State Goal 11:

Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.

 

B.  Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.

Assessment Framework

11.11.05.

Identify a technological design problem inherent in a given product.

BHS Course Unit Activities
Biology, Fundamentals    
Physical Science, Fundamentals
(2 years - Chemistry & Physics)
Density/Buoyancy Design and build boats
IPS

Unit 3: Forces and Energy

Unit 4: Work, Power, and Simple Machines

Unit 5: Electricity

 

Unit 3: Bridge Building Lab

Unit 4: Make a Rubber band propelled Car Activity, Weighing Ethel Lever Lab,

Unit 5: Make a Two Way Switch Activity, Build Circuits from Circuit Drawings

Biology    
Chemistry

Unit 1 The Nature of Chemistry

Unit Goal: To introduce problem solving and lab fundamentals of chemistry.
Lab Activity: Plaster of Paris Boat Project
Physics

Unit III:  Vectors (Forces and Motion in 2 Dimensions)

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Lab Activity  (Calibrating a Projectile Launcher)

Measuring Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Studying Home Wiring

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies of Eyesight

Building a Telescope or Microscope
Biology II (Anatomy)

Semester I Project

Semester II Project

Position paper on a current issue
Infectious Disease project
Environmental Science

Municipal Solid Waste

Product Analysis

Biology, Honors    
Chemistry, Honors

Unit 14 Electrochemistry

Unit Goal: To describe the electron transfer that occurs between reactants during chemical reactions.
Lab Activity: Building Batteries Research Project
Physics, Honors

Unit III:  Vectors (Forces and Motion in 2 Dimensions)

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XII:   Waves and Sound

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Unit XV.   Geometric Optics

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Lab Activity  (Calibrating a Projectile Launcher)

Measuring Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Building an Electrical Device

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies in Sound

Studying Eyesight

Building and Testing A Range Finder

Building and Testing an Optical Device

AP Biology

 

 

AP Chemistry

Unit 12 Organic

Discussion of the toxicity of some organic compounds/ water purification.

AP Physics

 

 

AP Environmental Science

Solid, Toxic, & Hazardous Waste

First Quarter Paper

Product Analysis

Position Paper on a current issue
 

 11.11.06.

Out of different lists of criteria, select the list of criteria outlining a successful design solution to a given problem.

BHS Course

Unit

Activities

Biology, Fundamentals

Classification

Classification Activity

Physical Science, Fundamentals
(2 years - Chemistry & Physics)

 

 

IPS

Unit 4: Work, Power, and Simple Machines

Unit 4: Egg Drop/ Design container Lab

Biology

Chemistry

Classification

Changes Through Time

Gumdrop Molecule Lab

Classification Activity

Invent a Fish

Chemistry

Unit 1 The Nature of Chemistry

Unit Goal: To introduce problem solving and lab fundamentals of chemistry.

Lab Activity: Designing controlled experiments using the Copper (II) chloride and Aluminum Reaction

Physics

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Measuring Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Studying Home Wiring

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Building a Telescope or Microscope

Biology II (Anatomy)

Semester I Project

Semester II Project

Position paper on a current issue
Infectious Disease project

Environmental Science

Sustainable Communities

City Planning  Lab

Biology, Honors

Classification

Classification Activity

Chemistry, Honors

Unit 1 The Nature of Chemistry

Unit Goal: To introduce problem solving and lab fundamentals of chemistry.

Lab Activity: Designing controlled experiments using the Copper (II) chloride and Aluminum Reaction

Physics, Honors

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XV.   Geometric Optics

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Measuring Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Building an Electrical Device

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Building and Testing A Range Finder

Building and Testing an Optical Device

AP Biology

 

 

AP Chemistry

 

 

AP Physics

 

 

AP Environmental Science

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Community Development Zoning Lab

 

 11.11.07.

Given test results on different models, choose the model which best solves the design problem.

