Grade 7 Objectives

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Nature of Technology
A1. Describe the factors involved in developing products and systems using technology (e.g., market survey, design, development, prototyping, assessing, producing, quality assurance, marketing).
A2. Develop technological solutions to problems.
A3. Discuss ways that technology is linked to creativity and innovation.
B1. Differentiate between open-loop and closed-loop systems: recognize that an open-loop system has no feedback path and requires human intervention, while a closed-loop system uses feedback.
B2. Describe ways that technological systems can be connected to one another.
B3. Identify parameters that may be placed on the development of a product or system (e.g., cost, time, size).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 4. Design and build a product or create a solution to a problem given two constraints (e.g., limits of cost and time for design and production, supply of materials and environmental effects).
B4. Cite examples of controls, and predict resultant changes in a system for that control (e.g., the heating system thermostat regulates the air temperature of the room).
B5. Infer that malfunctions of any part of a system may affect the function and quality of the system.
B6. Recognize that maintenance is the process of inspecting and servicing of a product or system on a regular basis.
C1. Describe the situational interdependence of technologies (e.g., space shuttle crew depends on communication technologies in order to maneuver the craft).
C2. Identify products that have been applied to alternative settings.
C3. Explain how knowledge from other fields of study may impact the development of technological systems and products.
Technology and Society Interaction
A1. Classify how new technologies have resulted from the demands, values and interests of individuals, businesses, industries and societies.
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 1. Explain how needs, attitudes and values influence the direction of technological development in various cultures.
A2. Relate ways that the uses of inventions and innovations have led to changes in society and the creation of new needs and wants.
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - History 5. Describe the impact of new ideas and institutions on European life including a. the significance of printing with movable type b. major achievements in art, architecture and literature during the Renaissance c. the Reformation
A3. Identify how societal expectations drive the acceptance and use of products and systems (e.g., impact of the automobile in Ohio 1891 to the present).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 1. Explain how needs, attitudes and values influence the direction of technological development in various cultures.
B1. Explain how the development and use of technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 2. Describe how decisions to develop and use technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with each other.
B2. Explain the life cycle of a typical product or structure.
B3. Describe the proper disposal and/or recycling of used products (e.g., electronic equipment, lawnmower oil, batteries).
C1. Explain how the design and construction of structures for service or convenience have evolved from the development of techniques for measurement, controlling systems, and the understanding of spatial relationships.
C2. Analyze a design or invention and explain its historical importance (e.g., 1735 invention of a timepiece that English ships used to accurately navigate longitude position around the world).
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - History 5. Describe the impact of new ideas and institutions on European life including a. the significance of printing with movable type b. major achievements in art, architecture and literature during the Renaissance c. the Reformation
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - Geography 5. Describe the geographic factors and processes that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products and ideas from place to place including a. physical features b. culture c. war d. trade e. technological innovations
D1. Analyze a situation to determine the steps necessary to respect intellectual property rights including patents, copyrights, trade names and trademarks.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 7. Use an appropriate form of documentation, with teacher assistance, to acknowledge sources (e.g., bibliography, works cited).
D2. Discuss plagiarism and its ramifications.
D3. Understand that installation of software requires an appropriate software license, and that the license determines how many times the software may be installed (e.g., does the license allow the software to be installed on more than one computer?).
D4. Understand that Web page content may not be copied and imported into a new owner's Web page.
D5. Understand that photos, images, graphics, sounds or videos displayed on the Internet are generally copyright protected and may not be copied, pasted, saved, imported, or used in new content without permission of the copyright owner.
D6. Explore appropriate use of logos, icons, graphics, etc. in relation to trademark and trade name rights (e.g., understand that trademark logos may not be incorporated into new works without consent of the owner or payment of fees and/or royalties).
D7. Analyze situations that arise regarding the use of intellectual property, including ethical considerations.
D8. Determine steps necessary to respect intellectual property rights (e.g., obtain permission from the owner, credit the source of the items, pay a license fee to use the item).
