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K–12 Standards

Introduction to Technology & Engineering (8481)

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Introducing Technology

  • A

    Define technology.I.A

  • B

    Identify historical examples of technology.I.B

  • C

    Identify how technologies have emerged through the use of engineering.I.C

  • D

    Research careers and the technologies used in them.I.D

Investigating the Effects of Technology

  • A

    Describe how society affects technology and technology affects society.II.A

  • B

    Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by its historical context and future need.(Optional)II.B

  • C

    Identify emerging technologies.(Optional)II.C

  • D

    Predict future technological changes.II.D

Examining Resources of Technology

  • A

    Identify resources used in technology and engineering.III.A

  • B

    Identify the six simple machines that make mechanical technology work.(Optional)III.B

  • C

    Differentiate between types of materials.(Optional)III.C

  • D

    Select materials based on their properties when designing a technology.(Optional)III.D

  • E

    Demonstrate the safe use of a minimum of three tools and/or pieces of equipment as part of the design process.III.E

  • F

    Explain the ethical and moral use of technologies.III.F

  • G

    Demonstrate types of measuring.III.G

  • H

    Create sketches and drawings.III.H

Designing Solutions

  • A

    Describe the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) engineering design process.IV.A

  • B

    Demonstrate the use of an engineering design process.IV.B

Using the Engineering Design Process

  • A

    Define the goal of a challenge.V.A

  • B

    Design a device using criteria and constraints.V.B

  • C

    Evaluate viable solutions.V.C

  • D

    Select a solution.V.D

  • E

    Plan the model or prototype.V.E

  • F

    Produce a model or prototype.V.F

  • G

    Assess the design.V.G

  • H

    Describe how the solution could be improved.V.H

  • I

    Communicate the results.V.I

  • J

    Use the engineering design process as part of a team.V.J

Examining Systems (Optional)

  • A

    Illustrate how processes change inputs to outputs in any system.VI.A

  • B

    Identify the parts of a system within a device.VI.B

Identifying the Contexts of Technology and Engineering

  • A

    Identify contexts of technology and engineering.VII.A

  • B

    Describe the energy and power context of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.B

  • C

    Describe the medical and health-related technologies contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.C

  • D

    Describe the agricultural and biological technologies contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.D

  • E

    Describe the information and communication contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.E

  • F

    Describe the built environment contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.F

  • G

    Describe the transportation and logistics contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.G

  • H

    Describe the material conversion and processing contexts of technology and engineering.(Optional)VII.H

  • I

    Describe the computation, automation, AI, and robotics contexts of technology and engineering.(OptionalVII.I

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
Where can I read the official document?
Virginia CTE Resource Center

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