Lesson Plan : Exploring Technology
Teacher Name: | Mr. Christopher Gaines |
Grade: | Grade 11-12 |
Subject: | Other |
Topic: | Technology Focus |
Content: | Important facts: Technology is a process - the way human beings use their resources to solve problems and meet their needs and wants. Key concepts: Technology is a process. Skills: Problem solving Key vocabulary terms: technology, bio-related technology, communication technology, construction technology, emerging technologies, manufacturing technology, technology assessment, transportation technology |
Goals: | Students should be able to define technology. Students should understand that technology allows them to use their problem solving skills to find solutions to problems. |
Objectives: | - Define technology. - Explain why the pace of technology change has increased. - Define five areas in which technology is used to solve problems. - Describe the relationship between technology and other areas of knowledge. |
Materials: | Instructional/training approach: Powerpoint presentation, lecture Textbook: Technology Today and Tommorrow, Fales, Kuetemeyer, & Brusic Aids: Computer/laptop, projection screen |
Introduction: | Give an example of technology and a problem-solving solution. |
Development: | Direct instruction. |
Practice: | Problem Solving - Lab Activity to solve "thinking" problem. (After having posed a problem, students need to experience open-ended problem-solving. Real scientific problems do not have answers at the back of the book. The scientist entertains multiple competing hypotheses and makes inferences over a long series of experimental observations. Scientists do not arrive at a final answer; research is abandoned for a variety of reasons, including time, resources, and most importantly when the scientific research team is "satisfied", i.e. when the solution is "useful" for some purpose.) |
Accommodations: | Special Needs Students are paired with assigned lab partners. |
Checking For Understanding: | Go over important lesson concepts. |
Closure: | Allow students 5 to 10 minutes to comment on various presentations. Allow students to comment on lesson concepts. |
Evaluation: | Rubric to grade student presentations. |
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