Milaca Independent School District
Curriculum Map
Curriculum Team: Tech Ed | Textbook Series/Other: PLTW Curriculum | Course Name:Ap Tech 8 | Grade Level: 8 |
Month | Standard | Benchmark with Four-Digit Code | Level 2 and 3 Essential Questions/Statements | Assessment | Curricular Materials |
Qtrs 1-4 | What is Industrial Technology? | What areas make up Technology Education? | Check for understanding of Technology. | ||
What is PLTW? What is Engineering? What areas of engineering are there? | What is Engineering? | ||||
What is CAD? What is Inventor? | How does Inventor apply to technology? | ||||
What is bridge construction? What is bridge design? | What is: -bending -twisting -compression | How do you draw a bridge using Inventor? | Inventor CAD | ||
What is bridge assembly? | What are the safety components related to bridge construction? | What are wood joints: -butt joints -lap joints -miter joints | -Balsa wood -Miter cutters -Bridge layout | ||
What is Manufacturing/Production? | Production clock layout. | ||||
What is Safety? | What is: -Bandsaw -Scroll saw -Drill Press | Safety Test on Google Quizzes | |||
Clock Production | How do you apply manufacturing components to clock production? What is: -separating process -combining process -finishing process | Machine Safety | -Wood -Glue -Finish -Machines | ||
What is flight and space technology? | What is rocketry? | What is aerospace technology? What is altitude? What is trajectory? | 3 column test | ||
How do you build a model rocket? | What is fin placement? What is center of balance? What is recovery systems? | Air frame assembly. Fin assembly. Nose cone assembly. Parachute assembly. | Rocket kit. Scissors. | ||