High School Technology Applications Rhode Island Standards

Engineering and technology impacts the world and humankind.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the influences of technology by:

Identify the factors affecting technological advances (e.g. social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental) throughout history.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of technology by:

Analyze and explain advancements in technological systems and their impact on the world.

Effective design through engineering and technology is the outcome of a problem solving process involving the application of content knowledge, acquired skills, and creativity.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the attributes of a design process by:

Evaluate and refine the design used to solve a real world problem.

Students demonstrate an understanding of technological products and systems by:

Incorporate technological products, systems and their tools to achieve design solutions.

Students demonstrate an understanding of what is an optimal design solution by:

Refine the processes of research and development, invention and innovation, experimentation, and troubleshooting for the purpose of achieving an optimal design solution.

The designed world community selects and uses appropriate technologies.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the areas of engineering and technology by

Experience and implement the various areas in engineering and technology.

Students demonstrate an understanding of selecting appropriate tools by:

Evaluate the effectiveness of tools to measure, design, and implement specific technologies.

evaluating the effectiveness of various tool(s) used in specific technologies.

selecting independently the proper tools or information resources used in completing a task.

identifying the personnel positions required to complete a task and the essential qualities required of each position

designing a technological system to meet a specified need and analyzing its potential impact on the world

incorporating proper information, material selection and appropriate tools throughout the design process. (e.g. digital micrometers, digital oscilloscopes)

developing technology to meet a need and identify potential tradeoffs.

evaluating and finalizing the most appropriate design solution for a given scenario or task

creating a team and assigning roles to team members for the purpose of achieving an overall desired result.

assessing the relationship between available resources and the development of technology.

developing an alternative solution to a design problem.

identifying in-depth criteria and constraints by developing a concise problem statement.

designing specific tools (e.g. jigs and fixtures) to expedite the task.

revising a current technological system and analyzing the global effects of the innovation (e.g. transition from fossil fuels to use of renewable resources).

participating in an internship or job shadowing opportunity in a particular engineering / technological discipline.

independently develop and utilize a process to solve a real world problem and justifying the selection.

modeling the design of a technological system and evaluating its impact on humankind

creating technically written documentation to support a designed product.

selecting appropriate materials to construct a working prototype and/or simulation.

analyzing the evolution of factors affecting technological advances in a global environment (e.g. satellites, transportation, media).

forecasting technological advancements based on potential needs and wants. (e.g. eBooks, Kindle)

reevaluating the process utilized in the development of the design solution with the goal of enhanced efficiency.

developing or improving a tool for a specific technology (e.g. software, jig, fixture).

evaluating the connections within the areas of engineering and technology as they apply to a student designed product.

presenting solutions to a community problem in a public forum (e.g. senior exhibitions).

researching the patent application process.

revising a process to solve a real world problem given unexpected constraints. (e.g. time, funding, personnel)

documenting, communicating, and evaluating processes and procedures used to build, operate, and maintain systems.

presenting comparative simulations/ prototypes and defending the selected solution.

analyzing factors related to the development of technology and its effects on the rate of change on the designed world.

integrating information to develop possible solutions and evaluate designs.

Design, manufacture and test a prototype.

preparing a career portfolio of a particular area of engineering or technology.

evaluating and refining a complex design solution for a working prototype