Materials Science and Technology

 

Alignment with the Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Vicky Lamoreaux

 

 

 

                               

 

 

                                                August 2000

 

 

 

 

                             Prepared for

                             The U.S. Department of Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

                             Office of Science Education Programs

                             Richland, WA  99352

 

 

Material Science

Safety

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 


                                                The student will be able to:

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Match terms associated with safety to their related definitions.   (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ State the consequences of worker using drugs or alcohol on the job. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Match the classes of fires to their correct descriptions.(S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Match fire extinguisher symbols to given classes. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  State reasons for Material Safety Data Sheets. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Read and use a MSDS sheet. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ List toxic substances that a material scientist or technician may come in contact.(S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Identify location and use of personal safety equipment. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Demonstrate how to neutralize an acid or a base. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Keep a clean work area. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___  Follow all written and verbal safety instructions. (S)

 

 ___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Keep a written record of safety instructions to include disposal information for each activity. (S)

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

Material Science

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Art

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

 

 

 

 


___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Understand and apply arts concepts and vocabulary to communicate ideas: craftsmanship, function. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Purposefully organize arts elements for a specific application.  (MS)

 

___  ___  ____  ___  ___ Assess and refine technique to improve personal performance or product. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Develop habits of craftsmanship to produce quality work: persistence, self-discipline, and technical

                                           skills. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Identify, analyze, and solve a problem in an expressive and imaginative way. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Communicate for a variety of functions and audiences. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Apply artistic processes to both enhance and demonstrate learning in other subjects. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Understand how technological advances change the way cultures express and interpret meaning. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Use art skill and knowledge to present ideas, inform, persuade or design projects. (MS)

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Collaborate to design a project developing own criteria. (MS)

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

 

Material Science

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Communication

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 


                                                The student will be able to:

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Use attention level appropriate for circumstances. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Analyze and reflect on ideas while paying attention and listening in a variety of situations. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Interpret and draw inferences from verbal and nonverbal communication. (S) 

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Draw inferences based on visual information or people’s behavior.  (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Explore different perspectives on viewing a range of visual texts. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Listen for, identify and explain information vs. persuasion; inferences; emotive rhetoric vs. reasoned

                                       judgments. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Use a variety of effective listening strategies. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Ask questions to interpret and evaluate oral and visual contexts based on information from a variety           

                                       of sources. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Paraphrase to expand and refine understanding. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Make judgments and inferences. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Ask questions to refine and verify predictions. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Communicate effectively with different audiences. (LP)

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Identify and use different forms of oral presentation. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Use a variety of content to convey messages to a chosen audience.

                                       (LP)

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Access and use a variety of sources. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Create a comprehensive and organized presentation with a clear sequencing of ideas and transitions. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Make a well reasoned, insightful presentation supported by related details. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Use effective delivery. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Effectively use action, sound, and or images to support presentations. (S)

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

Material Science

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Writing

 

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 


                                                The student will be able to:

 

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Maintain sharp focus to clearly hold reader’s attention, make a point, and or describe a process. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Approach a topic in an individualized way. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Write coherent paragraphs. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Develop analysis, synthesis, persuasion, and exposition logically; demonstrate advanced logic. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Use style appropriate to the audience and purpose. (MS/S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Apply writing conventions. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Write for different audiences. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Write for different purposes: reflection, experimentation, to make inferences or draw conclusions, present    

                                       an analytical response to  literature, apply for jobs, communicate findings, and to convey  technical

                                       information. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Write for career applications. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish. (LP/MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Assess own strengths and needs for improvement as a writer. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Seek and offer feedback with regard to concept and design, style, and conventions.(LP)

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

 

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Mathematics

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 


                                                The student will be able to:

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Explain the magnitude of numbers by comparing and ordering real numbers. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand and apply the concepts of ratio. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand operations on rational numbers. (S)

 

