7th Grade: Invention and Innovation
Description:
Invention and Innovation is designed to introduce students to the world of invention and innovation along with the Engineering Design Process. They will examine the impacts of invention and innovation on society and solve problems through research, design, and experimentation in one or more of the areas of Engineering and Technology. Students will work individually and in groups to investigate solutions to technological problems, using research, data collection, design, prototype development, and working models. Invention and Innovation reinforces the areas of math, science, social studies, and language arts through practical application and/or hands on activities.
At the end of this course, students will be able to evaluate products and systems that they encounter in their daily lives and choose appropriate technologies to solve a variety of tasks. Students will be able to produce a functional invention/innovation.
Georgia Performance Standards:
Invention and Innovation is designed to introduce students to the world of invention and innovation along with the Engineering Design Process. They will examine the impacts of invention and innovation on society and solve problems through research, design, and experimentation in one or more of the areas of Engineering and Technology. Students will work individually and in groups to investigate solutions to technological problems, using research, data collection, design, prototype development, and working models. Invention and Innovation reinforces the areas of math, science, social studies, and language arts through practical application and/or hands on activities.
At the end of this course, students will be able to evaluate products and systems that they encounter in their daily lives and choose appropriate technologies to solve a variety of tasks. Students will be able to produce a functional invention/innovation.
Georgia Performance Standards:
- ENGR-II-1: Students will learn the concept of invention and innovation.
- ENGR-II-2: Students will examine the core concepts of engineering and technology.
- ENGR-II-3: Students will demonstrate engineering design and problem solving skills.
- ENGR-II-4: Students will invent or innovate a technological product.
- ENGR-II-5: Students will examine the impacts of inventions and innovations on society.
- ENGR-II-6: Students will develop leadership skills and work ethics.
Below you will find links to assignments and documents.
Syllabus
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Categories of Technology
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Egg Drop |
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Safety |
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Platform Shoe |
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drafting
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Inventors and their Inventions
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Problem Solving
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Robotic Hand |
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Final Exam Study Guide
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