MYP Course Outline For Technology MYP Year 3

Foundations of Technology 2
Foundations of Technology 2 is designed to give students an understanding of technology, the Design
Cycle, and systems. The MYP concepts of communications, holistic learning, and intercultural awareness
will be incorporated as students learn how technology has impacted the world. The IB Learner Profile will
be implemented daily. Each day a learner profile quality will be selected that addresses the focus of the
lesson for that specific day. The Areas of Interaction (AOI) will be a key component of each of our class
units. The units and their corresponding AOI can be found in the table below. Approaches to Learning will
be an AOI that will be addressed in every unit. Students will discover different types of technology and
skills that he/she will be able to use in future careers. We will use various resources and equipment to
accomplish this. For example, iStop Motion, video game creation, circuits, creating a Rube Goldberg,
rockets, and animation. Within each of these units the following methodologies will be used; direct
instruction, demonstrations, cooperative group work, independent learning, and student reflection. Both
formative and summative assessment will be used throughout this course. Grading policy for academic
and IB grades will follow our school assessment policy. Students will have the opportunity to earn an IB
grade for each technology criterion multiple times throughout the course.
Essential
State
Standards
Standard 1

Unit Title
Cycles 2.0

Significant
Concept

Area of
Interaction

Everyone is
in a cycle
and you are
responsible
for you.

Health and
Social
Education

Unit
Question
Where am I
Going?

Culminatin
g
Assessmen
t Task
Students will
reflect on
the 7th grade
unit
question,
and gain an
understandi
ng that they
are
responsible
for their
cycle. They

MYP
Assessmen
t Criteria

Time
Frame

Standard 2
Standard 3
Standard 4

Rube
Goldberg

Students will Human

apply the
Ingenuity
Design Cycle
by creating
a Rube
Goldberg
Machine

will reflect
on this in
written form
and on their
wiki.
How is the
Create a
Design Cycle Rube
important to Goldberg
the
that stands
successful
3 feet, has 5
outcome of
drops and
a project?
15 turns.

Criterion A
F:
Investigate,
Design,
Plan,
Create,
Evaluate,
and Attitude
Criterion A
F:
Investigate,
Design,
Plan,
Create,
Evaluate,
and Attitude

1st and 3rd

quarters

1st and 3rd

quarters

Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard

1
2
3
4

Video Game
Creation

Basic
concepts of
science,
technology,
engineering,
and math.

Community
and Service

How can my
learning
help my
community?

Create a
video that
will help
children
(grades 3
7)learn
science,
technology,
engineering,
and math.

Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard

1
2
3
4

Rockets

-How flight
works.

Environment
s

How has
flight
changed
your
environment
?

Students will
create their
own rocket
and launch
it.

Criterion A
F:
Investigate,
Design,
Plan,
Create,
Evaluate,
and Attitude

2nd and 4th

quarters

Health and
Social
Education

How do my
choices
impact my

Students will
create their
own movie

Criterion A
F:
Investigate,

2nd and 4th

quarters

-The impact
of flight on
our lives

iStop Motion
Standard 2

-Students
should
understand

Standard 3
Standard 4

the positive
and
negative
consequenc
es of an
action.

life?

using iStop
Motion.

Design,
Plan,
Create,
Evaluate,
and Attitude

-Students
should be
able to use
iStop and
Garageband
for projects
in all subject
areas.
Utah State Core Curriculum Essential Standards
Standard
Description
Standard 1
Students will understand the importance of technology and how it impacts our lives.
Standard 2

Students will understand and apply design principles in developing a process, product or system.

Standard 3

Students will use resources, tools, materials, and processes safely and efficiently.

Standard 4

Students will document the design process in a portfolio.