 ___  ___  ___  ___  ___Use mental arithmetic, pencil, paper, calculator, or computer to the  tasks involving numbers. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Estimation. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand and apply concepts and procedures from measurement. (MS)

 

 ___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand and use coordinate grids. (LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Collect data using appropriate methods and technology. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Organize and display data in appropriate forms. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Design and conduct experiments to verify or disprove predictions. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand and make inferences based on analysis of results. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand, develop, and express rules describing patterns. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Translate among tabular, symbolic, and graphical representations of relations. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Investigate situations. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Formulate questions and define problems. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Predict results and make inferences. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Gather information. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Organize and interpret information. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze information. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Construct solutions. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Extend and apply mathematical thinking to other disciplines. (S)

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

Material Science

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Science

 

No exposure

       Exposure Only (No practice time.)

                  Limited Practice (Has practiced, additional practice needed to develop skill.)

                             Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill, but additional practice needed.)

                     Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 


                                                The student will be able to:

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects. (MS/S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze systems. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand many forms of energy. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Understand that total energy is conserved. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Relate the structural characteristics of atoms to the principles of bonding. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze and explain the factors that affect physical and chemical changes. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Identify various forces and their relative magnitudes, and explain everyday situations in terms of force.

                                       (E)

 ___  ___  ___  ___  ___Study and analyze challenges or problems. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Research, model, simulate, and test alternative solutions to a problem. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Propose, revise, and evaluate the possible constraints, applications, and consequences of solutions. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze and explain why curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism are integral to scientific inquiry.

                                       (E)

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Identify and analyze factors that limit the extent of an investigation.  (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Compare, contrast and critique divergent results. (E/LP)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze and evaluate the quality of investigations. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Know that science involves testing, revising, and occasionally discarding theories; understand that

                                      scientific inquiry and investigation lead to a better understanding of the natural world and  not to absolute

                                      truth. (MS)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze how scientific knowledge and technological advances discovered and developed by individuals 

                                       and communities in all cultures of the world contribute to changes in societies. (S)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Analyze how the scientific enterprise are influenced by human activity. (E)

 

___  ___  ___  ___  ___Investigate the scientific, mathematical, and technological   knowledge, training, and experience needed

                                       for occupational or career areas of interest. (E)

 

 

Expected development indicated in parenthesis.  E=exposure; LP=limited practice; MS=moderately skilled; S=skilled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ART

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Materials Science and Technology

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Art

 

Exposure ( No practice time.)

Limited Practice ( Has practiced.  Additional practice needed to develop skill.)

Moderately Skilled (Skill developed.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

1.1      Understand and apply arts concepts and vocabulary to communicate ideas.

 

Understand and apply common concepts in all the arts: craftsmanship, function.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Laboratory Journal

Exposure

Laboratory Journal:2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

1.2      Organize arts elements into artistic compositions.

 

Purposefully organize arts elements for a specific application.

All units


Culminating Projects

 

Laboratory Journal

Moderately Skilled

Laboratory Journal: 2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

1.3      Use and develop arts skills and techniques to solve problems and express ideas.

 

Assess and refine technique to improve personal performance/products.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

Limited Practice

Laboratory Journal:2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

1.4      Use skills of craftsmanship to produce quality work.

 

Develop habits of craftsmanship to produce quality work: persistence, self-discipline, technical skills

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

Moderately Skilled

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

2.2      Generate and analyze solutions to problems using creativity and imagination.

 

Identify, analyze, and solve a problem in an expressive and imaginative way.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Laboratory Activities

Limited Practice

Laboratory Journal: 2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

3.1      Use image, sound, action, and movement through the arts to express individual ideas for a specific purpose.

 

Communicate for a variety of functions and audiences.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Multi-Instructional Approach; Written, Oral, and Video Productions

Limited Practice

Laboratory Journal: 2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

Exposure ( No practice time.)

