DES stem+M MS Overview

ITEEA STANDARDS (6-8)

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IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY

STEL-4K

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X X

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable and non-renewable resources and creates waste. Devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused from the creation and use of technology. Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, and communicate. Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected.

STEL-4L

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X X

STEL-4M

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X X

STEL-4N

X X

X X X

X

STEL-4O

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INFLUENCE OF SOCIETY ON TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

STEL-5F

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X X X

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by its historical context.

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors.

STEL-5G

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HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY

STEL-6C

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Compare various technologies and how they have contributed to human progress.

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

STEL-6D

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X X X

STEL-6E

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X

Verify how specialization of function has been at the heart of many technological improvements.

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DESIGN IN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION

STEL-7P

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X

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design.

STEL-7Q

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X X X

Apply the technology and engineering design process.

STEL-7R

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Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints.

STEL-7S

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X

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design.

STEL-7T

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X

Assess design quality based upon established principles and elements of design.

STEL-7U

X X X X X X X X

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different design solutions.

STEL-7V

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X X X

Improve essential skills necessary to successfully design.

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APPLYING, MAINTAINING, AND ASSESSING TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS

STEL-8H

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Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

STEL-8I

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Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems.

STEL-8J

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X

Use devices to control technological systems.

STEL-8K

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X

X X X

Design methods to gather data about technological systems.

STEL-8L

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X

Interpret the accuracy of information collected.

STEL-8M

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X

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

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