Preface

1. Preface • Where can I find this information? • E-mail us: • danaplantje@hotmail.com • patg@mail.com • www.angelfire.com/crazy/patrickgavin • Note: This slide will be shown again at the end of lecture.

2. ROBOTICS Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit By Dana Plantje and Patrick Gavin Tiger Middle School

3. Introduction “Successful schools for young adolescents provide curriculum that is relevant, challenging, integrative and exploratory” -This We Believe (page 19)

4. Disciplines Industrial Arts / Technology Education What is the difference?

5. Industrial Arts -The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result -An exposure to a particular set of skills and knowledge

6. “They need, for instance, the chance to be a member of a musical group, though never destined to become a professional musician, to have a part in a play, though never to become an actor, or to create visual images through drawing and painting, though never to become an artist” -This We Believe (page 24)

7. Tech Ed -Help students learn how to appropriately use, assess, and apply technology to… -Effectively make decisions and contribute to a rapidly changing technological society

8. “Although some experiences or courses may be labeled exploratory, it should not be assumed they are, therefore, non-academic” -This We Believe (page 23)

9. Overview Section 1: What is It All About? • What is the Theme? • What are The Subjects? • Curriculum Integration • Materials, Resources and Time Frame • Topic Areas covered in each discipline Section 2: Bringing It all Together • Activity • Implementation • Successfulness • Other Implications

10. Section 1: What is It All About? • What is the Theme? • What are The Subjects? • Curriculum Integration • Materials, Resources and Time Frame • Topic Areas covered in each discipline

11. What is the Theme? • The theme of this particular ITU is Robotics. • History of Robotics • Components of Robotics • Robotics in the world today • What the future holds • Robot activity • Grade Level: Seven

12. What Are The Subjects? Robotics Graphic Arts Electronics Woodworking Metalworking

13. Curriculum Integration “Current” Curricula MB Education & Youth 1983 1983 1984 1984

14. Graphic Communications • “Drafting offers a skill set that allows students to communicate ideas and designs through technical drawings.” • “Graphic arts provides opportunities for students to develop principles, techniques, and processes relating to imaging technology.”

15. Graphic Arts • Safety • Principals of Design • Isometric Drawings • Oblique Drawings • Orthographic Projection • Drafting Tools • Drafting Layout and Drawing • Desktop Publishing • Website Design • Screen Printing and/or Airbrushing

16. Power/Energy • “Electricity and electronic devices are at the core of a wide variety of specialized technologies that have been developing over several decades.” • “An understanding of electrical and electronics theory and applications enhances the student’s ability to manage new technologies as they emerge.”

17. Electronics • Safety • Electricity and It’s Properties • Series Circuits • Parallel Circuits • Electrical Faults (shorts and opens) • Basic Components • Switches • Batteries • Electric Motors • Soldering

18. Manufacturing(Wood & Metalworking) • “These courses also help students understand the role of manufacturing in our economy and its relationship to other economic sectors.” • “Students also study the impact the manufacturing process has on people, society, and the environment.”

19. Woodworking • Safety • Measurement (SAE) • Planning and Design • Types of Wood and Material Selection • Hand Tools • Power Tools • Wood Joints • Gluing and Clamping • Mechanical Fasteners • Finishing

20. Metalworking • Safety • Measurement (Metric) • Planning and Design • Sheet Metal • Bench Metal and Metallurgy • Layout and Layout Tools • Hand Tools • Power Tools • Mechanical Fasteners • Basic Welding • Sanding, Polishing and Finishing

21. Materials, Resources and Time Frame Resources and Materials • Min. of 2 teachers – Max. of 4 • Must have manufacturing lab • Also need either a graphics, electronics or computer lab Time • 4 week block • 3 weeks spent on core topics • 1 week on spent on activity NOTE: Industrial Arts classes only happen once per week in Middle School so the block will be the entire cycle consisting of approximately 13 classes.

22. Section 2: Bringing It all Together • Activity • Implementation • Successfulness • Other Implications

23. Activity

24. Implementation

25. Successfulness

26. Other Implications

27. References 1) National Middle School Association: This We Believe, 2003 2) Manitoba Education and Youth: Middle Years Home Economics/Industrial Arts: Linking Learning To Living, 2003 http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/home_ec/my_all.pdf 3) ITEA (International Technology Education Association) http://www.iteaconnect.org/AboutITEA/AdvocacyBro03.pdf 4) Mark Howard’s Technology Education Site http://web.bsu.edu/teched2/whatis.htm 5) Bernie Taronno, B.Ed., M.A. (Ed.). Red River College http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/bernardt/ 6) Dana Plantje’s Robotics Page http://www.mts.net/~bplantje/Robo-Kombat.htm

28. That’s All Folks! Where can I find this information? • E-mail us: • danaplantje@hotmail.com • patg@mail.com • www.angelfire.com/crazy/patrickgavin • http://www.mts.net/~bplantje