Limited Practice ( Has practiced.  Additional practice needed to develop skill.)

Moderately Skilled (Skill developed.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

4.1      Use arts skills and knowledge in other subject areas.

 

Apply artistic processes to both enhance and demonstrate learning in other subjects

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Real Life Application

Moderately Skilled

Laboratory Journal: 2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Real Life Application: 2.25-2.27

4.4   Recognize the influence of the arts in shaping and reflecting cultures and history.

 

Understand how technological advances change the way cultures express and interpret meaning.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Video/Community Sources

 

Real Life Application

Limited Practice

Laboratory Journal: 2.8-2.13

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

4.5  Incorporate arts knowledge and skills into the workplace.

 

Use art skills and knowledge to present ideas, inform, persuade or design products.

 

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

Limited Practice

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

4.5  Collaborate to design a project developing his or her own criteria.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Multi-Instructional Approach

Moderately Skilled

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-22.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Material Science and Technology

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Communication

 

Exposure (No practice time.)

Limited Practice ( Has practiced skill.  Additional practice needed to develop skill.)

Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

1.1      Focus attention.

 

Use attention level appropriate for particular circumstances and contexts.

 

Analyze and reflect on ideas while paying attention and listening in a variety of situations.

All Units

 

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

 

Workplace Readiness

Skilled

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

1.2      Listen and observe to gain and interpret information.

 

Interpret and draw inferences from verbal and non-verbal communication.  Draw inferences based on visual information and/or people’s behavior, Explore different perspectives on viewing a range of visual texts.  Use a variety of effective listening strategies.

All Units


laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects


Guest Speakers

 

Problem Solving

Skilled

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

1.3      Check for understanding by asking questions and paraphrasing.

 

Ask questions to interpret and evaluate and visual contexts based on information from a variety of sources.  Paraphrase to expand and refine understanding.  Make judgments and inferences.  Ask questions to refine and verify hypothesis or predictions.  Use a variety of listening skills.

All Units

 

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Problem Solving

 

Journal Writes

 

Cooperative Groups

 

Laboratory Activities

Skilled

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Problem Solving: 2/5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

 

Fostering Creativity: 2.16

2.1      Communicate clearly to a range of audiences for different purposes.

 

Communicate effectively with different audiences.  Identify and use different forms of oral presentation.

Multi-Instructional Approach

     Presentations

 

Journal Writes

 

Cooperative Groups

 

Workplace Readiness

Moderately Skilled

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Exposure (No practice time.)

Limited Practice ( Has practiced skill.  Additional practice needed to develop skill.)

Moderately Skilled (Has performed skill.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

2.2      Develop content and ideas.

 

Use a variety of content to convey messages to a chosen audience.  Access and use a variety of primary and secondary sources.  Create a comprehensive and organized presentation with a clear sequencing of ideas and transitions.  Make a well reasoned, insightful presentation supported by related details.

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Problem Solving

 

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Limited Practice

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

2.3      Use effective delivery.

 

Vary tone, pitch, and pace of speech to create effect and aid communication.  Project voice well.  Use good posture and eye contact.  Skillfully use facial expression, body movement, and gestures to convey tone and mood appropriate to the audience and message.

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Oral Presentations

 

Cooperative Groups

Limited Practice

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

2.4      Use effective language and style.

 

Speak using standard grammar.  Use a variety of sentence structure.  Use language that is interesting and well suited to the topic and audience.

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Problem Solving

 

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Skilled

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

2.5      Effectively use action, sound, and/or images to support presentations.

 

Communicate messages through oral, artistic, graphic, and or multimedia presentations.  Demonstrate sophisticated use of available technology to present ideas and concepts.

 

 

 

 

Multi-Instructional Approach

 

Journal Writes

 

Oral Presentations

 

Cooperative Groups

Skilled when technology is available.

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Cooperative Groups: 2.14

 

 

 

Mathematics

Material Science and Technology

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Mathematics

 

Exposure(No practice time.)

