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Home - Technology - Grade 12 - 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. Demonstrate how the development of technological knowledge and processes are functions of the setting.
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 10. Recognize that social issues and challenges can affect progress in science and technology. (e.g., Funding priorities for specific health problems serve as examples of ways that social issues influence science and technology.)
A2. Predict the impact of the exponential development and diffusion of technology.
A3. Invent a product using goal-directed research.
	Science - Grade 12 - Science and Technology 3. Research how scientific inquiry is driven by the desire to understand the natural world and how technological design is driven by the need to meet human needs and solve human problems.
A4. Plan/construct technological products considering profit incentive and market economy.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Economics 2. Explain the impact of marginal cost/marginal benefit analysis on decision making.
B1. Design/construct a model to demonstrate how all components contribute to the stability of a technological system.
B2. Make, support and defend decisions that involve trade-offs between competing values (e.g., use of criteria in making an equipment purchase).
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Geography 3. Analyze policies and programs for natural resource use and management considering possible trade-offs between environmental quality and economic growth.
B3. Evaluate the sustainability of a system based on social, economic, political, technological, cultural, historical, moral, aesthetic, biological and physical dimensions.
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 10. Recognize that social issues and challenges can affect progress in science and technology. (e.g., Funding priorities for specific health problems serve as examples of ways that social issues influence science and technology.)
C1. Debate the positive and negative outcomes of technology transfer (e.g., given a selected region or country, what types of appropriate technology best meet the needs of the people?).
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 11. Research how advances in scientific knowledge have impacted society on a local, national or global level.
C2. Demonstrate how technological innovation can result when ideas, knowledge or skills are shared within or among technologies or across other fields.
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 1. Give examples that show how science is a social endeavor in which scientists share their knowledge with the expectation that it will be challenged continuously by the scientific community and others.
C3. Predict changes in society as a result of continued technological progress and defend the rationale.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donation).
Technology and Society Interaction
A1. Make informed choices among technology systems, resources and services.
A2. Articulate how different factors, such as individual curiosity, advertising, strength of the economy, the goals of a company and current trends, contribute to shaping the design of, and demand for, various technologies.
A3. Debate the advantages and disadvantages of widespread use and reliance on technology in the work place and in society as a whole.
A4. Evaluate national and international policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donations).
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donation).
B1. Forecast intended and unintended consequences of technology deployment.
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 8. Recognize that individuals and society must decide on proposals involving new research and the introduction of new technologies into society. Decisions involve assessment of alternatives, risks, costs and benefits and consideration of who benefits and who suffers, who pays and gains, and what the risks are and who bears them.
B2. Describe the proper disposal and recycling of computer components and other electronic devices.
C1. Debate the position that technology has been a powerful force in reshaping the social, cultural, political and economic landscape, citing references and examples.
	Science - Grade 12 - Scientific Ways of Knowing 11. Research how advances in scientific knowledge have impacted society on a local, national or global level.
D1. Predict what might happen if the principles of intellectual property were ignored in one's own community.
D2. Forecast changes in laws and legislation that might result from the exponential growth of technology.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donation).
D3. Respect the principles of intellectual freedom and intellectual property rights.
D4. Practice responsible and ethical usage of technology.
E1. Design forecasting techniques to evaluate the results of altering natural systems.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Geography 2. Describe the intended and unintended effects of human modifications to physical environment and weigh the costs and benefits of alternative approaches to addressing environmental concerns (e.g., alternative sources of energy, mass transportation systems or farmland and wetland preservation).
E2. Select a technology that has had national impact and describe its impact.
Technology for Productivity Applications
A1. Research and create technology systems, resources and services to solve technical problems.
	Science - Grade 12 - Science and Technology 2. Describe how new technologies often extend the current levels of scientific understanding and introduce new areas of research.
B1. Assimilate productivity and technological tools into all aspects of solving problems and managing personal information and communications.
B2. Use technology tools to model complex systems of information to improve the communication of and access to the information (e.g., modeling physics principles, graphic/geographic information system, weather modeling).
