Technology: Engineering Our World, 8th Edition
By: John B. Gradwell and Malcolm WelchCopyright: 2020
Subject: Technology / Engineering
Grade Level: 6-9
- Technology: Engineering Our World emphasizes science and math concepts to show introductory students how these concepts have been used to develop technologies. This text explains how technology impacts our everyday lives and explores the responsibilities—both social and environmental—that come with the development and use of technology. Technology: Engineering Our World covers all the middle school benchmarks of ITEEA's Standards for Technological Literacy.
- Problem-solving and STEM skills are developed through application activities.
- A new robotics chapter introduces students to basic concepts associated with robotics.
- A career chapter discusses the basic skills needed in the working world, plus provides the structure for students to create and experience a school-based business.
- Products & Prices 6-12 Education
- Table of Contents
- 1. Technology and You—An Introduction
2. Learning to Work Safely
3. What are Design and Designing?
4. Learning to Design
5. Sketching and Drawing Techniques
6. Materials
7. Processing Materials
8. The Four Industrial Sectors
9. Technology and the Environment
10. Structures
11. Engineering and Construction
12. Machines
13. Transportation
14. Energy
15. Electricity and Magnetism
16. Using Electricity and Electronics
17. Information and Communication Technology
18. Robotics
19. Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering
20. Preparing for Your Career - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- FloridaApplied Engineering Technology I (PDF, 89 KB)GeorgiaInformation Technology Essentials - Course Number: 11.41400 (PDF, 229.05 KB)ITEEAMarylandMiddle School Technology & Engineering Grades 6-9 (PDF, 468.49 KB)OklahomaFundamentals of Technology – Grades 6‐12 (PDF, 158.38 KB)
- About the Author(s)