Curso: 3º
Nivel: ESO
Materia: tecnología
Introduction
Technology, workshop,
technological process, plans, tools, quotation… All these terms sound familiar to us. To
help you organise your work from the beginning of the new course, we have prepared
this summary unit which will allow you to review the principal concepts related to the
development and organisation of the subject. It will also show you some new elements of the
relationship between technology and everyday life. We hope that you enjoy
your studies and that you learn lots of new and interesting things!
Objectives
1 To
understand the function of technology and its importance in the development of civilisation.
2 To
solve simple problems applying the stages of a technology project, starting
from the identification of needs
in the students’ environment.
3 To
understand the relationship between the technological process carried out in
theclassroom and the
realities of business and production.
4 To
conduct a methodical analysis of a technological object, considering its form,
function,technology and socioeconomic aspects.
Contents
_ Definition of
technology.
_ The
factors involved in technology. Technology as the integration of science and
technique.
_ The technological
process and its stages.
_ Organisation:
management of activities in the classroom workshop.
_ Business
and its functions.
_ Consumption
and advertising.
_ The
environmental impact of human activity.
_ Analysis
of objects: form, function, technology and socioeconomic aspects.
_ Safety in the
classroom workshop.
_ Study
and practice of the stages in the technological process.
_ Analysis
of an everyday technological object following the guidelines for the analysis
of objects.
_ Execution of group
projects. Allocation of responsibilities.
_ Willingness
to propose solutions to group needs.
_ A tidy,
organised approach to work spaces.
_ Interest
in the environmental impact of human activity.
_ Aptitude for
and positive attitude towards team work.
L2 Contents
1.
Technology solves problems
Nouns : assembly,
buying power, demand, information technology, procedure, process,
production, property, skill, solution,
supply
Verbs: invent, launch,
produce, rely on, satisfy, solve
Adjectives : complex,
coordinated, scientific, technical, technological
2.
Stages in the technological process
Nouns: analysis,
decision, impact, incident sheet, need,
process sheet, quality control, quotation, working plan
Verbs: analyse, assemble, brainstorm, calculate, carry
out, construct, decide, evaluate, plan, process, reject, test
Adjectives: available,
similar, simple, single
3.
Essential tools for technology
Nouns: compass,
database, marker, plan, protractor, ruler, set squares, spreadsheet,
stylograph, word processor
Verbs: cut, draw,
fasten, join, mark, measure, nail, perforate, saw, screw
Adjectives: large,
physical, practical
4.
Organisation and management of the workshop
Nouns: coordinator,
documentation,layout, role, secretary, storeroom, toolbox, workbench, work
group
Verbs: assume, clean,
keep, maintain, rotate
Adjectives: Specialist
5. The
company, the market and the environment
Nouns: advertising
campaign, distribution, finance, logistics, management, market research,
profit, quality
control, sales
Verbs: achieve, carry
out, coordinate, damage, develop, exhaust, involve, manufacture, sell
Adjectives: aggressive,
critical, inflated, stable
Language structures
_ Present
perfect: Throughout history, we have invented increasingly
complex objects to satisfy our needs.
_ Prepositional
phrase in relation to: Buying power measures how
much people are able to buy in
relation
to their economic situation.
_ Phrasal
verb rely on: To produce these objects, we rely on a number of
elements.
_ Simple
present: The technological process consists of several
stages.
_ Phrasal
verb fasten down: Hang the bridge between trees and fasten
it down.
_ Modal
verb can: We can carry out self-evaluations of our own
projects.
_ Expression
be so + adjective + that: Advertising campaigns
for some products can be so aggressive
that consumers
often buy products that they don’t need.
_ Prepositional
phrase in terms of: We can also analyse obsolete objects in
terms of their recycling and
reuse
potential.
_ Expression
both … and …: This can refer both to
the manufacturing of an object and to the way it works.
_ Future
tense: He or she will also supervise tasks that
contain an element of risk.
Session
1:
Introductory
song: World hold on- Bob Sinclaire
Power
Point explanation
Activity 1
In your exercise book, draw a table,
containing all the important dates in the history of toothbrushes and
toothpaste.
How
it is made? Toothbrushes:
Activity 2
List the machines required to make and
package toothbrushes.
Session
2:
PPT explanation
PPT explanation
Online
activity
Session
3:
PPT explanation
PPT explanation
Session
4:
Workshop
safety tips
Session
5:
PPT explanation
Work area
Work area
Health and Safety signs: Classify and match
Assessment Criteria:
1 To understand the basic advances which have been made and principal technological revolutions which have taken place throughout history.
2 To research the historical evolution of a technological object.
3 To assess the requirements of a technological process using a technical problem-solving approach, analysing context, proposing alternative solutions and implementing the best solution.
4 To prepare technical documents employing verbal and graphic resources.
5 To understand and observe rules concerning activities carried out in the classroom workshop.
6 To participate in team work methodically and responsibly, in order to solve technological problems.
7 To carry out the techniques envisaged in a work plan, applying the criteria of economy, safety and respect for the environment to the use of materials and organisational resources, and assessing working conditions.
8 To conduct an analysis of technological objects, considering their form, function, technology and socioeconomic aspects.
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