Technology Education
Goals and Basic Criteria for Grading
1. "Always be kind and respectful to one another!" (Marion Lazan)
2. Follow the Three Pillars of Stimson: Safety, Respect, and Responsibility.
3. Make progress on assignments, problems, and projects.
4. Stay in contact with me. Keep me up to date on your progress.
5. Become familiar with the programs we are using.
6. HAVE FUN !!! "I don't know about you, but I feel better already!" Mr. Ford
2022-2023 Parents Curriculum Night
Class Google Meet Codes (if necessary):
Go to Google Classroom
Extra Help Nicknames:
7th Grade: FordSMSOffice7
8th Grade: FordSMSOffice8
Contact Mr. Ford:
(631) 812- 3700
Technology Education at Stimson Middle School
The complex problems faced by our society are too big for any one person to solve. So, teams of highly trained, educated, and experienced professionals, with many different areas of expertise, must work together as a team to solve them. The majority of these problems will take weeks, months, and years to solve. The individuals working on these problem solving teams must be "patiently persistent" as they "work the problem". Many experts have indicated that our young people today either do not want to, or lack the skills to work as a member of a team solving problems. Learning the necessary real world skills to contribute as a member of a Problem Solving Team, are the basis of Technology Education at Stimson.
7th Grade Technology Education - This 20 week S.T.E.A.M. course has two parts:
Digital Technology - The "Units of Fun" covered in the first 10 weeks include: ePortfolio, Video Production and Editing (to include writing a Press Report), Introduction to Computer Coding, Bridge Design, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Modeling.
Fabrication Technology - The "Units of Fun" covered in the second 10 weeks stress practical skills with hand tools. These include: The Customary System of Measurement, Construction of a Lamp, and working as a member of a Problem Solving Team to: Design, Construction, and Test an Air and Water Bottle Rocket .
8th Grade Technology Education - This is a 20 week S.T.E.A.M. course:
"Units of Fun" and Problems include: Safety, The Customary System of Measurement, The Design/Problem Solving Process, Mechanical Drawing (Sketching, Manual Drawing, and C.A.D.), Use of Power Tools, The Air Powered Car Problem, and if time permits, The Mass Production Process(Plaques & Clocks). A brief writing assignment will be integrated into at least one of these units. Finally, Leadership and Management play a critical role in Problem Solving. Students will be given opportunities to experience these responsibilities.