Program Concentration: Engineering & Technology

 

Invention and Innovation - Grade 7

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the world of invention and innovation along with the Engineering Design Process. They will examine the impacts of invention and innovation on society and solve problems through research, design, and experimentation in one or more of the areas of Engineering and Technology.

 

Students will work individually and in groups to investigate solutions to technological problems, using research, data collection, design, prototype development, and working models. Invention and Innovation reinforces the areas of math, science, social studies, and language arts through practical application and/or hands on activities.

 

At the end of this course, students will be able to evaluate products and systems that they encounter in their daily lives and choose appropriate technologies to solve a variety of tasks. Students will be able to produce a functional invention/innovation. See more

 

ENGR-II-1:

Students will learn the concept of invention and innovation.

   a) Define related invention and innovation terms
   b) Compare invention to innovation
   c) Examine the role that Engineering & Technology and society play in the invention and innovation process
   d) Identify an important past invention or innovation
   e) Research an artifact related to Engineering and Technology that is at least 25 years old

 

ENGR-II-2:

Students will examine the core concepts of engineering and technology.
   a) Identify one or two major inventions or innovations related to each Engineering and Technology pathway
   b) Construct a simple technological system
   c) Explain how your technological system operates
   d) Reverse engineer a consumer product

 

ENGR-II-3:

Students will demonstrate engineering design and problem solving skills.

   a) Define the designed world and its connotations
   b) Examine the steps of the Technological Design Process
   c) Describe the steps of the Engineering Design Process
   d) Compare the Technological Design Process, the Engineering Design Process, and the Scientific Method

 

ENGR-II-4:

Students will invent or innovate a technological product.

   a) Apply a design process in the invention or innovation of a product or system

   b) Design a simple invention or innovation
   c) Construct a simple invention or innovation
   d) Demonstrate appropriate safety in the invention or innovation of a product or system
   e) Maintain a portfolio of the invention process
   f) Demonstrate the use and/or operation of the invention or innovation
   g) Evaluate the invention or innovation

  

ENGR-II-5: </span> 
Students will examine the impacts of inventions and innovations on society.
   a) Discuss the societal impacts of a specific invention or innovation
   b) Investigate important inventions or innovations related to Engineering and Technology and how they have impacted our lives
   c) Describe the life-cycle of a product
   d) Analyze positive and negative effects of inventions and innovations

 

ENGR-II-6: 
Students will develop leadership skills and work ethics.
   a) Demonstrate work ethics within the classroom and lab environment
   b) Investigate leadership skills through co-curricular activities