Industrial Technology

8th TechnologyCAD I (Mechanical Design)CAD II (Architectural Design)Electronic CommunicationsTechnology Modules

8th Grade Technology Projects• Complete 4

module rotation• Bridge Module • Design, construct

and race Metric Dragsters

• Crash test bumper system.

• Car Builder

8th Grade Tech Projects Continued

• 2 d Animation • Complete 4 modules.• Internet searching

current weather,news and sports.

• Designing CAD drawings for dragster competition (Autosketch)

Major Point of 8th Tech Modules

• Hands on technology • Cooperative learning• Problem Solving• Critical Thinking• Creative thinking• Learning the new basics for

the 2000’s and beyond

CAD I (Mechanical Design) CAD I (Mechanical Design) Grades 9 through 12 Grades 9 through 12 GradeGrade• Designing plates

using Computer software.

• Use of Cartesian Coordinates.

• Dimensioning• Advanced editing

features• Creating Templates

Mechanical CAD Continued

• Advanced editing features (extruding, etc…)

• Exporting and importing files

• Box array and ring array exercises

• Creating symbols

Mechanical CAD continued

• 2 view drawing exercises• 3 view Isometric drawing

exercises• Pictorial Views• CAD Competition (WSC)

Architectural CAD Projects9 through 12th grade

Main thrust of the this class is to design 2 full sets of house plans.

Elements of the House plan

• Floor and Foundation plans

• Front and Side elevation

• Sectional• Kitchen Details

Architectural CAD Continued

• DATACAD exercises

• 3 d Studio exercises

• 3d Home floor plans

• 3d view drawings• Material list

Electronic Communications• Highly recommended for college

bound students.• Helps student master using the

internet• Helps facilitate the gathering of

useful resources on the internet.

Projects and Exercises for Electronic Communications• Home pages for

LeMars Community• E-mail projects• Search Engine

worksheets• Video Conferencing• Telnet Exercises• File Transfer

Protocol Exercises

Electronic Communications Continued

• Internet Project with other schools.

• Researching internet for report information.

• Multimedia Project over student paper.

• Video Conferencing• Telnet

Technology Module

• Major points• Student rotate

weekly from module to module

• Module areas include Communications

• Construction• Manufacturing• Transportation

Technology Module Units

• Video Production• Multimedia (Power Point)• Desktop Publishing• 3 d Home Architect• Flight Simulator• CNC Mill• Telecommunication (Internet)

Electronic Communications Continued• Animation• Animator Exercises• 3 d Studio • Digital Imaging • CNC Lathe• Robotics• Virtual Reality• Pneumatics

Skills needed to be successful in top careers in the new millennium• Analytical Skills (Math

computation)• Technology Skills• Communication Skills

Courses that support those skills• Mechanical CAD, • Arch CAD, • Tech Modules• Electronic Communications