WELCOME TO TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Judy Mehal, Cindy Siegel, Robert D'Souza (Dept. Chair)
EACH STAFF MEMBER IN THE DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND INSTRUCTION THAT IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY,
MEETS COUNTY AND STATE STANDARDS OF LEARNING
AND PREPARES EACH STUDENT FOR THE FUTURE.
Officer Gil (School Resource Officer) explains the technology in a police car to Lanier technology students.
The technology department is divided into three sections. A 7th grade Technology Tools (Wheel) class, a 7th grade Synergistics Technology Education "Inventions & Innovations" (Wheel) class , an 8th grade advanced Technology Tools class and an 8th grade Synergistics Technology Education "Technology Systems" (Elective) class.
The Technology Tools class provides students with skills in Word Processing, spreadsheets, data bases, presentation software (Power Point), keyboarding and internet skills.
The Synergistics Technology Education classes , using state of the art Synergistics Labs, engage students in a rich lab environment that expose them to technologies in use around the world today.
PROMOTIONAL BENCHMARKS - Grade 7
The Technology Education Program curriculum supports the following
Promotional Benchmarks as established by the Fairfax County Public Schools.
Grade 7 - Language Arts Promotion Benchmarks
Oral Strand – Expand and enhance vocabulary through language and literature
1. Identifies and uses word origins, including Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and
suffixes, to enhance comprehension and vocabulary development
Plan, compose, revise, and edit in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes
6. Revises writing for clarity using dictionary and thesaurus
7. Demonstrates evidence of editing for grammar, punctuation, and standard sentence formation
Understand a variety of printed materials/resource materials
8. Uses print and electronic sources to locate information
Grade 7 - Mathematics Promotion Benchmarks
Rational Numbers
4. Performs operations with positive rational numbers and integers
5. Uses order of operations to simplify numerical expressions, including exponents
9. Uses technologies to perform numerical calculation
Proportional Reasoning
13. Recognizes and describes attributes of similar figures
14. Uses proportions to find measures of sides of similar figures
Two- and Three-Dimensional Measurement
15. Solves problems involving the area of two-dimensional figures
Data Analysis and Probability
17. Chooses methods for collecting data
18. Organizes data using charts
20. Displays data using frequency distributions, line plots, stem-and-leaf plots, bar graphs, circle
graphs, and line graphs
Grade 7 - Science Promotion Benchmarks
Scientific Investigation
3. Follows a procedure
4. Makes and records observations
5. Uses tools, techniques, and metric units to measure temperature and length
7. Recognizes and identifies patterns and trends in data
8. Makes inferences and draws conclusions
Grade 7 Social Studies Promotion Benchmarks
United States Geography
13. (a) Uses map-reading skills to locate the states, their regions, and major cities
(b) Uses map reading skills to locate the physical features of the U.S.
PROMOTIONAL BENCHMARKS - Grade 8
The Technology Education Program curriculum supports the following
Promotional Benchmarks as established by the Fairfax County Public Schools.
Grade 8 Language Arts Promotion Benchmarks
Plan, compose, revise and edit in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes
3. Uses prewriting strategies to generate and organize
4. Focuses on elaboration and organization . Revises writing for word choice, appropriate
organization, consistent point of view, and transition among paragraphs
6. Edits final copy for grammar, punctuation, and standard sentence formation
Understand elements of literature
9. Activates prior knowledge and connects it with texts to provide foundation for comprehension
Grade 8 MATHEMATICS Promotion Benchmarks
Equations and Functions
2. Solves and checks the solution by substitution and simplification
6. Investigates and describes functional relations
7. Describes and represents relations using tables, graphs, and algebraic sentences
8. Describes relations using word statements
Angle Relationships
9. Recognizes, verifies by measuring, and describes pairs of angles (vertical, supplementary, and
complementary
10. Solves problems involving vertical angles, complementary angles, and supplementary angles
Two- and Three-Dimensional Measurement
11. Describes, classifies, and constructs plane and solid figures including prisms, pyramids,
cylinders, and cones
12. Uses the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the measure of any side of a right triangle
13. Solves problems involving the volume of cones and pyramids
14. Solves problems involving the surface area of cones and pyramids
Data Analysis and Probability
16. Identifies patterns and trends in data sets
19. Represents the number of possible arrangements of objects using the fundamental counting
principle
20. Solves probability problems involving independent events
Grade 8 SCIENCE Promotion Benchmarks
Scientific Investigation
1. Forms a hypothesis
2. Applies the concepts variables, constants, control, and repeated trials to determine if an
experimental design is a valid test of a hypothesis
3. Follows a procedure
4. Uses tools, techniques, and metric units to measure mass and volume
5. Designs a simple chart or data table
6. Uses an appropriate type of graph to display data
7. Interprets simple charts and graphs
8. Recognizes and identifies patterns and trends in data
9. Makes inferences and draws conclusions
Forces and Motion
10. Defines force and gives examples
11. Predicts whether a change in motion will occur when given examples of balanced and
unbalanced forces acting on an object
12. Describes the difference between the scientific meaning of work and its everyday meaning
13. Describes a situation where a simple machine makes work easier
14. Differentiates between mass and weight.
Earth and Space Systems
28. Identifies predictable patterns/cycles (tides, moon phases, and eclipses) that are explained by
the arrangement and movement of the sun, moon, and earth
Grade 8 SOCIAL STUDIES Promotion Benchmarks
Responsibilities of Citizens
4. Identifies ways individuals demonstrate responsible citizenship,
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