Limited Practice(Has practiced.  Additional practice needed.)

Moderately Skilled(Skill developed.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled(Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

1.1    Understand and apply concepts and procedures from number sense.

 

  Number and Numeration.

  1. Explain the magnitude of numbers by comparing and ordering real numbers.
  2. Understand and apply concepts of ratio and both direct and indirect proportion.

 

Computational

  1. Understand operations on rational numbers.
  2. Use mental arithmetic, pencil and paper, calculator, or computer as appropriate to the task involving rational numbers.

 

Estimation

  1. Identify situations involving real numbers in which estimation is sufficient and computation is not required.

 

 

Laboratory Activities:

Pb-Sn

Al-Zn

Lost Wax

Glass Batching

Polymer Activities

Composite Activities

 

The Mole Concept and Stoichiometry

 

 

Moderately Skilled

 

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Glass Batching and the Mole: 6.2-6.33

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

1.2    Understand and apply concepts and procedures from measurement.

 

Attributes and Dimensions

  1. Understand how changes in dimension affect perimeter, area, and volume.
  2. Measure objects and events directly or use indirect methods such as finding the volume of a cone given its height and diameter.

 

Approximation and Precision

  1. Understand that precision and accuracy of measurement is affected by the measurement tools and calculating procedures.
  2. Use estimation to obtain reasonable approximations.

 

 

 

Systems and Tools

  1. Understand the benefits of standard units of measurement and the advantages of the metric system.
  2. Compare, contrast, and use both the US and SI systems.

 

  1. Select and use tools that will provide an appropriate degree of precision.

 

All Units

 

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

 

 

 

Limited Practice:

a, b

 

Moderately Skilled: e, f, g

 

Skilled: c, d,

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Glass Batching and the Mole: 6.2-6.33

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

1.3    Understand and apply concepts and procedures from geometric sense.

 

Understand and use coordinate grids.

Wire Draw Activity

 

Lead-Tin Solder

 

Al-Zn Alloy

 

Glass Batch

Limited Practice

Wire: 5.16-5.19

 

Lead-Tin: 5.1-5.16

 

Al-Zn  5.2-5.3

 

Glass: 6.2-6.3

1.4    Understand and apply concepts and procedures from probability and statistics.

 

  1. Collect data using appropriate methods.
  2. Organize and display data in appropriate forms.

Prediction and Inference

  1. Design and conduct experiments to verify or disprove predictions.
  2. Understand and make inferences based on the analysis of experimental results.

 

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Limited Practice: c

 

Moderately Skilled: a, b, d

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Destructive Testing: Section 7,8

1.5    Understand and apply concepts and procedures form algebraic sense.

 

  1. Understand, develop, and express rules describing patterns.
  2. Translate among tabular, symbolic, and graphical representations of relations.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

 

 

Moderately Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

2.1      Investigate situations.

 

  1. Analyze and use multiple strategies.
  2. Identify what information is missing or extraneous and compensate for it.
  3. Analyze an unproductive approach and attempt to modify it or try a new approach.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

2.2      Formulate questions and define problems.

 

  1. Identify questions to be answered in complex situations.
  2. Define problems in complex situations.
  3. Identify the unknowns in complex situations.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

3.1      Analyze information.

 

Interpret and integrate information from multiple sources.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

3.2      Predict results and make inferences.

 

Make and explain conjectures and inferences based on analysis of problem situations.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

3.3      Draw conclusions and verify results.

 

  1. Support arguments and justify results using inductive and deductive reasoning.
  2. Check for reasonableness of results.
  3. Reflect on and evaluate procedures and results and make necessary revisions.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

4.1      Gather information.

 

Develop or select an efficient system for collecting information.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

4.2      Organize and interpret information.

 

Organize, clarify, and refine mathematical information in multiple ways: reflecting, verbalizing, discussing, or writing.

