students will be divided into design groups to develop a prototype of a biosphere that will sustain life after an asteroid hits the earth and causes major damage and changes in our weather.
Students will be given the raw materials needed to build a rubber band powered car.
Students will have access to the tools in the wood shop to produce a rubber band race car.
Skills
1. Working in a group.
2. Brainstorming
3. Problem solving
4. Learn about alternate forms of energy, alternate forms of water supply, how to get food, farming.
5. Students will develop skills related to creating a new society, wants vs needs.
1. Simple machines, how to use.
2. Problem solving.
3. Students will use skills learned in Industrial Arts class when building cars
Assessment
Biospheres will be graded by teacher.
Individual grade for distance
Students are divided into race teams and are graded for overall team distance.
Resources
End of the World design brief Craton
Rubber band car prototype. Craton
Race track Craton
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Students will work in the tech lab for the rest of the quarter.
Students will be required to produce 5 portfolios.
Skills
Students will need to do portfolios on the following labs:
1. Pneumatics lab.
2. Timelining technology.
3. Catch the wave.
4. Sim City
5. Flight Simulator.
Assessment
Portfolios will be graded by teacher.
Resources
Portfolio work sheets Craton
Creative Learning Systems Transdisciplinary Learning Media
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
New students each quarter
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