Technology and Communication Applications
A1. Facilitate message intent by incorporating design elements that contribute to the effectiveness of a specific communication medium into student-generated products (e.g., black and white footage to imply documented truth; set design that suggests cultural context).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Writing Processes 17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a manuscript form appropriate for the purpose, which could include 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 12 - Communications: Oral and Visual 10. Deliver persuasive presentations that: a. establish and develop a logical and controlled argument; b. include relevant evidence, differentiating between evidence and opinion, to support position and to address counter-arguments or listener biases; c. use persuasive strategies such as rhetorical devices; anecdotes and appeals to emotion, authority, reason, pathos and logic; d. consistently use common organizational structures as appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution); and e. use speaking techniques (e.g., reasoning, emotional appeal, case studies or analogies).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Communications: Oral and Visual 8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that: a. present a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject; b. present events or ideas in a logical sequence; c. support the controlling idea or thesis with well-chosen and elevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes; d. include an effective introduction and conclusion and use a consistent organizational structure (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution); e. use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology to enhance presentation; and f. draw from and cite multiple sources, including both primary and secondary sources, and consider the validity and reliability of sources.
A2. Analyze the complexities and discrepancies found in communication products.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 4. Analyze the complexities and discrepancies in information and systematically organize relevant information to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
A3. Interpret ethical considerations and legal requirements involved in construction of communication products.
B1. Use Web technologies to disseminate information to a broader audience.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 4. Develop a research project and make formal presentations to the class and/or community members using a. key terms b. support for main ideas c. examples d. statistics and other evidence e. visual aids f. formal citation of sources
B2. Explain evaluation criteria and processes used to communicate with technology (e.g., telecommunications, Wi-Fi, voice over IP).
C1. Communicate using all manifestations of e-mail as needed for personal and curricular purposes, demonstrating appropriate and responsible use.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Writing Applications 3. Write functional documents (e.g., requests for information, resumes, letters of complaint, memos, proposals) that: a. report, organize and convey information accurately; b. use formatting techniques that make a document user-friendly; and c. anticipate readers’ problems, mistakes and misunderstandings.
C2. Use all available online communication capabilities to make inquiries, do research and disseminate results.
C3. Research emerging communication technologies (e.g., wireless systems, open source software and systems, virtual reality).
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Research an issue or topic by gathering, recording, evaluating and interpreting relevant data.
Technology and Information Literacy
A1. Evaluate information collected to answer both personal and curricular needs to determine its accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 3. Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.).
A2. Acknowledge intellectual property in using information sources.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 6. Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include appropriate in-text documentation, notes and an acceptable format for source acknowledgement.
A3. Determine and apply an evaluative process to all information sources chosen for a project.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 3. Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.).
B1. Derive a personally developed research model to conduct independent research.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 1. Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Research an issue or topic by gathering, recording, evaluating and interpreting relevant data.
B2. Refine the information question to focus the research process, modifying the question as necessary to broaden or narrow the inquiry.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 1. Compose open-ended questions for research, assigned or personal interest, and modify questions as necessary during inquiry and investigation to narrow the focus or extend the investigation.
B3. Critique information sources to determine if different points of view are included.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 12 - Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text 5. Examine an author’s implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 3. Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.).
B4. Integrate multiple information sources in the research process.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - 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 a product to communicate information, representing a personal point of view based on findings.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Writing Processes 17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a manuscript form appropriate for the purpose, which could include 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 12 - Writing Applications 4. Write informational essays or reports, including research, that: a. develop a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the subject; b. create an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience and context; c. include information on all relevant perspectives, considering the validity and reliability of primary and secondary sources; d. make distinctions about the relative value and significance of specific data, facts and ideas; e. anticipate and address a reader’s potential biases, misunderstandings and expectations; and f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Writing Applications 5. Write persuasive compositions that: a. articulate a clear position; b. support assertions using rhetorical devices, including appeals to emotion or logic and personal anecdotes; and c. develop arguments using a variety of methods (e.g., examples, beliefs, expert opinion, cause-effect reasoning).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 7. Use a variety of communication techniques including oral, visual, written or multimedia report to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and defend the credibility and validity of the information presented.
