Our Program

The Technology/Engineering program in grades 6-8 enables students to pursue engineering questions and technological solutions that emphasize research skills, problem solving, and critical and creative thinking. The students identify and understand the five elements of a technology system (goal, inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback).

While exploring the areas of robotics, communication, manufacturing, construction, transportation and mechanical engineering, students acquire basic skills in the safe use of materials, tools, and machines. Students integrate the knowledge they acquire in their mathematics and science curricula to understand technology/engineering through the design process. They then develop an advanced level of skill in engineering design by learning to conceptualize a problem, design prototypes in three dimensions, use hand and power tools to construct their prototypes, test their prototypes, and make modifications as necessary. The culmination of these experiences is the development and presentation of their activities.