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Build A Roller Coaster
Physics Upper Primary
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html
The Next Group Under The Headings Shown, Come From
The Kirkwood Site
http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kirkwood/resources/briefs.htm
The Design Briefs were created by undergraduate
students taking ITDPT 364, Technology Education for the Elementary Grades.
They tested each design brief by teaching the problem-solving activity to
a group of their peers. The students then re-wrote the design briefs. A
few other briefs are by technology education graduate students, and by
experienced teachers pursuing a degree or certification for teaching MIMH
students. Most of these design briefs have been tested with children. All
are categorized according to the Technology Education Curriculum for the
State of Indiana.
Page last updated April 20, 2000.
Communication
"Communication technology: Using knowledge, tools,
and skills to communicate." Sanders, M. (1991). Communication Technology
Today and Tomorrow. Mission Hills, California: Glencoe / McGraw-Hill.
Construction
"Construction technology is the study of the
efficient practice of using production and management processes to
transform materials and assemble components into buildings, and heavy
industrial and civil structures that are built on site" Wescott and Henak,
eds. (1994). Construction in technology education. (43rd Yearbook of the
CTTE). New York: Glencoe-Macmillan / McGraw-Hill.
Transportation
"Our unity as a nation is sustained by free
communication of thought and by easy transportation of people and goods .
. . Together, the uniting forces of our communication and transportation
systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear--United States.
Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts." Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
Manufacturing
"Manufacturing involves the transformation of raw
materials into industrial and consumer goods." Seymour and Shackelford,
Eds. (1993). Manufacturing in technology education (44th Yearbook of the
CTTE). Peoria, Illinois: Glencoe-Macmillan / McGraw-Hill.
Jennifer Elwin - Pembroke
http://www.linkideas.com
Design Briefs ideas and sample units of work :
PostCards Assignment:
http://www.linkideas.com/cds/postc/postc.htm
Robugs Assignment:
http://www.linkideas.com/cds/robugs/robug.htm
; Pictures
Robugs - Full Assignment:
http://www.linkideas.com/cds/cd2_ex/robugs.htm
Other Projects:
http://www.linkideas.com/cds/projects.htm
Mythical Stories / Board Games
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/mat.htm
Writing a mythical story and creating a board game
using Board Game Construction Kit, Claris Works Drawing, KidPix. A unit of work using
learning technologies.
Bridges
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/soc.htm
Refining and extending students' understanding of
bridges through a number of class group learning activities. Using a variety of factual
texts, CD Roms and Internet sites: researching the history of bridges, the bridge types, the
characteristics of each type, the materials used and specific examples.
Exploring and Creating Picture Books
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/tec.htm
These students evaluated children's picture books,
then created their own using HyperStudio. This involved interviewing junior primary students and
working collaboratively in groups and pairs.
A Healthy Community
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/mat.htm
This teaching unit takes children through a process
of researching environmental issues, finding solutions and presenting their work using a variety
of technologies.
Indonesian Adventure Game
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/eng.htm
Non Linear Digital Project - Unit of Work.
This unit looks at students creating electronic
interactive stories for their peers. The main focus was looking at how images and sound communicate a
message.
Digital Storytelling
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/eng.htm
Design Brief for task given to partners to create a
digital story for children aged 9 and under.
Treasure Island
Linear Digital Project
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/eng.htm
Task: With a partner design a map for where the
treasure will be buried. Give details/directions for finding the treasure and a description of the
island. Write a letter to your friend about what has happened.
Water Catchment
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/soc.htm
Non Linear Digital Project
Unit of work trialling a distributed learning
environment.
Olympic and Commonwealth Games
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/mat.htm
Linear Digital Project
Task: Make two tickets which are aesthetically pleasing
and easily handled by all people and which fits the criteria outlined in the context.
House of the Year
http://data.tsof.edu.au/resourcelinks/links/area/sci.htm
Non Linear Digital Project
Task: The South Australia Government has asked teams
to submit a design in the S. A. House of the Year Competition.
Tangara Consortiuum Learning Technologies
Continuum
http://www.tsof.edu.au/LT.SA
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