Technology+for+Tomorrow

=8th Grade Technology Education - Technology for Tomorrow =

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Technology for Tomorrow is a nine week elective class in the Technology Education Department. The goal of this class is to understand the impact of technology on our world. Students will learn the importance of working cooperatively, how new technology is created, problem solving skills, and proper shop safety practices. ======

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Students will have the opportunity to make projects that relate to the learning goals, some of these include creating a powered water craft built entirely out of scraps, building a CO2 Dragster and competetively racing other classmates, exploring 3D software design by using SketchUp to create virtual models, studying flight by building an aircraft and then flying it, or developing a rocket and launching it. ======


 * //__SKETCHUP__//**

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//SketchUp Basic Lessons// (must have access to 'YouTube') 01 - Navigation 02A - Lines 02B - Rectangles 03 - Inferencing 04 - Eraser 05 - Drawing Shapes 06 - Push & Pull 07 - Accuracy 08 - Arc 09 - Tape Measure 10 - Chair Quiz (first two chairs)

//SketchUp Advanced Lessons// (must have access to 'YouTube') 11 - Circles & Polygons 12 - Selections 13 - Move 14 - Copies & Arrays 15 - Components 16 - Rotate 17 - Offset 18 - Follow Me 19 - Chair Assessment (third, advanced chair)

__//**AVIATION **//__ 

__//**ROCKETRY**//__

__//**POWER TOOL SAFETY:**//__


 * __//ENERGY //__**


 * __//C02 DRAGSTER //__**


 * __//PROBLEM SOLVING - BOAT EXPERIMENTATION//__**

__//**HARTFORD UNION HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING**//__