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Home - Technology - Grade 1 - Full Connection List
 

Below are the connections between the indicators of this subject area and the indicators in the other subject areas.
Nature of Technology
A1. Distinguish between the natural and human-made world (e.g., a forest vs. a city skyline).
A2. Cite examples of how people use tools and processes to perform tasks.
	Math - Grade 1 - Measurement 1. Recognize and explain the need for fixed units and tools for measuring length and weight; e.g., rulers and balance scales.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 6. Investigate that tools are used to help make things and some things cannot be made without tools.
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Geography 7. Describe human adaptations to variations in the physical environment including a. food b. clothing c. shelter d. transportation e. recreation
B1. Identify and describe a technological system.
B2. Identify and demonstrate processes necessary to complete a task.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 1 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 2. Identify the sequence of events in informational text.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 1 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 6. Follow multiple-step directions.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 7. Explore that several steps are usually needed to make things (e.g., building with blocks).
C1. Identify school-wide technology devices (e.g., office public address system, library-automated book check-out, auditorium audio-visual system, electronic lunch purchase).
C2. Describe the connections between technology and other fields of study (e.g., teachers use computers, scientists use microscopes, farmers use tractors).
Technology and Society Interaction
A1. Identify tools and machines that can be helpful and/or harmful.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 6. Investigate that tools are used to help make things and some things cannot be made without tools.
A2. Describe the reasons for making products (e.g., to meet needs and wants).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - People in Societies 1. Describe similarities and differences in the ways different cultures meet common human needs including a. food b. clothing c. shelter d. language e. artistic expressions
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Economics 2. Describe the ways people produce, consume and exchange goods and services in their community.
B1. Explain how various materials can be reused or recycled.
	Science - Grade 1 - Earth and Space Sciences 2. Explain that the supply of many resources is limited but the supply can be extended through careful use, decreased use, reusing and/or recycling.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 3. Identify some materials that can be saved for community recycling projects (e.g., newspapers, glass and aluminum).
B2. Describe the reasons for doing things or behaving in ways that protect the environment.
	Science - Grade 1 - Earth and Space Sciences 2. Explain that the supply of many resources is limited but the supply can be extended through careful use, decreased use, reusing and/or recycling.
C1. Describe or list ways technology has changed the way people lived and worked throughout history (e.g., grandparents' era to today).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - History 5. Compare past and present, near and far, with emphasis on daily life including a. the roles of men, women and children b. the identification of basic human needs c. various ways people meet human needs
D1. Collect information about products and systems used at school by asking questions (e.g., books, computers, piano).
	Science - Grade 1 - Scientific Inquiry 1. Ask “what happens when” questions.
	Science - Grade 1 - Scientific Inquiry 2. Explore and pursue student-generated “what happens when” questions.
D2. Describe how the use of a product or system might cause something bad to happen (e.g., running a car causes pollution, cars get into accidents).
Technology for Productivity Applications
A1. Identify and use computer and multimedia technology and know the terms used to describe it (e.g., computer, printer, VCR, DVD player, audio players).
A2. Identify various parts of a computer by name (e.g., monitor, mouse, keyboard, power button, disk drive, CD/DVD drive).
B1. Discuss and demonstrate proper care when using computer and multimedia technology resources (e.g., describe rules, list directions).
B2. Turn computer and multimedia technology resources on and off.
B3. Discuss software and why it is necessary to operate computer and multimedia technology.
B4. Start, use and exit software programs with teacher assistance.
B5. Use input (keyboard, mouse) and output (printer) devices to operate computer and multimedia technology tools with teacher assistance.
B6. Use software programs designed to develop problem-solving skills.
	Math - Grade 1 - Patterns, Functions and Algebra 5. Describe orally and model a problem situation using words, objects or number phrase or sentence.
B7. Begin to locate letters and special keys on the keyboard with teacher assistance (e.g., enter key, escape key, space bar).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Writing Processes 8. Use available technology to compose text.
C1. Describe how productivity tools are used to create documents, presentations and drawings.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Writing Processes 8. Use available technology to compose text.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 6. Investigate that tools are used to help make things and some things cannot be made without tools.
C2. Use technology resources with teacher assistance (e.g., pre-selected Web sites, launching applications, educational software).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Writing Processes 8. Use available technology to compose text.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Research 2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information, with teacher assistance, from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources).
	Math - Grade 1 - Data Analysis and Probability 3. Display data in picture graphs with units of 1 and bar graphs with intervals of 1.
Technology and Communication Applications
A1. Explain media formats used to communicate information (e.g., e-mail, newsletters, TV, phones, newspapers, Web pages).
A2. Show, within a group, various types of communication formats used in everyday life.
	Math - Grade 1 - Data Analysis and Probability 2. Collect and organize data into charts using tally marks.
	Science - Grade 1 - Scientific Inquiry 8. Use oral, written and pictorial representation to communicate work.
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 5. Communicate information orally or visually.
B1. Create documents with teacher assistance (e.g., students observe the teacher making a document, they add ideas, and select images for the teacher to import).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Writing Processes 8. Use available technology to compose text.
