Technology
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Big Ideas
Skills Descriptors
Skills Descriptors
Skills Descriptors
PRACTICAL SKILLS
FOOD PREPARATION AND SAFETY
Explore techniques used to grow food.
Develop techniques used to grow food.
Develop techniques used to grow food.
Explore ways to prepare and store food safely.
Develop preparation skills and maintain food safely.
Develop preparation skills and maintain food safely.
TEXTILE CARE AND REPAIR
Explore techniques to clean, repair, and maintain clothing.
Explore techniques to clean, repair, and maintain clothing.
Develop techniques to clean, repair, and maintain clothing.
SAFETY
Investigate fire safety procedures.
Apply fire safety procedures.
Apply fire safety procedures.
Identify and practise safe work habits.
Identify and demonstrate safe work habits.
Identify and demonstrate safe work habits.
TOOL USE
Demonstrate safe use, cleaning, and storage of basic hand tools.
Explore a variety of measuring tools.
Identify and use portable, cordless power tools.
Identify and use portable, cordless power tools.
Explore a variety of materials for projects.
Measure materials using a variety of measuring tools.
Identify and use stationary power tools.
Select materials for projects including adhesives and finishes.
Measure materials using a variety of measuring tools.
Select and use materials, adhesives and finishes related to specific projects
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
DEVICES
Identify parts of contemporary, digital devices.
Integrate sensor input, computational algorithms, and output devices.
Disassemble and reassemble a computer.
NETWORKING
Identify technologies connecting networked devices and connections.
Identify technologies involving connecting networked devices and connections.
Distinguish between cloud data storage and local storage.
COMPUTATIONAL PRACTICE
Apply basic coding skills to solve problems.
Apply basic coding skills to solve problems.
Represent data visually using coding scripts.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
Apply cybersecurity knowledge to personal data.
Apply cybersecurity practices to hardening of computers.
Distinguish between types of cybersecurity attacks.
Identify ethical use of computing technology.
Use collaborative tools while working with others.
DESIGN THINKING SKILLS
PROBLEM SOLVING