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Home - Technology - Grade 2 - 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. Contrast between characteristics that separate natural processes and human-made designed world (e.g., appearance, structure, material).
A2. Describe and give examples of how people use tools and processes to solve problems (e.g., using a knife to make a peanut butter sandwich, or using a measuring cup while following a recipe to make a cake).
	Math - Grade 2 - Measurement 6. Select and use appropriate measurement tools; e.g., a ruler to draw a segment 3 inches long, a measuring cup to place 2 cups of rice in a bowl, a scale to weigh 50 grams of candy.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 7. Use appropriate tools and simple equipment/instruments to safely gather scientific data (e.g., magnifiers, non-breakable thermometers, timers, rulers, balances, calculators and other appropriate tools).
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 8. Measure properties of objects using tools such as rulers, balances and thermometers.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - History 6. Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare a. forms of communication from the past and present b. forms of transportation from the past and present
A3. Recall common terms, facts and basic concepts relative to technology (e.g., types of computer equipment, devices by purpose).
B1. Identify and explain that systems have parts or components such as processes and controls that work together to accomplish a goal (e.g., to heat food in a microwave oven, electricity is generated and transmitted, temperature and cook time is controlled).
B2. Identify the various component parts of familiar systems and articulate the goals that are accomplished with them (e.g., in a plumbing system, pipes deliver water, the faucet controls the flow).
B3. Describe, identify and demonstrate appropriate systematic planning strategies in order to complete a task (e.g., steps required to bake cookies, how to complete a class project).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 6. Analyze a set of directions for proper sequencing.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or written the design process used to make something.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 4. Use appropriate safety procedures when completing scientific investigations.
C1. Describe how problems lead to invention and innovation (e.g., the invention and development of earmuffs).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Geography 6. Identify ways in which people have responded to and modified the physical environment such as building roads and clearing land for urban development.
C2. Explore the use of technology in different fields of study (e.g., school subjects, careers and technologies common to them).
Technology and Society Interaction
A1. Discuss how making products meets our needs and wants.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
A2. Give examples of how the use of tools and machines can be helpful and/or harmful.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 1. Explain that developing and using technology involves benefits and risks.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 3. Predict how building or trying something new might affect other people and the environment.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 3. Describe ways in which using the solution to a problem might affect other people and the environment.
B1. Explain ways communities can manage waste to keep people safe.
B2. Classify and differentiate among materials that can be reused and/or recycled (e.g., paper can be recycled to make new products).
C1. Demonstrate and give examples of how technology has changed the way people lived and worked throughout history.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 3. Predict how building or trying something new might affect other people and the environment.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - History 6. Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare a. forms of communication from the past and present b. forms of transportation from the past and present
D1. Identify businesses and industries in the community and describe the products or services provided.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Economics 2. Explain how people are both buyers and sellers of goods and services.
D2. Determine if the human use of a product or system creates positive or negative results (e.g., large parking lots for cars may cause water run-off problems).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 1. Explain that developing and using technology involves benefits and risks.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 3. Predict how building or trying something new might affect other people and the environment.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 3. Describe ways in which using the solution to a problem might affect other people and the environment.
Technology for Productivity Applications
A1. Identify and describe the purpose of various types of computer and multimedia technology (e.g., what is it and what does it do?).
A2. Use correct terminology when talking about computers and multimedia technology.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Acquisition of Vocabulary 4. Read accurately high-frequency sight words.
A3. Know that software is necessary to operate computer technology.
A4. Use a variety of computer and multimedia technology resources for directed learning activities (e.g., computer, VCR/DVD player, audio player, camera).
B1. Demonstrate proper care of computer and multimedia technology resources.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 4. Use appropriate safety procedures when completing scientific investigations.
B2. Identify and use input and output devices to operate and interact with computers and multimedia technology resources (e.g., scanner, digital camera, video camera).
B3. Demonstrate problem-solving skills within a software application.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 6. Use problem-solving/decision-making skills to identify a problem and gather information while working independently and in groups.
B4. Develop a slide show presentation with teacher assistance (e.g., small groups work together to create slides or hypermedia products).
