Project Lead the Way
Middle School: Gateway To Technology®
Gateway To Technology® is an activity-oriented middle school curriculum—a program designed to help students in grades six through eight explore math, science, and technology. There are five independent, nine-week units:
- Design and Modeling™
- The Magic of Electrons™
- The Science of Technology™
- Automation and Robotics™
- Flight and Space™
(2007-2008). Engineering. Retrieved September 20, 2008, from Project Lead the Way Web site: http://www.pltw.org/Engineering/engineering.cfm
Simple Machines
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java12/machine/index.htm
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
http://www.idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season7/simplemachines/index.cfm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSI5HjHOiiY
Air Racer
Here are some pictures from our first day of work constructing our air racers!
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RESOURCES for the Technology Mini Quest
Web sites:
Use these web sites to help you get started. You may go to others, but make sure you follow your teacher’s expectations of proper use of the Internet.
Printing Press:
The Virtual Museum Printing Press: URL: http://www.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress/index_i.html
Printing: An Industry Born: URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00451/printingpress.htm
Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and A Changing World: URL: http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/printech.html
Compact Disk Player (CD Player):
History of the CD Technology: URL: http://www.oneoffcd.com/info/historycd.cfm
Recording Technology History: URL: http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/recording/notes.html
Scientific American Article, August 20, 2003: CD Player Finds New Use as a Molecular Detective: URL: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D7281-8843-1F42-B0B980A841890000 NOTE: If link does not work, copy and paste to retrieve.
Roman Aqueducts:
The Roman Aqueducts Introduction. URL: http://people.cs.uu.nl/wilke/
Roman Aqueducts: URL: http://www.inforoma.it/aqueduct.htm
Archeology 291: The Roman Aqueducts and Water Systems URL: http://academic.bowdoin.edu/classics/research/moyer/index.shtml
Automobile:
Automobile History: The History of Cars and Engines URL: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcar.htm
Automotive History. URL: http://www.autohistory.org/
Automotive History. URL: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcar.htm
Find a Car in History URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/Tam/chart.html
The Parthenon:
Great Buildings On-Line: The Parthenon URL: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Parthenon.html
The Parthenon: URL: http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html
The Parthenon by Ancient Greece.org URL: http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html
Weaving Loom:
Jacquard Loom: How it related to the computer URL: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/jacquard.htm
Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions: Woven Cloth URL: http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/cloth2.html
Inventors: Power Loom – Edmund Cartwright URL: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpowerloom.htm
X-Ray Machine:
How Stuff Works: How Does an X-Ray Machine Work? URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question18.htm
From Birth to Death at the Pan-American Exposition: URL: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/panam/hsl/xrays.html
About Radiology by Radiology Channel: URL: http://www.radiologychannel.net/aboutradiology/
Water Purification Device:
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse: Search for Clean Water Continues URL: http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_DWH_1.html
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia: How to Obtain Water in the Wilderness URL: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_obtain_water_in_the_wilderness
The Albuquerque Tribune News Article about advances in Water Purification: Albuquerque Biz Cleans Up Water URL: http://www.abqtrib.com
Books and Magazines:
During your web search, you may find articles or books that talk about the various technological artifacts. You may also find the library a helpful source for information. It is important you keep track of those books or articles you use and include them in your report.
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