E1. Employ the use of instruments with different measuring standards to collect data (e.g., temperature, acidity?pH; level, voltage, heart rate, speed).
	Math - Grade 7 - Measurement 1. Select appropriate units for measuring derived measurements; e.g., miles per hour, revolutions per minute.
	Science - Grade 7 - Scientific Inquiry 4. Choose the appropriate tools and instruments and use relevant safety procedures to complete scientific investigations.
E2. Identify trends and monitor potential consequences of technological development.
E3. Analyze an environmental health concern and identify the elements of that problem, (e.g., sources of environmental stressors, types of environmental stressors, environmental media, distribution of environmental stressors, and human receptors).
Technology for Productivity Applications
A1. Use vocabulary related to computer and multimedia technology systems (e.g., universal serial bus?USB, hubs and switches).
A2. Explain how computer components interact.
A3. Explain the purpose and different functions of software programs.
B1. Solve problems using all available technologies for inquiry, investigation, analysis and presenting conclusions.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 2. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
	Math - Grade 7 - Patterns, Functions and Algebra 11. Use graphing calculators or computers to analyze change; e.g., distance-time relationships.
B2. Investigate various formats of video content and methods of presentation (e.g., .mpeg, .avi).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 8. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position with organized and relevant evidence about the topic or research question.
B3. Edit video clips using video editing software.
B4. Develop speed and accuracy when keyboarding, and transition to a word processing environment.
C1. Use content-specific tools, software and simulations to support learning and research to create educational projects (e.g., aerodynamic model design, bridge building simulation, design tools, how it works Web-sites).
C2. Apply technology resources to support group collaboration and learning throughout the curriculum.
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Establish guidelines, rules and time lines for group work.
Technology and Communication Applications
A1. Classify reasons to communicate information and explain why technology enhances communication (e.g., to explain, inform, persuade, sell, archive information in ways that reach a variety of audiences).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Communications: Oral and Visual 3. Interpret the speaker's purpose in presentations and visual media (e.g., to inform, to entertain, to persuade).
A2. Integrate advanced design features into communication products (e.g., background selection, framing, set design).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Writing Processes 17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.
A3. Generate multimedia presentations that communicate information for specific purposes.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Writing Processes 17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 8. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position with organized and relevant evidence about the topic or research question.
B1. Select an appropriate software tool to create and publish print information (e.g., word processor for a report, desktop publishing tool for signs/calendars/newsletters).
B2. Distinguish electronic file types and determine extensions including .txt, .rtf, .doc, .pdf and others.
B3. Insert original sound files into multimedia presentation (e.g., AVI, WAV, MPEG).
B4. Insert copyright-free images (photos/graphics) into multimedia presentations (e.g., GIF, JPEG).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Writing Processes 17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.
B5. Transform digital images by using editing software to: Crop; Rotate, flip, invert; Add text, borders, decorative elements; Adjust color (apply spot coloring, image touch-up); and Layer or merge images.
C1. Compose e-mail messages and incorporate advanced techniques (e.g., include attachments, send to multiple recipients, format stationary, manage inbox, create address book).
C2. Acquire and disseminate information by participating in virtual learning activities (e.g., Web casts, video-conferencing, distance-learning offerings).
Technology and Information Literacy
A1. Distinguish when current copyright dates of sources are important in answering an information need (e.g., science information on cloning, results of an election).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 3. Identify and explain the importance of validity in sources, including publication date, coverage, language, points of view, and describe primary and secondary sources.
A2. Assess the objectivity (ability of an author to present information without bias) of a source when using information.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 3. Identify and explain the importance of validity in sources, including publication date, coverage, language, points of view, and describe primary and secondary sources.
