Exam (Units 1 and 2): first term

Hi! Here you have the activities (workbook) you have to review to prepare the exam. Good luck.

• Unit 1 (Technology and Design): 1, 2, 4, 10, 18, 19 and 21.

• Unit 2 (Graphic Communication): 1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18,19, 22, 23, 27 and 30.

Unit 2 (Graphic Communication: Classroom Activities (optional)

Hi! Nobody handed in the optional for Unit 1 but you all still have the opportunity to do the optional activity for Unit 2. The only thing you need to do is to access my padlet and download the PDF file: Activity_2 (optional): Packages. Read instructions to complete the activity (design a package). Do not forget to review the activities for the exam.See you in class.

End of quarter (trimester)

Hi everybody! Here you have the schedule (timetable) for the last 4 weeks we have before Christmas.

• At the moment, we are completing the second class activity (Isometric Projections). It is a 2-day activity in the classroom, so some of you are going to start the second session (CA2) meanwhile (in the meantime) others will be doing the first session (CA1) on Monday.

• After finishing that activity you all will be working on the project for this unit: The Tangram Project. This is a workshop activity (WS) we will be doing individually in the classroom for two days (WS1, WS2). The materials you need are of the same kind you used for the class activities: 4 pieces of cardboard, glue stick, scissors and drawing tools.

• And just between these two activities, you will be completing the computer activities (IT). You have already done two sessions while I was in Norwich, so now you have two sessions left (IT3 and IT4).

• You will be taking the exam during the third of these 4 weeks. It will be an exam for Units 1 and 2, 50% each unit.

The schedule below shows you the schedule for your class. So follow carefully your class and be ready for the activities. If you want to check the whole thing (the activities, the solutions to the workbook and the presentations) click here. See you in class.

Unit 2 (Graphic Communication): Activities

Hi everybody! This week we are resuming the activities for Unit 2. You have been working on Unit 2 for three weeks (two and a half, actually) during my trip so we are going to spend another 2 weeks to finish those activities:

• 2 sessions in the computer room
• 2 sessions for the class activities (trihedral plane)
• 2 sessions for the project (in the classroom)
• 1 session to review the workbook

After finishing Unit 2, you will take an exam (Units 1 and 2). Good luck.

Unit 1 (Technology and Design): Classroom Activities (optional)

Hi! This post is to set your first extra activity (Sky Diver) to do in pairs at home. It is not a compulsory (obligatory) activity so feel free to get a partner and give yourself the opportunity of getting 10-extra points for this unit. Download the activity sheet, complete the activity and give it in by the the end of this month (30th of October). Come on!

 

Unit 1: workshop activities (straw bridges)

Hi again! As I told you, the last part of Unit 1 is the project. In order to put in practice the steps of the technological process, you are going to do a 3-day activity starting in the classroom (first session) and completing the activity in the workshop (2 sessions).
You will be given a problem and your task  is to build an object that solves that problem or need. As you know, the second step is "research the problem" and so you will have to investigate about the possible solutions to the problem. You need to do the research before going to the workshop. Here you have the questions you will find in your worksheet to complete this task:

Units 1 and 2

Hi everybody! After a month (4 weeks actually) in Norwich (United Kingdom), here we are to go on with our activities. You have been working on the activities of Unit 2 related to graphic design (technical drawing) for the last 3 weeks and, as you know, I resumed the activities for Unit 1 last Monday. We still have 6 sessions left in this unit: 2 sessions in the computer room, 3 sessions to complete the project of the unit and 1 session for reviewing everything.
To access the activities (only Unit 1) we have been working on since the start of the course click on this link. See you in class.

Unit 1 (Technology and Design): IT Activities

Hello again! Here you have the IT Activities for the first unit. We are going to spend 4 sessions in the Computer Room to complete these activities in pairs. The first part is an introduction to computers and the internet (1 session), and the second part is devoted to the topic technology and the technological design process (3 sessions). Good luck.

