Technology/Business

Technology 7 PLTW Design and Modeling

Technology education is an exploratory program of instruction in resources, systems and impacts of technology that is facilitated through the use of laboratory-based, hands-on learning activities. Students in grade 7 will complete a Project Lead the Way gateway module in Design and Modeling. Students will discover the design process and develop an understanding of the influence of creativity and innovation in their lives. They are then challenged and empowered to use and apply what they’ve learned throughout the unit to design a therapeutic toy for a child who has cerebral palsy.

Technology 8 PLTW Automation and Robotics

Technology education is an exploratory program of instruction in resources, systems and impacts of technology that is facilitated through the use of laboratory-based, hands-on learning activities. Students in grade 8 will complete a Project Lead the Way gateway module in Automation and Robotics. Students trace the history, development and influence of automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation and computer control systems. Students use the VEX Robotics platform to design, build and program several mechanisms.

Intro to Coding and App Design Grade 8

Everyone can code with Swift! In this interactive class, students will use the iPad to code using Apple’s Swift language, the same powerful language used to create world-class applications for the App Store. Students will learn the core concepts of programming by writing code to solve puzzles and create small programs called “playgrounds,” see the code run in an interactive 3D world and create their own playground from scratch to take their coding skills to entirely new places. Swift is the perfect way to learn serious code, in a seriously fun way.