Foundations of Technology
These interactive educational games were developed with the Student Online Learning Department and incorporated into their online classes. These projects helped students conceptualize complex technological concepts in personal, digestible ways. These short activities created a more engaging learning experience for students, improving their knowledge retention and interest in the subject matter.
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Trade-offs Scenario
As part of the foundations of technology curriculum, students read about criteria, constraints, and trade-offs that are often made as part of an engineering project. This activity makes the three concepts more relatable by showing how we make trade-offs based on our own personal criteria in every day situations like shopping.
The intro page connects the activity to the reading about criteria and constraints.
Clear instructions are provided upfront so the students know what to expect as they explore this marketplace.
Examples of every-day products show the trade-offs we make when choosing between varieties for purchase.
The examples are relatable and easy for a high-school student to understand.
The Core Systems
This simple interactive was designed to give students an example of how the different Core Technologies operate in a real world situation: a NASA rocket.
Troubleshooting
This activity provided students a light-touch but hands-on way to explore how to troubleshoot technical problems.