WPS - Technology Education Curriculum

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY GRADE 6 Sixth grade students participate in Clark Lane’s Technology Education course as part of their Unified Arts experience. Students attend lab sessions for one trimester of the school year on an alternating day basis for approximately thirty contact periods. The course centers on S.T.E.M. activities which focus on “Energy and Motion.” Students gain an understanding of Bernoulli’s and Archimedes’ Principles as well as Newton’s Laws of Motion and Energy Conservation while participating in hands‐on activities. Students are also exposed to basic coding skills using Terrapin LOGO software to program PRO‐BOT vehicles. Additional projects may include the construction, programming and testing of small devices and structures for load carrying efficiency and crash testing of “Space Capsules”.

Waterford Public Schools Technology Education Curriculum

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