Inventions Competencies
Inventions and Innovations (8464) 18 weeks
Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
1 Required Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
2 Required Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
3 Required Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
4 Required Demonstrate integrity.
5 Required Demonstrate work ethic.
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
6 Required Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
7 Required Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
8 Required Demonstrate respect for diversity.
9 Required Demonstrate customer service skills.
10 Required Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
11 Required Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
12 Required Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
13 Required Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
14 Required Manage time and resources.
15 Required Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
16 Required Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
17 Required Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
18 Required Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
19 Required Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
20 Required Demonstrate professionalism.
21 Required Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
22 Required Demonstrate workplace safety.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
23 Required Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
24 Required Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
25 Required Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
26 Required Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
27 Required Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
28 Optional Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
29 Required Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
30 Optional Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Exploring Inventions and Innovations
31 Required Explain the importance of technology in the development of society.
32 Required Describe inventions throughout history.
33 Required Explore how inventions and innovations relate to the development of new products, processes, and systems.
34 Required Identify the purpose of protecting intellectual property.
35 Required Examine how technology and engineering careers contribute to new inventions and innovations.
Exploring Tools for Invention and Innovation
36 Required Demonstrate safe use of a minimum of five tools and/or equipment.
37 Required Demonstrate various types of measuring.
38 Required Create sketches and drawings.
39 Required Model various mechanisms used in inventions and innovations.
40 Required Model electronic circuits used in inventions and innovations.
41 Required Program (code) a device to control an invention or innovation.
Exploring Design and Creativity
42 Required Evaluate a product’s design with the goal of innovation.
43 Required Reverse engineer an existing product.
44 Required Describe the steps of the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) engineering design process.
45 Required Explain the characteristics of the engineering design process.
46 Required Explain the effect of the criteria and constraints on a design.
Applying the Engineering Design Process
47 Required Plan a solution to an engineering design problem, as part of a team.
48 Required Build a model or prototype of the proposed solution, as part of a team.
49 Required Communicate the process and results of the proposed solution, as part of a team.
Building Teamwork
50 Required Plan a solution to an engineering design problem, as part of a team.
51 Required Build a model or prototype of the proposed solution, as part of a team.
52 Required Communicate the process and results of the proposed solution, as part of a team.
53 Required Evaluate the team process followed.