Welcome to the course 2016/17

Hi everybody! Hi new students of Technology, Programming and Robotics. This is the blog for the first grade of ESO, both program and section students. Here you will find the activities you all will do in class, in the computer room and in the workshop. And some extra activities too, so to keep track of what we are doing in class, come and read the blog every now and then. See you.

Final exam. September 2016

Hi! As you know students who didn’t pass the course in June, you will have another opportunity in September. You will need to take a global exam in which you will be asked to answer questions about the six units we have studied this year. You will need to get at least 5 out of 10 points in the exam to pass. In order to prepare for the exam, here you have some activities to practice (click on the e-links):

• Unit 1 (Technology and Design):

- steps one, two and three of the technological process

- solutions to solve problems

• Unit 2 (Graphical Communication):

- measuring with a ruler 1 and measuring with a ruler 2

- drawing parallel and perpendicular lines

- drawing views of an object: one, two, three and four

• Unit 3 (Materials):

- classification 1 , classification 2 and classification 3

- properties 1, properties 2 and properties 3

• Unit 4 (Electricity):

- circuit diagrams

- electric circuits (connections 1 and connections 2 with crocodile)

- electric circuits (components 1 and components 2)

- types of connections 1 and connections 2

• Unit 5 (Computer and the Internet):

- devices we need to connect to the Internet

- objects related to the use of the Internet

• Units 6 (Programming)

- activities with Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu)

OK. Remember these are only a selection of the activities you can practice with. Besides you can browser over the blog to find  the complete IT activities we have been working on. Finally, it would be a good idea to use the workbook to complete the activities (at least for unit 2). Good luck.

Unit 5 (Computers and the Internet): Exam

Hi! As you all know, those who have not to retake any exam, you will do an on-line exam of Unit 5 using our Virtual Classroom. The exam consists of 6 questions: 3 about the devices we need to connect to the Internet from home and another 3 questions about the Internet itself. Do not forget to bring your username and password. Good luck.

Final exam. June 2016

Hi everybody! We are getting to the end of year (the academic year) and next week (the 15th and 16th of June) we will be doing our last exam:

• For those who did not pass two terms (evaluations) you will have to take a global exam.Do not forget your drawing tools.
• For those who did not pass one term (evaluation) you will retake the exam (most of you, only the third term)
• The rest of you will do an on-line exam in the Computer Room (Units 5 & 6)

• Unit 1 (Technology and Design): steps of the technological process and solutions to solve problems
• Unit 2 (Graphical Communication): measuring with the ruler, parallel and perpendicular lines, views of an object 
• Unit 3 (Materials): classification, properties and objects and their materials
• Unit 4 (Electricity): circuit diagrams, electric circuits (connections), symbols and types of connections
• Units 5&6 (Internet and Programming): devices we need to connect to the Internet and elements of a web page.

Good luck everybody!

Units 5&6 (The Internet and Programming): Scratch Activities

Hi everybody! After completing some internet activities, we continue working on the internet. This time you will have to create programs to make an object (the sprite) do things: dancing, following the mouse, drawing poligons, getting lost in a maze, etc. Enter the website address http://scratch.mit.edu/ in your address bar or click on this link to start programming.

Units 5&6 (The Internet and Programming): IT Activities

Hi! For the final activities in the computer room you will have to come to this post in order to download the files you need to complete the IT activities. Here you have the files:

• electricity, circuit01, circuit02, circuit03 and circuit04.

Apart from modifying a webpage (an html document), you will use the following web 2.0 tools:

• Virtual Classrooms: our Virtual Classroom
• Active Learning: the IT Activities in this blog
• Working together: you will create a text document after chatting for a while (titanpad)
• Working on your own: you will create an interactive mind map and print it in PDF (bubble)

• Studying online: programming on line using scratch (we will be using this tool in Unit 6)

See you in the Computer Room.

Unit 5 (Computers and the Internet): warm-up activity

Hi everybody! This morning we had our first session about what the Internet is and what we did was to use smart phones to access and practice the activity below. Besides, you had the opportunity to vote your favorite workshop activity using this web. You will practice more activities like those in the computer room, using our computers. See you there.

