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TechCenter21 8/10 Module Activity Summaries:
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8Introduction Unit / Intro. To Tech. Ed. / System Simulation / Current Event / Timeline / Post-Test & Closeout
Road Transportation / Overview & impacts of automobiles / System Simulation - Develop 3 different auto designs for car buyers / Build a Test Car / Run trials with the test car and a 'large engine' / Use statistical methods to analyze your data / Run trials with the Test Car and a 'small engine' / Analyze the data and learn how you can improve the Test Car's performance / Use ratios and proportions to calculate the target weight for a new car / Use your calculations from the previous Activity as a Design Goal / Redesign the Test Car to meet the new weight goal / Weigh the new Test Car to make sure you met the Design Goal / Run trials with the new, lighter Test Car and a 'small engine' / Use statistical methods to analyze your data / Current Event / Timeline
Aerospace / Definition of Aerospace / Principals of flight / System Simulation – Design a plane to drop relief supplies / Weight and its effects on flight – paper airplanes / How wing shapes effect flight – paper airplanes / Designing & Building the balsawood glider / Finish and test the glider / Current Event / Timeline
Aerodynamics / Learn about aerodynamics and how it impacts many common designs / System Simulation – Compare the Aerodynamic design of 3 cars / Learn about drag / Experiment with the wind tunnel / Learn about car shapes and streamlined design / Experiment with the wind tunnel and car shapes / Change a car design to improve its aerodynamics / Learn how to graph wind tunnel data / Learn about Bernoulli's Principle / Learn about angle of attack / test an airfoil for lift / Current Event / Timeline
Mechanisms / Introduction to machines, Mechanisms, and work / System Simulation – Design a basic material movement system for a quarry / Classify the inclined plane as a simple machine / Setup and test some different inclined planes & calculate their mechanical advantage / Discover the parts of a lever / Set-up and test some first-class levers / Calculate the mechanical advantage of first-class levers / Define first and second-class levers / Experiment with first & second-class levers and calculate their mechanical advantage / Find out how spur gears are used / Construct a simple gear train / Calculate speed ratios / Describe how a bicycle works / Set up and test different sprocket and chain drive systems / Calculate speed ratios / Current Event / Identify three types of pulleys / Test and compare the three pulleys / Calculate the mechanical advantage of different pulleys / Timeline
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8
Power & Energy / Learn about Energy & Electricity / System Simulation – Design three different power systems / Learn how to use a multimeter to measure electrical energy / Learn about the units of voltage and how to measure it / Measure voltage in a series circuit / Use a multimeter to measure electrical energy / Learn about the units of current and how to measure it / Measure current in a
parallel circuit / Calculate power / Use a hand crank as a power station to explore power use / Create a 'brown out' when too many loads are on the system / Measure voltage and current for each load / calculate power / Compare and contrast power use of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs / Compare and contrast the light and heat output of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs / Draw conclusions about power use and conserving energy / Current Event / Timeline
Alternate Energy / Introduction to sources of energy / System Simulation – Design a solar energy system for 3 regions of the US / Learn how to use a multimeter / Measure the current and voltage output from a solar cell / Use a solar cell to run an electric motor / Get hands-on experience connecting solar cells in series and parallel / Analyze the differences between series and parallel connections / Explore the relationship between current, voltage and power / Gather data in a chart to find the maximum power output for a solar cell / Measure the solar cell and calculate power per sq. cm and Percentage Efficiency / Explore how color affects the design of solar heating systems / Learn about passive and active solar systems / Current Event / Timeline
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8
Pneumatics / Overview & impacts of Pneumatic power / System Simulation – Select an appropriate Hover Craft / Learn how to take air pressure readings / Construct a basic pneumatic system / Simulate an air dryer, a real world pneumatic application / Operate valves to control the flow of air / Learn about the manual DCV / Simulate the pallet stop, a real world pneumatic application / Relate air pressure to force / Simulate the tire gauge, a real world pneumatic application / Determine the air pressure needed to extend a cylinder to various distances / Learn about the double acting cylinder / Simulate a punch press / Simulate an automatic door / opener / Learn about the manual override button during a "power outage" / Compare the manual DCV and the solenoid DCV / Learn about and operate flow control valves / Simulate the crimping machine / Synchronize a pair of cylinders / Test both the manual DCV and the solenoid DCV in the crimping machine / Current Event / Timeline
Hydraulics / Overview of power & pressure. Learn about the impacts of Hydraulics / System Simulation – Select an appropriate hydraulic lift / Use the hydraulics trainer to simulate lifting loads / Simulate a lift crane with the Hydraulics panel / Use a flow control valve to control a hydraulic cylinder / Simulate an automobile braking system with the Hydraulics panel / Fill, close, and drain fluid from the system / Simulate a car jack with the Hydraulics panel / Pump up the car jack to a specified psi to lift a car / Current Event / Timeline
Engineering Structures / Overview of structures / System Simulation – Design an attractive, sufficient bridge residents on both sides of a river / Use Bridge Analysis Software to test several bridge designs / Building a balsawood bridge / Continue building a bridge / Test the bridge for weight bearing capacity / Calculate the Engineering Efficiency of your bridge / Current Event / Timeline
Construction & CAD / Overview of Construction / Introduction to CAD / System Simulation –Selection of optimal home designs / Learn about drawing tools in AutoCAD / Learn how to draw, dimension label and print a drawing / Edit an existing floor plan to meet specific customer needs / Dimension, label, and add architectural symbols to the drawing. / Current Event / Timeline