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

5.2      Relate mathematical concepts and procedures to other disciplines.

 

  1. Extend mathematical thinking and modeling to other disciplines.
  2. Apply mathematical thinking and modeling in other disciplines.

All Units

Skilled

Metals:  Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

 

Science

 

Material Science and Technology

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Science

 

Exposure ( No practice Time)

Limited Practice (Has practiced.  Additional practice needed to develop skill.)

Moderately Skilled (Skill developed.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled (Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Level

Reference

EALR #1  The Student  understands and uses scientific concepts and principles

 

1.1    Use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects.

 

Properties of Substances

  1. In the periodic table, elements are arranged by increasing atomic number.
  2. In the periodic table, elements with similar properties are arranged in vertical columns in chemical families called groups.
  3. Use the periodic table to predict properties of various elements.

 

Nature and Properties of Earth Materials

  1. Correlate the chemical composition of earth materials-rocks, soils, water, gases of the atmosphere-with properties that determine their use to humans.

Introduction

Metals

Ceramics

Polymers

Moderately skilled: c, d

 

Skilled: a, b

Introduction: Section 4

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Projects:

Introduction to Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, and Composites 5.1,6.1,7.1,8.1

 

Properties of Metals 5.3

Alloying 5.3,5.7,5.27,5.31

Lost Wax Cast 5.35

Making a Light Bulb 5.42

 

Glass 6.3-6.41

Making and Testing Superconductors 6.73

 

Nylon 7.10

Polymer ID 7.23

 

Concrete 8.3

1.2    Recognize the components, structure, and organization of systems and the interconnections within and among them.

System

  1. Analyze systems, including the inputs and outputs of the system and subsystem.

   Energy

  1. Understand many forms of energy as they are found in common situations on earth and in the universe.
  2. Understand the total energy is conserved; analyze decreases and increases in energy during transfers, in terms of total energy conservation.

 

Structure of Matter/Chemical and Physical Changes

  1. Relate the structural characteristics of atoms to the principles of atomic bonding
  2. Analyze and explain the factors that affect physical and chemical changes, and how matter and energy are conserved in a closed system.

 

Introduction

Metals

Ceramics

Polymers

Composites

Exposure: a

 

Moderately Skilled: b, c, e

 

Skilled: d

Introduction: Section 4

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

Projects:

Alloying  5.3-5.31

Aluminum-Zinc Solid State  Phase Change in Metals  5.20,5.27

Lost Wax Casting 5.35

 

Glass 6.13-6.45

 

Polymer Foam 7.3

Nylon 7.10


Concrete 8.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Level

Reference

 

1.3    Understand how interactions within and among systems cause changes in matter and energy.

 

Nature of Forces

  1. Identify various forces and their relative  

            magnitudes, and  explain everyday

           situations in terms of force.

 

Introduction Unit


Metals

Ceramics

Polymers

Composites

Exposure

Introduction: Section 4

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Post laboratory discussions

 

Materials Testing (not included in the

hand book but a major component

of most courses).

2.3      Apply science knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet challenges.

 

Identifying Problems

  1. Study and analyze challenges or problems from local, regional, national, or global contexts in which science/technology can or has been used to design a solution.

Designing and testing solutions

  1. Research, model, simulate, and test alternative solutions to a problem.

Evaluating potential solutions

  1. Propose, revise, and evaluate the possible constraints, applications, and consequences of solutions.

 

 

Introduction

Metals

Ceramics

Polymers

Composites

 

Laboratory Activities

 

Culminating Projects

Moderately Skilled : All

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Introduction: Section 4

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Most Laboratory Activities 4.1-8.39

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Level

Reference

EALR #3 The Student understands the nature and contexts of science and technology.

 

3.1 Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.

      Intellectual honesty

  1. Analyze and explain why curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism are integral to scientific inquiry. 

