Design & Technology

Welcome to Design & Technology

Teacher:

Mr. Quirk: pquirk@prospectschools.org

Course Information:

Design, and the resultant development of new technologies, has given rise to profound changes in society, transforming how we access and process information; how we adapt our environment; how we communicate with others; how we are able to solve problems; and how we work and live. Inquiry and problem-solving are at the heart of this class. The subject group requires the use of the design cycle as a tool that provides the methodology used to structure the inquiry and analysis of problems, the development of feasible solutions, the creation of solutions, and the testing and evaluation of the solution. In MYP design, a solution can be defined as a model, prototype, product or system that students have developed and created independently. Our class will focus largely on the problem solving and technological advances in the environmental field, and strive to tackle some of the largest problems in that field.

In this class, we will use the design cycle to investigate problems and create solutions. We'll use brainstorm, sketch, interview, and explore. In this class, we'll do four major units:

1) Introduction to Design & Tech

2) Energy Innovations

3) Space and Technology

4) Programming and Video Design