09.0 TECHNOLOGY

Economics: Students will understand the link between technology and the economy, and recognize that link as the force behind societal emergence and evolution.

Note: Grade level is indicated in the 4th digit in the standard number
GRADESPRE-KINDERGARTEN thru 4
09.0.1.0.1 Students will define business and industry
09.0.1.0.2 Students will describe business and industry as producers of products or services
GRADES5 thru 8
09.0.1.5.1 Students will describe how societies are organized to produce and distribute goods and services in a structured manner
09.0.1.5.2 Students will describe how society uses resources and distributes its goods and services
09.0.1.5.3 Students will describe how a business produces profit
09.0.1.5.4 Students will describe the major economic and political systems in relation to technological activity
09.0.1.5.5 Students will identify three types of businesses
09.0.1.5.6 Students will describe free enterprise
09.0.1.5.7 Students will discuss the global market/economy and understand its effects on the United States
09.0.1.5.8 Students will analyze a product for its ability to satisfy consumer demands
09.0.1.5.9 Students will develop skills in making wise consumer decisions
GRADES9 thru 12
09.0.1.9.1 Students will identify how the development and production of products and services are dependent on the transformation of available resources
09.0.1.9.2 Students will identify current global, social and economic trends, and identify their relationship to computer-controlled production
09.0.1.9.3 Students will describe the evolution of technological enterprise and its influence on the
09.0.1.9.4 Students will describe the characteristics of single ownership, corporations, companies and partnerships
09.0.1.9.5 Students will compare and contrast ways of financing an enterprise
09.0.10.0.1 Students will identify various local businesses and industries as producers of goods or services
09.0.10.0.2 Students will create a mock business within the classroom or school
09.0.10.5.1 Students will describe the evolution of technological enterprise
09.0.10.5.2 Students will discuss the influence of enterprise on culture, society and the environment
09.0.10.5.3 Students will define the terms single ownership, company, corporation and partnership
09.0.10.5.4 Students will explore the career possibilities and responsibilities in enterprise
09.0.10.5.5 Students will identify and explore a variety or organizational structures, describing the advantages and disadvantages of each
09.0.10.5.6 Students will explore market research and its relationship to satisfying consumer needs
09.0.10.5.7 Students will develop, distribute and evaluate a customer survey
09.0.10.9.1 Students will design a simulated enterprise and participate in a variety of roles within the organizational structure
09.0.10.9.2 Students will explore company responsibilities toward employees, community and the environment
09.0.10.9.3 Students will discuss the current and historical significance of unions
09.0.10.9.4 Students will design a product based on customer need, available materials, tools, equipment and fiscal resources
09.0.10.9.5 Students will develop a floor diagram and flowchart
09.0.10.9.6 Students will define and use the quality control measures of pre-inventory inspection, statistical process control and total quality management
09.0.10.9.7 Students will discuss the required modifications if a product were to be manufactured in a nontraditional environment
09.0.10.9.8 Students will calculate the cost of producing a manufactured product and determine a retail price
09.0.10.9.9 Students will develop a marketing plan and successfully distribute a product
09.0.11.0.1 Students will define design
09.0.11.0.2 Students will construct, evaluate and modify a model or prototype
09.0.11.5.1 Students will identify the elements of design
09.0.11.5.2 Students will discuss the differences between problem solving and engineering design strategies
09.0.11.5.3 Students will explain the role of creativity in the engineering design process
09.0.11.5.4 Students will describe conceptual design, embodiment design and identify their roles in the engineering process
09.0.11.5.5 Students will explore a variety of creativity-enhancing techniques
09.0.11.5.6 Students will develop conceptual designs for transportation, communications, production and bio-related problems
09.0.11.5.7 Students will use a variety of creativity-enhancing techniques in conceptual design situations
09.0.11.5.8 Students will explore techniques used to refine conceptual design sketches
09.0.11.5.9 Students will develop preliminary product layouts
09.0.11.9.1 Students will differentiate between the problem solving and engineering design processes
09.0.11.9.2 Students will describe the detail design phase of the engineering design process
09.0.11.9.3 Students will demonstrate an ability to complete a detail design for any given embodiment design
09.0.11.9.4 Students will apply a variety of creativity-enhancing techniques in completing a conceptual, embodiment and detail design solution
09.0.11.9.5 Students will apply the full engineering design process to produce a product on time that meets all initial criteria, using appropriate tools and material resources
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