B2. Identify and explore different forms of electronic communication (e.g., written documents in electronic form, e-mail, Web pages, video, multimedia).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral and visual sources.
C1. Contribute to teacher-directed online projects (e.g., collecting weather data, listing of bird counts).
Technology and Information Literacy
A1. Talk about the difference between factual information and fiction (e.g., what is real and what is pretend or make-believe).
A2. Use a graphic organizer to sort information.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 1 - Acquisition of Vocabulary 3. Classify words into categories (e.g., colors, fruits, vegetables).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 1 - Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies 7. Create and use graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams or webs, with teacher assistance, to demonstrate comprehension.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Writing Processes 4. Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
	Math - Grade 1 - Patterns, Functions and Algebra 1. Sort, classify and order objects by two or more attributes, such as color and shape, and explain how objects were sorted.
	Math - Grade 1 - Data Analysis and Probability 1. Identify multiple categories for sorting data.
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Determine categories for sorting information.
B1. Ask questions about an identified topic and list facts already known about the topic (e.g., graphic organizers for brainstorming, charting, webbing).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Research 1. Discuss ideas for investigation about a topic or area of personal interest.
	Math - Grade 1 - Data Analysis and Probability 5. Construct a question that can be answered by using information from a graph.
B2. Find information in a technology-based resource (e.g., Web site, database, DVD, software program, video).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Research 2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information, with teacher assistance, from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral and visual sources.
B3. Use technology to tell what was learned from information gathered (e.g., use simple presentation tools to create a poster, book, slide show).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Research 5. Report information to others.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Communications: Oral and Visual 5. Deliver brief informational presentations that: a. demonstrate an understanding of the topic; b. include and sort relevant information and details to develop topic; c. organize information with a clear beginning and ending; and d. express opinions.
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 5. Communicate information orally or visually.
B4. Tell where information came from (e.g., name of Web sites, software, databases).
C1. List types of information available on the Internet (e.g., school Web site, local information, animals, maps).
C2. Use teacher or librarian selected Web site to find information or learn new things.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 1 - Research 2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information, with teacher assistance, from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral and visual sources.
C3. Use browser tools and buttons: Forward and back button; Home button; and Choose a link from the bookmarks or favorites list.
Design
A1. Identify possible solutions to a problem.
A2. Distinguish the difference between people's needs and wants and how this can influence potential solutions.
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Economics 1. Explain that wants are unlimited and resources are scarce, thereby forcing individuals to make choices.
A3. Identify and describe characteristics of different materials used to create technological products that provide solutions (e.g., wood, metal, glass, plastic).
	Science - Grade 1 - Physical Sciences 1. Classify objects according to the materials they are made of and their physical properties.
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 1. Explore that some kinds of materials are better suited than others for making something new (e.g., building materials used in the Three Little Pigs).
B1. Recognize that designs have limited strength (e.g., a toy bridge made of craft sticks can support only so much weight).
	Science - Grade 1 - Physical Sciences 1. Classify objects according to the materials they are made of and their physical properties.
B2. List the materials used in common items (e.g., house, car, toys).
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 1. Explore that some kinds of materials are better suited than others for making something new (e.g., building materials used in the Three Little Pigs).
B3. Describe how things are built by thinking of an idea, trying out a design and sharing it with others.
B4. Understand we can draw things and then have someone else build them.
C1. Understand that things break but often they can be fixed (e.g., have students share their experiences).
C2. Describe how to repair a broken toy (e.g., make sure the switch is on, the batteries are charged and nothing is blocking the toy's operation).
Designed World
A1. List the various forms of energy that are used in the community (e.g., electrical, mechanical, thermal).
	Science - Grade 1 - Physical Sciences 9. Describe that energy can be obtained from many sources in many ways (e.g., food, gasoline, electricity or batteries).
	Science - Grade 1 - Science and Technology 4. Explore ways people use energy to cook their food and warm their homes (e.g., wood, coal, natural gas, electricity).
A2. List the kinds of energy we can purchase (e.g., batteries, gas, electricity).
	Science - Grade 1 - Physical Sciences 9. Describe that energy can be obtained from many sources in many ways (e.g., food, gasoline, electricity or batteries).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Economics 3. Explain ways that people may obtain goods and services that they do not produce including the use of money and barter.
A3. Understand that vehicles move people or goods from one place to another in water, air, or space and on land (e.g., boats, airplanes, rockets, trucks).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Geography 7. Describe human adaptations to variations in the physical environment including a. food b. clothing c. shelter d. transportation e. recreation
A4. Name products that are produced in large quantities (e.g., candy, baseballs, cars).
A5. Name things that are constructed where they are used (e.g., roads, buildings, bridges).
B1. Use symbols to communicate (e.g., write a sentence using pictures).
	Social Studies - Grade 1 - Geography 3. Identify and use symbols to locate places of significance on maps and globes.
B2. Describe how technology enables communication by sending and receiving information (e.g., telephone, TV, magazines, e-mail).
C1. Know that vaccinations protect people from getting certain diseases.
C2. Explain how the use of technologies in agriculture makes it possible for food to be available year round.

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