5th Grade Science Standards - Embedded Technology & Engineering

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Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

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0507.T/E.1	Impact - Explain how different inventions and technologies impact people and other living organisms 25 Inventions That Changed Our Way of Life - As you read through these 25 inventions that changed our way of life, think about how different things would be without them. Classroom Activities in Technology and Engineering - forty five classroom activities from NOVA Teachers Facebook Effect - how the social network changed the world The Impact of Inventions - lesson plan from the National Gallery of Art Inventions: The Impact - To help students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people. Technology's Impact on People's Lives Mixed - article and a short video from Voice of America Technology can have Positive or Negative Impact on Social Interaction - advanced article from Human Kinetics
0507.T/E.2	Address a Problem - Design a tool or a process that addresses an identified problem caused by human activity Inventions: The Impact - To help students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people. Unanticipated Consequences of Technology - All of our technological roads twist and turn, and we can never see around the bend or through the fog. The Unintended Consequences of New Tech - we're entering an entirely new era in which some of our most advanced technologies will have immediate repercussions
0507.T/E.3	Evaluate Solution - Determine criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution to a specified problem
0507.T/E.4	Evaluate Invention - Evaluate an invention that solves a problem and determine ways to improve the design Inventions: The Impact - To help students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people. Product Design & Engineering - a hard look at what we need to do to thrive in this new world. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
State Performance Indicators
SPI 0507.T/E.1	Using Tools - Select a tool, technology, or invention that was used to solve a human problem Building Big - Activities which include handouts and lesson ideas
SPI 0507.T/E.2	Scientific Advances - Recognize the connection between a scientific advance and the development of a new tool or technology Classroom Activities in Technology and Engineering - forty five classroom activities from NOVA Teachers