- Paper Tower Problem
- Balloon String Problem
- Learning to design through technical
sketching
- Create a technical drawing of
a simple product
- Learn and practice proper hand
and power tool safety procedures
- Crosscut a block of wood (hand
saw)
- Drill a hole (brace and bit)
- Learn the name and function of
audio and video equipment
- Create a video production
- Create a stop-action animation
video production
- Making a Audio Commercial (Radio)
- Using a Camcorder for Visual Project
- Creating and recording a public
service announcement
- Experience problem solving through
team work
- Working on a class Technology
Time Line Project
- Design, construct, and test a
simple structure such as a beam, mini bridge, or ladder
- Mousetrap racer problem solving
competition
- Follow instructions to correctly
wire an electronic project
- Use the Car Builder program to
design and test a car
- Study aerodynamics as it relates
to rocketry
- Follow instructions to correctly
build a working model rocket
- Build and test an air-powered
vehicle using a limited supply of materials
- Design and build a self-supporting
cardboard structure
SUPPLEMENTAL STRUCTURED
ACTIVITIES:
PAXTON-PATTERSON TECHNOLOGY
MODULES
- Video Production
- Visual Communications
- Computer Graphics an Animation
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Aerodynamics Technology
- Rocketry and Flight
- Research and development
- Energy, Power and Transportation
- Structural Technology
- Electricity and Electronics
- Internet Research Station