A3. Compare multiple sources (online encyclopedia, Web site, online magazine database, print source) to check accuracy of information (e.g., do facts match on each site?).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 7 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 6. Assess the adequacy, accuracy and appropriateness of an author's details, identifying persuasive techniques and examples of bias and stereotyping.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 2. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
A4. Determine the scope of coverage for a given source (does the source cover all of the needed information?).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 7 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 8. Compare the treatment, scope and organization of ideas from different texts on the same topic.
A5. Chart information gathered from multiple sources to determine facts to be used in a project.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 5. Analyze and organize important information, and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
B1. Develop open-ended research questions about a defined information need.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 1. Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
B2. Select and evaluate relevant information about a specific topic in several sources.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 5. Analyze and organize important information, and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
B3. Select information from different types of subscription resources (fee-based, pay-to-use) to meet an information need (e.g., magazine database, picture archive, online encyclopedia).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 2. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
B4. Compile information learned about a topic from a variety of sources.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 2. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
B5. Create information products to share information using different formats (e.g., print, audio recording, digital, video, slide show).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 8. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position with organized and relevant evidence about the topic or research question.
B6. Evaluate how information was found and assess the quality of the information product.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Writing Processes 16. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.
C1. Recognize that some Web information requires special software for its use (e.g., discuss what plug-ins are and how they expand the use of the Internet).
C2. Search a student-selected online directory or search engine by subject, keyword, author, title, date and/or format.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 7 - Research 2. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
C3. Use Boolean operators in the search process (e.g., use Boolean logic to expand a search and to limit a search ""AND"" ""OR"" ""NOT"").
C4. Perform searches for information in specific formats (e.g., graphics, images, journal articles).
C5. Compare information found in searches done on different types of Internet resources (e.g., directory, search engine, meta engine).
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 7 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 8. Compare the treatment, scope and organization of ideas from different texts on the same topic.
C6. Report elements of a Web site that make it effective (e.g., describe why the Web site is appropriate for the particular information needed).
D1. Compare search results through the use of different keywords (e.g., search for conservation information using ""garbage"" and search again using ""waste disposal"").
D2. Examine information in different types of subscription (fee-based) databases to locate information for a curricular need (e.g., online encyclopedia, online subject dictionaries, magazine index, picture archive).
Design
A1. Evaluate examples of Universal Design use that meet common challenges individuals encounter (e.g., limitations concerning mobility, vision, strength, reach and clarity in communication).
A2. Describe how aesthetic and functional components both complement and conflict with each other (e.g., a brace to keep a bookcase from rocking may not be consistent with the beauty of the object).
A3. Review existing designs and suggest ways that they can be improved (e.g., how have food containers changed over time and how can they be improved?).
A4. Make two- and three-dimensional representations of the designed solution (e.g., 2-D includes sketches, drawings, and computer-aided designs?CAD and 3-D includes graphic, mathematical and physical models).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 4. Design and build a product or create a solution to a problem given two constraints (e.g., limits of cost and time for design and production, supply of materials and environmental effects).
A5. Describe how brainstorming is a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents his or her ideas in an open forum.
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Establish guidelines, rules and time lines for group work.
A6. Apply a design process to solve a problem in the school (e.g., identify need, research problem, develop solutions, select best solution, build prototype, test and evaluate, communicate, and redesign).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 4. Design and build a product or create a solution to a problem given two constraints (e.g., limits of cost and time for design and production, supply of materials and environmental effects).
A7. Research and diagram the product development life cycle of an invention.
A8. Identify inventors and designers from antiquity who contributed to the development of each of the technological systems (e.g., contributions from Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Egyptians and Renaissance in Europe).
	Social Studies - Grade 7 - People in Societies 4. Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of African, Greek, Roman, Chinese, Arab and European civilizations.
B1. Summarize the role of engineering design.
B2. Describe the relationship between engineering, science and mathematics.
B3. Describe and test the characteristics of various materials (e.g., strength, color, conductivity).
C1. Explain that understanding the function of an object requires a higher level of thinking than focusing on the object itself.
C2. Describe how some technological problems are best solved through experimentation.
