Technology Skills Outline
Learning Skills- embedded, ongoing( all projects)
- Utilizing Online Courses
- Internet Research Skills
- Collaboration
- Project Management
- Study Skills
- https://learning.linkedin.com/blog/education/10-skills-all-students-need-to-be-successful
DESIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS
Design Skills
Communications Skills
Design Skills
- Orthographic Sketching(paper and pencil) [ 3 hours ]
- Basic 3D Modeling- SketchUp or TinkerCAD [ 3-5 hours]
- Advanced 3D Modeling- Fusion 360 or OnShape or Solidworks [6 hours]
- Vector 2D Drawing- Adobe Illustrator or Gravit [ 3-5 hours]
Communications Skills
- Photo Editing with PhotoShop [ 3 hours ]
- Slide Presentations - PowerPoint [2 hours ]
- Documentary Video- I-Movie /WeVideo/ Premiere [5 hours ]
- Web Site Design- Google Sites /Weebly / Wix / Wordpress
- Online Portfolios
- Poster Design
- Project: New Housing for Roxbury/Dorchester (Poster/3D Models/Short Video)
Electronics
- DC Circuits- Voltage/Current/resistance/Series/Parallel/Batteries [6 hours ]
- Electronics Tools- Soldering/Multimeters etc. [3 hours ]
- Project: Light-me-up tiles, lightboard
- Motors and Generators [2 hours]
- Solar cells/other renewables [ 2 hours]
- Transistor Switching Circuits [2 hours
- Sensors
- Relays
- AC circuits/Audio
- Project: Solar-Powered Scooter/Weather Station/Greenhouse
Programming
Embedded Computing 1:
Embedded Computing 2:
- Scratch [ 5-10 hours]
- Advanced: Java/Python [10 hours]
- Project: Interactive Game
- Project(Future):
Embedded Computing 1:
- MicroBit/MakeCode [ 5 hours ]
- Arduino with Makeblock [ 5 hours ]
- Motor and Servo Control [2 hours]
- Project: Remote Control Robot /Activity Monitor
Embedded Computing 2:
- Internet of Things[ 5 hours]
- Project: Sensor Networks/Health Monitors
Sketch Model Prototyping (incorporate into all projects)
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Foam
Machine Tools [3 hours]
- Hand Tools
- Drill Press
- Band Saw
- Sanders
Digital Fabrication
- Lasercutting [3 hours ]
- 3D Printing [2 hours ]
- ShopBot
BioTech [Juniors/Seniors]
- Microscope Skills
- Balances
- Pipetting
- Spectrophotometry
- Solution preparation
- Spectrophotometry
- PCR
- Electrophoresis
- Enzymatic digestion
- Agar Gels and Bacteria Culture
Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Basic AI Concepts [3 hours]
- Creating Datasets
- Analyze Boston
- Google Experiments with AI [4 hours]
- Scratch-Based AI
Skill-based Project Outline
Year 9:
Year 10:
Year 9:
- Term 1: New Housing for Roxbury/Dorchester [ Design and Communications]
- Term 2: Interactive Games [ Scratch programming\
- Term3: Remote-Control Robots [ Electronics/ MicroBit ]
- Term 4: Solar-Powered Sensor networks
Year 10:
- Term 1: Machine Design [ Fusion 360]
- Term 2: Analyze Boston- AI and Data
- Term 3: Video and Web Design