Course

TAS10 GRADE 9 -Technology and the Skilled Trades Open

Course Info

Course Name: Technology and the Skilled Trades

Course Code: TAS10

Grade: Grade 9

Course Type: Open

Course Format: Online

Credit Value: 1.0

Course Duration: 110 Hours

Tuition Fee: $399.00 – $1,500.00

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Course Overview

This hands-on course enables students to further explore the engineering design process and develop other technological knowledge and skills introduced in earlier grades. Students will design and safely create prototypes, products, and/or services, working with tools and technologies from various industries. As students develop their projects to address real-life problems, they will apply technological concepts such as precision measurement, as well as health and safety standards. Students will begin to explore job skills programs and education and training pathways, including skilled trades, that can lead to a variety of careers.

Course Outline

Unit 1 INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES IN TEHCNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Unit 2 UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION (DI) IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Unit 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Unit 4 INNOVATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Unit 5 SKILLED TRADES

Curriculum Expectations

Specific Expectations

By the end of this course, students will:

B1.1 Investigate and describe interrelationships between user needs and the development of various technological solutions

B1.2 Analyze how the development and application of technologies are impacted by legal, ethical, social, economic, and environmental considerations

B1.3 Investigate and identify contributions to technological innovations made by Canadians, including women, and members of diverse groups and communities in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit

B1.4 Describe ways in which diverse communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, have applied their understandings, practices, beliefs, and experiences in their approach to technological problem solving

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