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Engineering &

TechnologyDepartment

Valparaiso High School

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• Mr. Gary Gray

–37 years

• Mr. Jim Genovese

–31 years

• Mr. Zach Hall

–4 Year

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A great Philosopher made these quotes:

“The manual arts have always taken precedent to the fine arts.”

“Remember, someone had to build the ceiling before

Michelangelo went to work”

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Cheers

The great philosopher is-

John Ratzenberger“Cliff”

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TECHNOLOGYis a body of knowledge and action,

used by people, to apply resources in developing, producing, using, and assessing products, structures and

systems in order to control and modify the natural and human-made

environment.

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TECHNOLOGY

“The study of the human-made

world.”

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What is Technological Literacy?

• Indiana’s Standards for Technological Literacy: Defines technological literacy as the ability to use, manage, assess, and understand technology.

• Technological literacy, like other forms of literacy, is what every person needs in order to be an informed and contributing citizen for the world of today and tomorrow.

• Technological literacy is more a capacity to understand the broader technological world rather than an ability to work with specific processes of it. (NAE/NRC, 2002)

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Who is a technologically literate person?

Understands:

What technology is

How technology is created

How the use of technology shapes society and in turn,

How society shapes the development of technology

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Digital Electronics

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Surveying

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Concrete Block

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Robotic Work-cell

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Material Testing

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Programming

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Manufacturing

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Mass Production

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State Competitions

“With the growing importance of technology to our society, it is vital that students receive an education that emphasizes technological literacy.”

Indiana Department of Education

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Program of the Year2006

Valparaiso High School

Meritorious Teacher

Mr. Stephen Krutz

Gary Gray

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Senate Resolution 372004

A Concurrent Resolution urging the educational leaders of the State of Indianato ensure that the P-16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement places emphasis on the Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA 2000) as a visionfor kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Pre –EngineeringCourses at VHS

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of PLTW is to grow the nation’s technology workforce.

The primary goal

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How are we doing today?

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We are not graduating enough engineers and technicians.

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Why should we be concerned?

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What does the pipeline of engineers and technicians look

like?

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Engineering Technology Degrees Awarded 1988-2002

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SOURCE: American Association of Engineering Societies (2002)

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Where do college engineering students come

from?America’s High Schools

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Introduction To Engineering DesignCourse

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Principles Of EngineeringCourse

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Digital ElectronicsCourse

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Civil Engineering and ArchitectureCourse

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Engineering Design and Development

Problem Solving in Teams

Juried Presentations

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The following is an example of student work from:

Introduction to Engineering DesignCourse

Grades 9-12

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Beverage Container Design Problem Design a beverage container that will hold 12.5 fluid ounces, .25 oz. Prior to using the computer, sketch the top and front view using the correct dimensions to acquire the required volume. Show all your math calculations. Using the computer design tool, apply good design criteria of function and aesthetic value to solve this problem. (The formula used will depend on the shape of the interior volume and the students’ math ability.)

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Profile to Revolve

Axis of Revolution

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Cylindrical Volume Layout

Hint V = r 2 H

R

All volume formulas must include the cubic inch to fluid ounce conversion factor of 1.804.

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Truncated Cone Volume Solution

1. Assign a value to RAB

2. Assign a value to HAB

3. Find the volume of cone(AB) VAB

4. In the front view, sketch the profile of the container using the above assigned values.

5. Use the dimension function to find the length of RB

6. Find the volume of cone (B) VB

7. Plug the values of VAB and VB into the formula VA= VAB - VB. This will give the volume of the truncated cone (A).

*Note: If you move the position of RB up or

down, it will change the volume of the truncated cone (A).

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Parabolic Container Solution

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