BHS Course

Unit

Activities

Biology, Fundamentals

 

 

Physical Science, Fundamentals
(2 years - Chemistry & Physics)

Density/Buoyancy

Design and build boats

IPS

Unit 2: Motion and Energy

Unit 3: Forces and Energy

Unit 4: Work, Power, and Simple Machines

Unit 2: Seatbelt Data Interpretation Activity, Skydiver Activity

Unit 3: Balance Force Table Activity

Unit 4:  Choose a football player position using Newton’s 3 Laws Activity

Biology

 

 

Chemistry

Unit 3 Atomic Structure

Unit Goal: To trace the atom’s development.

1.Group presentation on the development of atomic theories.

2. Atomic Theories Essay

Physics

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Egg Drop Activity

Studying Home Wiring

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies of Eyesight

Building a Telescope or Microscope

Biology II (Anatomy)

Semester I Project

Semester II Project

Position paper on a current issue
Infectious Disease project

Environmental Science

Water Unit

Stream Bank Erosion Lab

Biology, Honors

 

 

Chemistry, Honors

Unit 3 Atomic Structure and the Mole

Unit Goal: To trace the atom’s development and apply the mole concept.

1.Group presentation on the development of atomic theories.

2. Atomic Theories Essay

 

Physics, Honors

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XII:   Waves and Sound

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Unit XV.   Geometric Optics

Unit XV.  Geometric Optics

Maximizing Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Building an Electrical Device

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies in Sound

Studying Eyesight

Building and Testing A Range Finder

Building and Testing an Optical Device

AP Biology

 

 

AP Chemistry

Unit 4 Atomic Structure and Periodicity

Unit Goal:  To explain how models and data develop together. 

Essay explaining how the model of the atom developed as technology advanced.

AP Physics

 

 

AP Environmental Science

Water Use & Management

Stream Bank Erosion Lab

Filtration Lab

 

 11.11.08.

Given a description of a test to be performed on a model, select from a list of options what are the possible sources of error in conducting the test.

BHS Course

Unit

Activities

Biology, Fundamentals

 

 

Physical Science, Fundamentals
(2 years - Chemistry & Physics)

 

 

IPS

Unit 2: Motion and Energy

Unit 5: Electricity

Unit 2: Skydiver Activity

Unit 5: Proper Use of a multimeter to measure Resistance, Voltage, and Current

Biology

Cell

 

Chemistry

Movement of Materials Through a

    Membrane Lab

Food Lab

Chemistry

Unit 2 Matter and Energy

Unit Goal: To classify matter and describe the relationship between matter and energy.

Lab Activity:  Contrasting Elements, Mixtures and Compounds using the Synthesis of Iron (II) sulfide Reaction

Physics

Unit III.  Vectors (Forces and Motion in 2 Dimensions)

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Calibrating a Projectile Launcher

Egg Drop Activity

Studying Home Wiring

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies of Eyesight

 

Biology II (Anatomy)

Semester I Project

Semester II Project

Position paper on a current issue
Infectious Disease project

Environmental Science

Air Pollution

Hazardous Chemicals:  Pollution & Prevention

Sock Emissions Lab

UST Lab

 

Biology, Honors

 

 

Chemistry, Honors

Unit 2 Matter and Energy

Unit Goal: To classify matter and describe the relationship between matter and energy.

Lab Activity:  Contrasting Elements, Mixtures and Compounds using the Synthesis of Iron (II) sulfide Reaction

Physics, Honors

Unit III.  Vectors (Forces and Motion in 2 Dimensions)

Unit V:  Work and Energy

Unit VI:  Momentum and its Conservation

Unit IX:   Electrical Circuits

Unit X:  Magnetic Forces and Fields

Unit XII:   Waves and Sound

Unit XIII.  Properties of Light

Unit XV.   Geometric Optics

Building and Calibrating a Projectile Launcher

Maximizing Efficiency of a Simple Machine

Egg Drop Activity

Building an Electrical Device

Building a Simple Electric Motor

Studies in Sound

Studying Eyesight

Building and Testing A Range Finder

Building and Testing an Optical Device

AP Biology

 

 

AP Chemistry

 

 

AP Physics

 

 

AP Environmental Science

Air Pollution

Environmental Geology

Emissions Lab

Strip Mining Lab