Discipline Coordinator: Madeline Brownstone
Technology is taught as an academic subject in
the Middle Years Program from seventh to tenth
grade. Technology in the MYP aims at establishing
the foundations for technological literacy and
know-how. Students become aware of the practical
solutions people have devised to satisfy their
basic need for food, clothing and shelter as well
as to communicate, to preserve their health, to
learn, and to enjoy themselves. Technology in the
MYP is essentially concerned with solving problems
in an effort to stimulate students’ ingenuity
and to encourage them to combine intellectual talents
and practical skills. The BSGE Technology sequence
provides a balance among three key areas: systems,
information and materials. All technology courses
allow students to display ingenuity and creativity
and to devise practical solutions to given tasks
by following the design cycle of investigation,
planning, creation and evaluation.
The sequence of technology courses is as follows:
In the 7th grade, students are introduced to the
following content, concepts, and skills:
- Characteristics and scope of technology
- Core concepts—systems and subsystems; resources,
tools, materials and requirements of design plans
- Relationships between technology and other fields
of study
- Cultural, social, economic, and political effects
of technology
- Effects of technology on environment
- Role of society in development and use of technology
- Influence of technology on history
- Attributes of informed design
- How things work and troubleshooting problem-solving
methods
- Use and maintain technological products and systems
By the end of the 8th grade, students will have:
- Applied the design process to problem solving
and design challenges.
- Developed an understanding of and learned how
to select and use energy and power technologies.
- Developed an understanding of and learned how
to select and use information and communication
technologies.
- Developed an understanding of and learned how
to select and use transportation technologies.
- Developed an understanding of and learned how
to select and use manufacturing technologies.
- Developed an understanding of and learned how
to select and use construction technologies.
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