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Technology & Trades
"Every great design begins with an even better story" - Lorinda Mamo
TAS1O1 - Technology and Trades
TAS1O1 - Technology and Trades
Taking this introductory tech course, students will have the oportunity to gain valuable problem solving skills through various hands on activities such as: infographic poster, career research, bathroom designand modeling, CO2 car racer, cyborg mask, intro to computers and more
CO2 RACER - PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS - 3D BOOK
METAL FABRICATION AND DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION - BATHROOM MODEL
PACKAGE AND CUBE DESIGN - SKETCHUP
3D MODELING ARCHITECTURE - SKETCHUP
Skills and Activities
Skills and Activities
Throughout this course, the students will be introduced to a variety of topics within the tech industry, from graphics manipulation, electricity, computer hardware, construction, and architecture
Cyborg Mask
Cyborg Mask
This fun activity focuses on problem skills that introduce the students to electricity, circuit design, model making, and design. Students will sketch, design, and build a cyborg mask that simulates robots
CO2 Racer Car
CO2 Racer Car
One of the most popular hands-on activities, where students will design and build CO2 powered racer car. Some of the hands-on skills that students acquire are: sketching, drafting, measuring, and woodworking
Bathroom Design
Bathroom Design
Through these activities, students will be introduced to construction drafting and design. They will sketch, draw, and build a model of a bathroom that meets specific requirements
Computers and Circuit Design
Computers and Circuit Design
Students will be introduced to the inner workings of a personal computer and gain valuable knowledge of the computer parts and how they relate to each other. They will also learn about current flow, electronic components, types of circuits, Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws and build simple circuits using prototyping boards and software such as TinkerCAD.
Architectural Drafting
Architectural Drafting
Through this introductory activity, the students will be exposed to SketchUp and the fundamentals of architectural drafting by completing a floor plan activity using SketchUp
Graphic Design - Logo
Graphic Design - Logo
This hands-on activity introduces students to graphic design principles by using software such as Adobe Express, Photoshop, and Inkscape. The students will learn how to use image manipulation software to sketch and design a logo to be used for a business card
Package or Cube Design
Package or Cube Design
Through this introductory activity, students will learn how to convert metric to imperial units of measurement by designing and building a package or cube as per specific requirements
Construction Framing
Construction Framing
As a continuation of the restroom design and modeling activities, the students throughout the culminating activity will be introduced to framing using wooden sticks and will build the framing for the restroom design and modeling activity
Career Research
Career Research
Students are introduced to various career options and programs that include apprenticeship training, college and university-level programs by utilizing the myBlueprint platform
The tech industry outpaces other industries on employment income
The tech industry outpaces other industries on employment income
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I need to have any previous skills to take this course?
Do I need to have any previous skills to take this course?
No. This is an introductory tech course and you do not need to have any previous tech skills to take this course. You will learn and gain skills through our various practical activities
Do I have to take this course in order to graduate from high school?
Do I have to take this course in order to graduate from high school?
This is a one of the courses as an option you can take in order to satisfy your Ontario Secondary School Diploma requirements
How will this course help me?
How will this course help me?
Gaining valuable problem solving skills are applicable to every subject in high school. Having the ability to go through the problem solving process is an important skill to have. By following the problem solving process, you will come up with a solutions much faster
How is this course different from my other courses?
How is this course different from my other courses?
For starters, when you take this course you will have greater freedom of movement within the classroom, lot of activities are group based, most of the work is hands on and very little theory is covered. Also you will have the flexibility to work on various projects and gain various hands on skills
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