C3. Describe and complete an experiment to evaluate the solution to a problem.
	Science - Grade 7 - Scientific Inquiry 3. Formulate and identify questions to guide scientific investigations that connect to science concepts and can be answered through scientific investigations.
C4. Evaluate the credibility and applicability of information obtained to address a specific problem (e.g., what measurements should be used to build a chair or a piece of clothing? are they based on the prospective customers?).
C5. Discriminate between problems that do and do not have a technological solution (e.g., a recycling system and processes can be designed, but voluntary participation is a public attitude issue).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 3. Recognize that science can only answer some questions and technology can only solve some human problems.
C6. Identify the patterns of technological invention (e.g., identify the patterns of invention in current products and systems).
Designed World
A1. Understand that energy can be used to do work using many processes.
A2. Describe why it is important for personnel in energy and power technologies to constantly update their knowledge and skills.
A3. Understand that power is the rate at which energy is converted from one form to another or transferred from one place to another, or the rate at which work is done.
A4. Describe how transportation vehicles are made up of subsystems, such as structural, propulsion, suspension, guidance, control and support that must function together for a system to work effectively.
A5. Describe how licensure and certification are an integral part of transportation careers (e.g., commercial driver's license, safety inspector's pilot's license).
A6. Identify and manipulate the factors that influence vehicle performance (e.g., lift, drag, friction, thrust, pressure and gravity).
A7. Design, develop, fabricate and service a product (e.g., a pop bottle rocket, manufacture toys, clean computer keyboards).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 4. Design and build a product or create a solution to a problem given two constraints (e.g., limits of cost and time for design and production, supply of materials and environmental effects).
A8. Analyze how marketing impacts the selection of the manufacturing process for a product.
A9. Safely disassemble a (possibly broken) product and describe what systems are inside, hypothesize how it was manufactured, and explain what materials were used and possibly how it works.
A10. Describe a manufacturing organization (e.g., corporate structure, research and development, production, marketing, quality control, distribution).
A11. Identify the components of various building subsystems (e.g., on pictures of classroom or various places in the school, label the electrical, lighting, HVAC, plumbing, communication and structural subsystems).
A12. Identify and construct a type of structure (e.g., a model bridge including arch, beam and suspension) and their appropriate uses (e.g., site, span, resources and load).
B1. Identify the source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder and destination in communication systems.
B2. Solve a problem involving information and communication technological systems (e.g., prepare video presentation, set up a communication system between two points in the school).
	Science - Grade 7 - Science and Technology 4. Design and build a product or create a solution to a problem given two constraints (e.g., limits of cost and time for design and production, supply of materials and environmental effects).
B3. Identify and explain the appropriate tools, machines and electronic devices (e.g., drawing tools, computer-aided design, and cameras) used to produce and/or reproduce design solutions (e.g., engineering drawings, prototypes, and reports).
	Science - Grade 7 - Scientific Inquiry 4. Choose the appropriate tools and instruments and use relevant safety procedures to complete scientific investigations.
C1. Describe how the sanitation processes used in the disposal of medical products help to protect people from harmful organisms and disease, and shape the ethics of medical safety.
C2. Describe how previously discarded medical practices are sometimes reinstated.
C3. Recognize how the medicines we use affect our ongoing health and attitudes.
C4. Explain examples of adaptive or assistive devices (e.g., prosthetic devices, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, grab bars, hearing aids, lifts, braces, computer devices).
C5. Describe a wide range of specialized equipment and practices that are used to improve the production of food, fiber, fuel and the care of animals.
C6. Identify artificial ecosystems that are human-made complexes that replicate some aspects of the natural environment.
C7. Describe how agricultural products are used to produce fuels (e.g., converting corn to ethanol and soy beans to biodiesel).
	Science - Grade 7 - Physical Sciences 2. Describe how an object can have potential energy due to its position or chemical composition and can have kinetic energy due to its motion.

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