Unit 4 (Electricity): Solutions to the Workbook Activities

Hi everybody ! As you know you will be taking the exam for unit 4 next week. Apart from reviewing  the IT Activities you have been working on over the last 6 weeks in the computer room, you may also complete the activities in your workbook with the help of the animation below. In the exam you will have to identify the components of an electric circuit (power supply, control devices, load devices and conductor), explain how the circuit works, calculate voltage drops in a circuit, etc. You will find activities with these questions in your work book. Good luck.

Unit 4 (Electricity): Electric Circuits

Good morning everybody! In two weeks time you are taking the exam of this unit. Here is an animation to revise symbols and electric circuits drawn from their circuit diagrams.Do not forget to do redo the IT activities posted in our Virtual Classroom.

Unit 4 (Electricity): Virtual Classroom Activities

Hi! Here you have the IT Activities 2/2 to do at home. They are the same activities you have in your workbook and we have been doing in the computer room over the last 4 weeks (we still have two sessions to complete them). These activities will be available for you until the day of the exam. See you in class.

Unit 4 (Electricity): IT Activities 2/2

Hi! We have come back to the classroom after 6 days wandering around the school (workshop, corridors, computer room) but not for long: here you have the second part of the IT Activities. Remember these activities are the same activities you have in your workbook so don't forget to bring it to the Computer Room. We will spend 3 sessions completing the activities. While in the Computer Room you can decide whether to work on the first part of the activities or in the second one. Good luck.

Unit 4 (Electricity): IT Activities 1/2

Hi everybody! Here you have the first part (out of 2) of the IT Activities for this unit. This first part is about electric circuits, electrical units (amperes, volts and ohms), series and parallel circuits, etc. You will need to download this file (a program) to simulate how the circuits work. The program does not need to be installed and therefore just click on it to open it. Good luck.

Unit 3 (Materials): Solutions to the Workbook Activities

Hi! The solutions to the Workbook Activities are here. Apart from reviewing these activities, it would be a good idea to have a look at Class Activities posted in recent entries in this blog. Good luck at the exam.

Unit 3 (Materials): Class Presentation

Hi everybody! As you know, we are taking the exam for Unit 3 (Materials) the coming Thursday and Friday. So, in order to recall the main points of this unit (types of materials, properties, objects and materials, woodworking techniques and tools, ...) here (first part and second part) you have the presentation I used in class. Remember you can redo the IT activities here in the blog and, while you are at it, complete your workbook. See you in class.

Unit 3 (Materials): Class Activities

Here you all have the materials we have been testing in the classroom in order to determine their properties. Good luck with the IT Activities.

Unit 3 (Materials): Virtual Classroom

Hi everybody! If you feel like to practice the IT activities we are working on in the computer room, here you have the link to the virtual classroom. So far, we have spent 2 sessions but we still have two more left. Remember these activities will be available until the day you sit the exam. Next week we will resume these activities in the computer room.See you.

Unit 3 (Materials): Class Activities

Hi! Now we are just in the middle of Activity2 (materials), here you have the previous activity: Activity1, the activity intended to gain some knowledge of properties of materials. It was a card game activity in the classroom, but now you can do it again by completing this multiple choice activity. See you in class.

Unit 3 (Materials): IT Activities

Hi again! The IT activities in the computer room are ready for you to do. We will spend 3 sessions on these activities. Classification of materials, their properties and uses, plastics, wood and metals: these are the parts of this unit. Good luck.

Unit 3 (Materials): Class Activities

Hi everybody! Here you have the warm-up activity we have been working on in order to introduce the topic of this unit: materials. In this unit you are going to explore objects, you will distinguish between objects and materials and learn that objects are made from materials. We will also describe material’s characteristics in order to connect them to the use of the object. See you in class.

Unit 2 (Graphic Communication): Workshop Activities

Happy new year everybody! As you all know, we are finishing Unit 2 this week and the activity that summarize the whole unit is this: the solution to the problem of keeping safe the tangram pieces we created in the first class activity. We will spend 2 sessions (in the classroom) on this activity. What is new in this activity is the report (the technological project) you have to make to complete the activity.  Here you have the instructions. Good luck.