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Resources

What resources are needed for technology?

Goal: Exploring and using the seven basic resources which are necessary for technology

* Investigate the different forms of each resource category. Select one (or more) resources) and demonstrate how it (they) can be used.
Utilize the seven resources to produce a product, transport an object, grow living material, communicate an idea, or utilize the seven resources to implement a process and describe how full access to resources would have led to improved results.

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New York State Standards - Tools, Resources & Technological Process
New York State standards - Management of Technology

Activity:

1. Design a toy to manufacture and complete a packaging design with a set of instructions for the use of the game.

Student designed toys, created rules and 
designed packaging

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Air racers project

How Airplanes Fly

Airracer
Launcher

Aerodynamic Lesson

 

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