B6. Adhere to copyright and intellectual property laws and guidelines when creating new products (e.g., standard bibliographic format, permissions to use information created by others).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 6. Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include appropriate in-text documentation, notes and an acceptable format for source acknowledgement.
B7. Monitor progress and evaluate actions during the process, revising and incorporating new information as indicated by personal evaluation.
B8. Archive final product in a format accessible in the future.
C1. Incorporate defined field searching by initiating a search string identifying the desired field of information to be retrieved (e.g., search author or title).
C2. Create a stand-alone system for tracking Internet resources for personal and academic needs (e.g., postsecondary institutions of interest).
C3. Synthesize search results retrieved from a variety of Internet resources to create an information product for a targeted audience.
C4. Critique research retrieved through the Internet for authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, coverage and relevancy.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 3. Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.).
D1. Research information from electronic archives (e.g., list serv archives, weblogs).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - 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).
D2. Use a variety of technology resources for curriculum needs and personal information needs (e.g., streaming video, CD/DVD, subscription database).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - 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).
D3. Evaluate technology resources and determine strengths and weaknesses for curricular or personal needs.
D4. Select an appropriate tool, online resource or Web-site based on the information need.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - 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).
Design
A1. Implement the design process: defining a problem; brainstorming, researching and generating ideas; identifying criteria and specifying constraints; exploring possibilities; selecting an approach, developing a design proposal; making a model or prototype; testing and evaluating the design using specifications; refining the design; creating or making it; communicating processes and results; and implement and electronically document the design process.
A2. Evaluate a design solution using conceptual, physical, 3-D computer and mathematical models at various intervals of the design process in order to check for proper design and to note areas where improvements are needed (e.g., check the design solutions against criteria and constraints).
A3. Apply the separation principles to overcome contradictions in systems (e.g., time, space, combining or dividing systems, physical-chemical changes).
A4. Apply the concepts of system dynamics and systems thinking to the solution of problems.
A5. Evaluate final solutions and communicate observations, processes and results of the entire design process using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual and written means, in addition to three-dimensional models.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Research 7. Use a variety of communication techniques including oral, visual, written or multimedia report to present information that supports a clear position about the topic or research question and defend the credibility and validity of the information presented.
A6. Summarize to another person the enjoyment and gratification of designing/creating/producing a completed illustration, drawing, project, product or system.
A7. Predict/project the need for changes in copyright, patent and trademark laws, considering the rapid changes in technology and society.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donation).
A8. Apply and evaluate appropriate design processes and techniques to develop or improve products or services in one of the technological systems (manufacturing, construction, information and communication, energy and power, transportation, medical, and agricultural and related biotechnologies).
B1. Solve a problem as a group with students each taking a specific engineering role (e.g., design a light rail hub with students taking the roles of architect, civil engineer, mechanical engineer).
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 7. Engage in group work on issues-analysis and decision-making a. identify a problem or dilemma b. analyze the interests, values and points of view c. identify causes of the problem or dilemma d. propose alternative solutions e. formulate a position or course of action f. evaluate the consequences of the action taken
B2. Build a prototype to use as a working model to demonstrate a design's effectiveness to potential customers.
B3. Develop and use a process to evaluate and rate several design solutions to the same problem.
B4. Apply statistical tools to identify a problem in a system (e.g., measures of central tendency, linear regression, symbolic logic, non-decimal number systems).
B5. Explain how the process of engineering design takes into account a number of factors including the interrelationship between systems.
B6. Choose the appropriate media to communicate elements of the design process in each technological system.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 12 - Communications: Oral and Visual 8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that: a. present a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject; b. present events or ideas in a logical sequence; c. support the controlling idea or thesis with well-chosen and elevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes; d. include an effective introduction and conclusion and use a consistent organizational structure (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution); e. use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology to enhance presentation; and f. draw from and cite multiple sources, including both primary and secondary sources, and consider the validity and reliability of sources.