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8
Manufacturing & Automation / Overview & Impacts of Automation / System Simulation – Design an automated manufacturing system / Test, control, and adjust the speed of an Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) / Learn how sensors are used on the AGV / Discover the advantages and disadvantages to using sensors on the AGV / Learn how to enter a program to control the AGV / Create, enter, and test your own computer program for the AGV / Current Event / Timeline
Electronics & Controls / Overview of Control Systems / System Simulation – Develop 3 plans for control systems for an oil refinery / Use the pumping station to learn about manual control systems / Work with automatic control systems / Learn about safety features of automatic control systems / Learn how to make a safety shut down control system / Learn how to make an overflow alarm / Gather data and graph the fill and drain rates for the pumping station / Current Event / Timeline
CNC Mill / Introduction to Machining, Milling, and working with a CNC Mill / System Simulation – Decide how to invest money into a manufacturing company to improve company performance / Learn about Coordinate Systems / Learn about basic mill movement / Learn about CNC Mill Safety / Identify the Axes on a CNC Milling Machine / Learn about CNC codes / Manually enter a CNC program / View a graphic simulation of your CNC program / Design your own part using the Mill CAM Designer software / Mount material on the CNC Milling Machine / Load and verify the CNC program you created in Mill CAM Designer / Machine parts on the CNC Milling Machine / Use the CNC Mill to cut a 2nd name plate / Current Event / Cut additional name plates if needed / Timeline
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8
Robotics (Pegasus & Eshed) / Overview and impacts of Robots / System Simulation – Develop a plan for incorporating Robots into a manufacturing plant / Review safety issues / Compare humans and robots as problem solvers / Learn about positions and programs needed to operate a robotic arm / Use the robotic arm to pick and place “hazardous” drum / Record positions and edit a program / Run and test your program / Use the robot and base to simulate an automobile factory / Define locations on the car using relative positions / Run your program / Use the robot and base to simulate a paint production line / Learn about the power of using subroutines & create a subroutine for an existing program / Do part I of a Problem Context and Design Challenge / Analyze the problem, gather information and develop a solution / Write two subroutines to meet the design goals / Current Event / Do part II of the Problem Context and Design Challenge / Timeline
Communications / Overview of different methods of Communications / System Simulation – Design two communication systems to send different types of data / Learn about the Internet and the World Wide Web / Learn to navigate a Web Site / Use an authoring tool to edit a Web Site home page / Use an Internet browser to view your Web Site. / Learn about designing text and images for a Web Site / Use an authoring tool to select and place images in your Web Site / Use an Internet browser to view your Web Site. / Use an authoring tool to edit text in your Web Site / Use an Internet browser to view your Web Site / Use an authoring tool to edit your Web Site / Add animated images to your Web Site / Use an Internet browser to view your Web Site / Current Event / Timeline
Multimedia Basics / Overview of Multimedia / Use the microphone to record 2 voiceovers / System Simulation – Design an effective multimedia presentation within budget constraints / Create a new multimedia presentation / Create text & a clip from a music CD for your presentation / Create slides 2 and 3 of your presentation / Insert images into your presentation / Create Slide 4 of your presentation / Add video to your presentation / Finish your multimedia presentation / Record the presentation on a VHS tape / Current Event / Timeline
Desktop Publishing / Overview of Desktop Publishing / Basics of Publisher / System Simulation – designing effective brochures / Understanding font, size and style / Working with text boxes / Learn some basic elements of designing a publication / Scanning in an image / Importing images into Publisher / Current Event / Timeline
Module: / Activity 1 / Activity 2 / Activity3 / Activity 4 / Activity 5 / Activity 6 / Activity 7 / Activity 8
Laser & Fiber Optics / Introduction to Lasers / System Simulation – Design a communications system / Laser Safety / Learn about and experiment with Light / Experiment with Lasers / Learn about and experiment with Fiber Optics / Use light to transmit sound / Gather information to on how to use a laser to solve a quality control problem / Design, create, and test a quality control test station using a laser station / Current Event / Timeline
Graphic Design / Introduction to Graphic Design / Work with CorelDRAW / Learn about principles of graphic design / Import, scale and place images in CorelDRAW. / Learn about Bezier curves / Learn how to use ruler and guidelines / Learn how to arrange, resize, mirror, rotate and duplicate images / Learn about type (font, size and style) and font classifications by creating different types of text in CorelDRAW / Learn how color and other effects can enhance a design / Learn about the graphic design process / Read a problem context and design challenge / Gather information for your graphic design / Begin your design by creating thumbnail sketches / Create a rough sketch of a T-shirt design / Begin the comprehensive drawing using CorelDRAW / Current Event / Finish & print your design / Timeline
Video Production / Overview of Video Production / Learn the stages of video production / Define shots and camera angles & draw a storyboard / Study camera movement / Learn how to use a tripod / Operate a camcorder to record Scene #1 / Learn how to set up lights, and discover lighting techniques by experimenting with the lights / Record Scene #3. / Discover additional lighting techniques / Record Scene #2. / Begin the post-production phase / Capture video with VideoWave III and save a VideoWave III Library file. / Open a VideoWave III file / View clips in the Viewscreen / Move clips to the Storyline / Trim video clips. / Learn about different kinds of microphones / Use Sound Recorder to record a voiceover / Adjust and trim the voiceover / Current Event / Add text to a video clip / Add transitions between clips / Timeline
(Careers and Record final video in activity 9)