grade 8 tech units
Mass Production
This unit explores the how manufacturing affects the world we live in. This unit allows the students to realize the products we use every day do not just appear on a store shelf, but are mass produced by humans and robots. This design cycle problem has the students manufacture a mind puzzle to show how humans create the products around us and help understand the consequences of our creations- good and bad. Students working in design teams investigate, design, plan, build and test jigs and fixtures used to manufacture a mind puzzle. In this unit students learn about efficiency, and how manufacturing works. In this unit students learn how to safely use machines and tools. Students work to answer this unit question: What does it take to make the products you enjoy every day? AssignmentsClick on the link below to learn more about the assignments and objectives for MYP Tech - Grade 8. Each unit is broken down by its major sections (Investigate, Design, Plan, Create, Evaluate). Assignments are listed under the column labeled: Assessments.
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Robotics
This unit explores how humans interact with robotic systems. Robotic systems are created by humans to meet our wants and needs. In this unit students learn how systems play a role in keeping us entertained, safe, healthy, etc. Working in design teams, students explore the systems that make the products we use every day around the world. Design teams follow the design cycle steps (investigate, design, plan, create and evaluate) to make a product/solution that is meant to entertain us. Students work to answer this unit question: What systems permeate my everyday life? |