PVSTEM9 Year at a Glance
Pequea Valley School District
Year-at-a-Glance Course: STEM 9 Grade: 9
| Units of Study | Approximate # of Class Sessions for Unit | Technology Education Standards | Math PA Core Standard | Physics PA State Standards | |
| 1 | CNC Manufacturing & Nature of ScienceConceptual Physics
| 27 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.3.7.10.A Identify and safely use a variety of tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions3.8.10.C Evaluate possibilities consequences and impacts of scientific and technological solutions | A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.1.1.3 Identify the domain or range of a relation (may be presented as ordered pairs, a graph, or a table).A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.4 Determine the slope and/or y-intercept represented by a linear equation or graph. | 3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology. |
| 2 | Deck ModelingConceptual Physics
| 41 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.3.6.10.C Apply Physical technologies of structural design, analysis and engineering, personnel relations, financial affairs, structural production, research and design to real world problems. 3.7.10.A Identify and safely use a variety of tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions | A1.1.2.1.1 Write, solve, and/or apply a linear equation (including problem situations).A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.3 Write or identify a linear equation when given • the graph of the line, • two points on the line, or • the slope and a point on the line. Note: Linear equation may be in point-slope, standard, and/or slope-intercept form. | 3.4.10.C Distinguish among the principles of force and motion.3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.3.1.12.D Analyze scale as a way of relating concepts and ideas to one another by some measure. |
| 3 | Concrete TestingConceptual Physics
| 17 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.3.6.10.C Apply Physical technologies of structural design, analysis and engineering, personnel relations, financial affairs, structural production, research and design to real world problems. 3.7.10.A Identify and safely use a variety of tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions | A1.1.1.4.1 Use estimation to solve problems.A1.1.2.1.1 Write, solve, and/or apply a linear equation (including problem situations).A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.1.1.3 Identify the domain or range of a relation (may be presented as ordered pairs, a graph, or a table).A1.2.1.2.1 Create, interpret, and/or use the equation, graph, or table of a linear function.A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.3 Write or identify a linear equation when given • the graph of the line, • two points on the line, or • the slope and a point on the line. Note: Linear equation may be in point-slope, standard, and/or slope-intercept form.A1.2.2.1.4 Determine the slope and/or y-intercept represented by a linear equation or graph.A1.2.2.2.1 Draw, identify, find, and/or write an equation for a line of best fit for a scatter plot.A1.2.3.2.2 Analyze data, make predictions, and/or answer questions based on displayed data (box-and-whisker plots, stem-and-leaf plots, scatter plots, measures of central tendency, or other representations).A1.2.3.2.3 Make predictions using the equations or graphs of best-fit lines of scatter plots. | 3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.3.4.10.C Distinguish among the principles of force and motion. |
| 4 | Simple Machines & Slow CarsConceptual Physics
| 45 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.3.6.10.C Apply Physical technologies of structural design, analysis and engineering, personnel relations, financial affairs, structural production, research and design to real world problems. | A1.1.1.4.1 Use estimation to solve problems.A1.1.2.1.1 Write, solve, and/or apply a linear equation (including problem situations).A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only.A1.1.2.2.1 Write and/or solve a system of linear equations (including problem situations) using graphing, substitution, and/or elimination. Note: Limit systems to two linear equations. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.1.1.3 Identify the domain or range of a relation (may be presented as ordered pairs, a graph, or a table).A1.2.1.2.1 Create, interpret, and/or use the equation, graph, or table of a linear function.A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.3 Write or identify a linear equation when given • the graph of the line, • two points on the line, or • the slope and a point on the line. Note: Linear equation may be in point-slope, standard, and/or slope-intercept form.A1.2.2.1.4 Determine the slope and/or y-intercept represented by a linear equation or graph.A1.2.2.2.1 Draw, identify, find, and/or write an equation for a line of best fit for a scatter plot.A1.2.3.1.1 Calculate and/or interpret the range, quartiles, and interquartile range of data.A1.2.3.2.2 Analyze data, make predictions, and/or answer questions based on displayed data (box-and-whisker plots, stem-and-leaf plots, scatter plots, measures of central tendency, or other representations).A1.2.3.2.3 Make predictions using the equations or graphs of best-fit lines of scatter plots. | 3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.3.4.10.C Distinguish among the principles of force and motion. |
| 5 | Maglev VehicleConceptual Physics
| 25 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.3.6.10.C Apply Physical technologies of structural design, analysis and engineering, personnel relations, financial affairs, structural production, research and design to real world problems. 3.7.10.A Identify and safely use a variety of tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions | A1.1.2.1.1 Write, solve, and/or apply a linear equation (including problem situations).A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.1.1.3 Identify the domain or range of a relation (may be presented as ordered pairs, a graph, or a table).A1.2.1.2.1 Create, interpret, and/or use the equation, graph, or table of a linear function.A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.3 Write or identify a linear equation when given • the graph of the line, • two points on the line, or • the slope and a point on the line. Note: Linear equation may be in point-slope, standard, and/or slope-intercept form.A1.2.2.1.4 Determine the slope and/or y-intercept represented by a linear equation or graph. | 3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.3.4.10.C Distinguish among the principles of force and motion.3.1.10.C Apply patterns and repeated processes or recurring elements in science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology. |
| 6 | Rocketry Conceptual Physics
| 21 | 3.2.10.B Apply process knowledge and organize 3.2.10.D Identify and Apply the technological design process to solve problems.scientific and technological phenomena in varied ways3.6.10.C Apply Physical technologies of structural design, analysis and engineering, personnel relations, financial affairs, structural production, research and design to real world problems. 3.7.10.A Identify and safely use a variety of tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions | A1.1.2.1.1 Write, solve, and/or apply a linear equation (including problem situations).A1.1.2.1.3 Interpret solutions to problems in the context of the problem situation. Note: Linear equations only. A1.2.1.1.1 Analyze a set of data for the existence of a pattern and represent the pattern algebraically and/or graphically.A1.2.1.1.3 Identify the domain or range of a relation (may be presented as ordered pairs, a graph, or a table).A1.2.1.2.1 Create, interpret, and/or use the equation, graph, or table of a linear function.A1.2.2.1.1 Identify, describe, and/or use constant rates of change.A1.2.2.1.2 Apply the concept of linear rate of change (slope) to solve problems.A1.2.2.1.3 Write or identify a linear equation when given • the graph of the line, • two points on the line, or • the slope and a point on the line. Note: Linear equation may be in point-slope, standard, and/or slope-intercept form. | 3.1.12.A Apply concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control to solve complex technological problems.3.1.12.B Apply concepts of models as a method to predict and understand science and technology.3.1.12.C Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.3.4.10.C Distinguish among the principles of force and motion. |