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Course · AL
STEM Technologies I
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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STEM Technologies I provides students with knowledge and processes needed to begin their attainment of technological literacy and awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students gain knowledge and skills in the application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems in a variety of areas.
Describe the development of technology as a human activity that is the result of creatively meeting individual or collecExplain the close link between technology and creativity and how it results in innovationDescribe technological systems, including input, processes, output, and feedbackExplain how technological systems can be connected to one anotherIdentify the difference between open loop and closed loop systems. and SocietyIdentify positive and negative ways the use of technology affects humansInvestigate the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issueDescribe how technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disastersDescribe the development of a technology from the demands, values, and interests of employersIdentify inventions and innovations that have evolved through slow and methodical processes of testing and refinementUtilize the design process to produce products and systemsIdentify the steps of an engineering design processIdentify criteria and constraints in a designDescribe how the design process is used to develop solutions for a problemDescribe the importance of documentation and how it is used to communicate ideasModel designs to transform ideas into practical solutionsObtain, evaluate, and share information to support the assertion that there is no perfect designPractice brainstorming as a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents ideas in anIdentify two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations of the design solutionDescribe the permanence of digital data and the importance of managing one’s digital identity and reputationEngage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behaviors when using technology, including during social interactions onlinIdentify research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual and/or creative pursuitsIdentify information from digital resources, using a variety of toolsIdentify real-world issues, develop ideas, and pursue solutions to address the issues