C1. Explain why technological problems benefit from a multidisciplinary approach (e.g., the research and development of a new video game could benefit from knowledge of physiology?reaction times and hand-eye coordination, as well as psychology?attention span, color theory and memory).
C2. List the disciplines that could contribute to a solution of a specific problem.
C3. Apply and evaluate the reverse engineering process in problem-solving.
Designed World
A1. Explain Bernoulli's Principle and its effect on practical applications (e.g., airfoil design, spoiler design, carburetor).
	Science - Grade 12 - Science and Technology 3. Research how scientific inquiry is driven by the desire to understand the natural world and how technological design is driven by the need to meet human needs and solve human problems.
A2. Explain why no system is 100 percent energy efficient.
A3. Determine the energy efficiency of a transportation system (e.g., compare the energy used to transport a person from Dayton to Cleveland by automobile, bus and airplane).
A4. Explain how environmental conditions influence heating and cooling of buildings and automobiles.
A5. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards, or regulations related to energy and power technologies (e.g., American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning Engineers?ASHRAE, Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
B1. Design transportation systems using innovative techniques (e.g., a system to more efficiently transport people in the Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland corridor).
B2. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards or regulations related to transportation technologies (e.g., National Highway Safety Board?NHSB, Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
C1. Describe how chemical technologies provide a means for humans to alter or modify materials and to produce chemical products (e.g., adhesives, plastics, ethanol production, coatings).
	Science - Grade 12 - Science and Technology 3. Research how scientific inquiry is driven by the desire to understand the natural world and how technological design is driven by the need to meet human needs and solve human problems.
C2. Explain the process and the programming of robotic action utilizing three axes.
C3. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards or regulations related to manufacturing technologies (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
D1. Calculate quantitatively the resultant forces for live loads and dead loads.
D2. Create a product (or prototype) or system in construction technologies using the appropriate technological tools, machines, equipment and technical processes.
D3. Describe how the design of structures requires the interaction of style, convenience, efficiency and safety (e.g., visit local buildings designed for the same purpose and describe how the style, convenience, efficiency and safety vary).
D4. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards or regulations related to construction technologies (e.g., local building codes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSH, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
E1. Use information and communications systems to inform, persuade, entertain, control, manage and educate (e.g., Internet, telephones, cell and satellite phones, smart phones, TVs, radios, computers, fax machines, PDAs, mobile communicators).
E2. Address a communication problem involving the community (e.g., presenting information to the school board or town council).
E3. Analyze a dysfunctional communication system and suggest improvements (e.g., the school public address system).
E4. Identify and explain the applications of laser and fiber optic technologies (e.g., telephone systems, cable TV, medical technology, and photography).
E5. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards, or regulations related to information and communication technologies (e.g., International Electrical and Electronic Engineers?IEEE, Federal Communication Commission?FCC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
F1. Describe how telemedicine reflects the convergence of technological advances in a number of fields, including medicine, telecommunications, virtual presence, computer engineering, informatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science and perceptual psychology.
F2. Classify the ways medical technologies are regulated.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the media, intellectual property rights or organ donation).
F3. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards or regulations related to medical technologies (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI).
G1. Describe how engineering design and management of agricultural systems require knowledge of artificial ecosystems and the effects of technological development on flora and fauna (e.g., green houses, fish farms, hydroponics, aquaculture).
G2. Evaluate the effects of genetic engineering, fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on the environment and the production of food.
	Social Studies - Grade 12 - Geography 2. Describe the intended and unintended effects of human modifications to physical environment and weigh the costs and benefits of alternative approaches to addressing environmental concerns (e.g., alternative sources of energy, mass transportation systems or farmland and wetland preservation).
G3. Identify and apply appropriate codes, laws, standards, or regulations related to agricultural and biotechnologies (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration?OSHA, National Electric Code?NEC, International Standards Organization?ISO, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency?Ohio EPA, American National Standards Institute?ANSI, Ohio Department of Agriculture).

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