B5. Use proper keyboarding techniques (e.g., placing their fingers on home row keys).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Writing Processes 9. Use available technology to compose text.
C1. Use productivity tools with teacher assistance (e.g., word processing, presentations, drawing programs).
	Math - Grade 2 - Data Analysis and Probability 1. Pose questions, use observations, interviews and surveys to collect data, and organize data in charts, picture graphs and bar graphs.
C2. Use technology resources with teacher assistance for communication and illustration of thoughts and ideas (e.g., creative stories, drawings, presentations, publication software).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or written the design process used to make something.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 5. Communicate information in writing.
Technology and Communication Applications
A1. Use media to view information.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - History 4. Use historical artifacts, photographs, biographies, maps, diaries and folklore to answer questions about daily life in the past.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information from oral, visual and print sources.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 2. Identify sources used to gather information a. people b. printed materials c. electronic sources
A2. Participate in the creation of media products (e.g., use appropriate communication tools with teacher assistance).
B1. Use graphic organizers to plan a presentation (e.g., graphic organizing, charting or mapping software).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies 5. Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
B2. Compare digital graphic images used to portray a topic (e.g., students are given images on the same topic from two different sources and explain why one may be better for the assignment than another).
B3. Present information in an electronic format, including text, graphics or multimedia (e.g., write and illustrate a story based on writing prompt, slide show or photo album).
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 5. Communicate information in writing.
B4. Compose class e-mail (e.g., each student has an opportunity to contribute ideas for e-mail messages related to their studies).
C1. Use e-mail to share information in a teacher-directed group e-mail activity (e.g., comparing class information with another class at a remote location).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Writing Processes 1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Writing Processes 9. Use available technology to compose text.
C2. Participate in communication sessions (e.g., e-mail, video conferencing, phones, interact with other classes in teacher-directed online project).
Technology and Information Literacy
A1. Tell about the purposes for information use (e.g., information is helpful to solve problems, find answers, learn).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies 1. Establish a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions or to be entertained).
A2. Distinguish between fact and fiction (e.g., discuss and compare a fact-based document about a topic with a story about the same topic).
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 4. Distinguish the difference between fact and fiction in oral, visual and print materials.
B1. Discuss the question assigned by the teacher and where the information might be found.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 1. Create questions for investigations, assigned topic or personal area of interest.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 2. Identify sources used to gather information a. people b. printed materials c. electronic sources
B2. Use the online library catalog to locate information sources by title, author or subject.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 3. Acquire information, with teacher assistance, from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 2. Identify sources used to gather information a. people b. printed materials c. electronic sources
B3. Select needed information from teacher-selected Web sites, electronic encyclopedias and other electronic collections.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Acquisition of Vocabulary 10. Determine the meaning and pronunciations of unknown words using a beginner's dictionary, glossaries and technology.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 3. Acquire information, with teacher assistance, from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information from oral, visual and print sources.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 2. Identify sources used to gather information a. people b. printed materials c. electronic sources
B4. Record and organize information to generate a product.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 4. Identify important information and write brief notes about the information.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 5. Sort relevant information about the topic into categories with teacher assistance.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 6. Report important findings to others.
	Math - Grade 2 - Data Analysis and Probability 1. Pose questions, use observations, interviews and surveys to collect data, and organize data in charts, picture graphs and bar graphs.
	Science - Grade 2 - Earth and Space Sciences 5. Describe weather by measurable quantities such as temperature and precipitation.
B5. Give credit to the sources used for work by listing the author and the name of the source.
B6. Tell how information was found.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 2. Identify sources used to gather information a. people b. printed materials c. electronic sources
C1. Demonstrate the use of browser elements including the toolbar, buttons, favorites or bookmarks, and tell their function.
C2. Search for information in an online encyclopedia using a topical search (e.g., choose from a list of topics, moving from broad?animals, to more specific?panda).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 2 - Research 2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources).
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information from oral, visual and print sources.
C3. Read information from a Web site assigned by teacher and identify the name and topic of the Web site.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information from oral, visual and print sources.
Design
A1. Describe how experience has helped in solving a new problem (e.g., painting skills can be applied to different materials and similarities in software program operation).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies 2. Predict content, events and outcomes from illustrations and prior experience and support those predictions with examples from the text or background knowledge.
