Oxford High School

Courses in Technology Education

 #        Advanced Transportation (9-12)           One Semester                 0.5 Credit

This course builds on and extends the learning that students begin in Introduction to Transportation. Students will refine, design and build models of terrestrial (land), marine (water), and atmospheric/aerospace transportation vehicles. These models include Dart gliders, roller coasters, wind and solar powered boats, mousetrap vehicles, impact cars, and tethered vehicles. Human, economic and environmental impacts including alternative fuel sources will be studied in regard to transportation.

1. Enduring Understandings (broad ideas, usually grounded in the discipline):

• Evaluate the effects of existing and emerging technologies on people and the environment over time;
• Recognize the scope of technology and evaluate the impact and influence technology has on society, culture and the environment – past, present and future;
• Develop and use strategies for adjusting to new technologies and changing interactions among science, technology and society;
• Develop cognitive and psychomotor problem-solving skills through applied research, design, production, operation and analysis of technological systems (informational, physical and biological);
• Safely and effectively use resources, processes, concepts and tools of technology;
• Create devices for solving problems, using creativity and concepts of design and technology; and
• Understand the influences of technology on consumer and career choices.

2. Course Specific Goals (aligned with Content Standards):

•  Design, create, and trouble shoot different transportation systems.

• Design and create more advanced, efficient, and environmentally friendly transportation vehicles.

• Express thoughts and ideas through formal writing.

• Utilize research tools and techniques to assess, evaluate and synthesize information in order to answer questions, solve problems, and/or defend positions.

• Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze problems and support conclusions using appropriate methods and technology.

• Utilize technology to research and communicate effectively.

• Demonstrate the ability to express themselves creatively.

• Demonstrate the ability to broaden their own intellectual interests
   

3. Expected Performances (aligned with state Expected Performances)

• Develop awareness of new and more efficient forms of transportation.

• Design and build various advanced transportation models.

• Develop awareness of alternative energy transportation.

• Develop awareness of the operations of an internal combustion engine.

• Develop awareness of the impacts of transportation on the environment and society.

Advanced Transportation:  Scope and Sequence Calendar