A2. Brainstorm multiple solutions to problems to be solved by the design process (e.g., how to transport a piece of paper in order to turn in an assignment across the classroom).
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 10. Share explanations with others to provide opportunities to ask questions, examine evidence and suggest alternative explanations.
A3. Plan, construct and evaluate a model to test a problem's solution (e.g., to harness wind energy, build a model windmill).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or written the design process used to make something.
A4. Demonstrate how design is a creative process (e.g., each student brings in an old, pre-owned toothbrush and looks at the differences).
B1. Describe a situation where a technology failed because it was not strong enough (e.g., a bike, wagon or swing that was broken when too much weight was on it).
B2. Recognize that when weaker materials are combined together they become stronger (e.g., one thread is easy to break, but combined into a rope they are strong).
B3. Distinguish the engineering design process elements of identifying a problem, looking for ideas, developing solutions and sharing solutions with others.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 6. Use problem-solving/decision-making skills to identify a problem and gather information while working independently and in groups.
B4. Describe why expressing ideas to others verbally and through sketches and models is an important part of the design process (e.g., provides opportunity to test ideas, better plan the work, and organize needed tools and materials).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or written the design process used to make something.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Inquiry 10. Share explanations with others to provide opportunities to ask questions, examine evidence and suggest alternative explanations.
	Science - Grade 2 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 4. Demonstrate that in science it is helpful to work with a team and share findings with others.
C1. List steps to follow to test something that has malfunctioned (e.g., steps followed to check a computer, radio or game player that is not working properly).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 2 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 6. Analyze a set of directions for proper sequencing.
C2. Describe something that you think should be invented (e.g., an airplane kids can pilot, a doll that can jump rope).
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
C3. Identify famous inventors and products available today based on their inventions.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - People in Societies 4. Describe the contributions of significant individuals, including artisans, inventors, scientists, architects, explorers and political leaders to the cultural heritage of the United States.
Designed World
A1. Describe various ways energy can be conserved (e.g., limiting the number of times the refrigerator/freezer doors are opened; not leaving the water running while brushing your teeth).
A2. List job titles that are in the technological system of energy and power technologies (e.g., auto mechanic, electric, lineperson, coal miner).
A3. Understand that transportation vehicles need to be cared for to prolong their use (e.g., scheduled maintenance on cars).
A4. List job titles that are in the technological system of transportation technology (e.g., driver, pilot, captain, attendant, reservations agent).
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - History 6. Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare a. forms of communication from the past and present b. forms of transportation from the past and present
A5. Explain that manufactured products are designed.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 2. Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs.
	Science - Grade 2 - Science and Technology 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or written the design process used to make something.
A6. List job titles that are in the technological system of manufacturing technology (e.g., engineer, machinist, repair person, marketer, industrial designer).
A7. Explain how the type of a structure determines how parts are put together (e.g., bricks, lumber, concrete).
A8. List job titles that are in the technological system of construction technology (e.g., carpenter, architect, building inspector, bulldozer operator, plumber).
B1. Understand that information is data that has been organized (e.g., make a table of data that has been collected).
	Math - Grade 2 - Data Analysis and Probability 1. Pose questions, use observations, interviews and surveys to collect data, and organize data in charts, picture graphs and bar graphs.
	Science - Grade 2 - Earth and Space Sciences 5. Describe weather by measurable quantities such as temperature and precipitation.
B2. List job titles that are in the technological system of information and communication technologies (e.g., reporter, camera person, printer, newscaster).
	Social Studies - Grade 2 - History 6. Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare a. forms of communication from the past and present b. forms of transportation from the past and present
C1. List products designed specifically to help people take care of themselves (e.g., toothbrush, soap, clothing).
C2. List job titles that are in the technological system of medical technology (e.g., nurse, doctor, emergency medical technician).
C3. Describe how the use of technologies in agriculture makes it possible to conserve resources (e.g., computer controlled machinery, equipment and facilities).
C4. List job titles that are in the technological system of agricultural and related biotechnologies (e.g., farmer, picker, bottler, scientist and grocer).

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