 

Limitations of science and technology

  1. Identify and analyze factors that limit the extent of scientific investigation.

Dealing with inconsistencies

  1. Compare, contrast, and critique divergent results from scientific investigations based on scientific arguments and explanations.

 

Evaluating methods of investigation

  1. Analyze and evaluate the quality and standards of investigative design, processes, and procedures.

Evolution of scientific ideas

 

  1. Know that science involves testing, revising, and occasionally discarding theories; understand that scientific inquiry and  investigation lead to a better understanding of the natural world and not to absolute truth.

 

Introduction

Metals

Ceramics

Polymers

Composites

 

Culminating Projects

Exposure: a, c

Moderately Skilled: b, d, e

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Introduction: Section 4

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Most Laboratory Activities 4.1-8.39

3.2      Know that science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society, and to the workplace.

 

All peoples contribute to science and technology

  1. Analyze how scientific knowledge and technological advances discovered and developed by individuals and communities in all cultures of the world contribute to changes in societies. 

 

Relationship of science and technology

  1. Analyze how the scientific enterprise and technological advances influence and are influenced by human activity, for example societal, environmental, economical, political, or ethical considerations.

 

Careers and occupations using science, mathematics, and technology

  1. Investigate the scientific, mathematical, and technological knowledge, training, and experience needed for occupational/career areas of interest.

 

Introduction

Introduction to Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites

 

Career component of most vocationally certified course

Exposure: a, c

Skilled: b

Introduction to Metals, Ceramics, Polymers,

and Composites  4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1

 

History

 

Career  Component

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Material Science and Technology

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Writing

 

Exposure(No practice time.)

Limited Practice(Has practiced.  Additional practice needed.)

Moderately Skilled(Skill developed.  Additional practice needed.)

Skilled(Can perform skill independently.)

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

1.1      Develop concept and design.

 

  1. Maintain a sharp focus throughout the work; focus text clearly to hold reader’s attention, to make a point, to tell a story, and or describe a process.
  2. Approach a topic in an individualized and purposeful way.
  3. Discriminate between essential, intriguing, or useful information and trivia.
  4. Write coherent paragraphs.
  5. Develop analysis, synthesis, persuasion, and exposition logically; demonstrate advanced logic.

All Units

 

Culminating Projects

 

Problem Solving

 

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

 

Workplace Readiness

Limited Practice:   c, e

 

Moderately Skilled:   a, b, d

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Culminating Projects:  5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

2.1      Write for different audiences.

 

  1. Identify, analyze, describe, and meet the needs of chosen audience.
  2. Show a sense of how particular audience may interpret a text.

All Units

 

Journal Writes

Limited Practice

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

2.2      Write for different purposes.

 

  • Reflect upon own experiences.
  • Experiment with language
  • Make inferences or draw conclusions.
  • Present an analytical response to literature.
  • Communicate research findings.
  • Convey technical information.

All Units

 

Written and Oral Presentations

 

Journal Writes

 

Workplace Readiness

Moderately Skilled

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

 

Culminating Projects:  5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

 

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

 

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Benchmark

Unit/Activity

Performance Skill

Reference

2.3      Write for career applications.

 

  1. Identify writing skill required for occupational career areas of interest.
  2. Produce technical and non-technical documents for career audiences such as homepage, research report, or blueprint.
  3. Understand the importance of using reference style consistently when writing documents or reports.

Journal Writes

 

Workplace Readiness

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Limited Practice

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

3.1      Prewrite.

 

 

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

3.2  Draft.

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

3.3  Revise.

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

3.4  Edit.

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

 

Cooperative Groups

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

3.5      Publish.

 

Produce a legible, professional looking final product. 

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4

4.1      Assess own strengths and needs for improvement.

 

  1. Articulate own and established criteria for improving writing; defend choices to deviate from established criteria.
  2. Assess own strengths and developmental needs as a writer.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the qualities that make a piece of writing effective.

Journal Writes

 

Written and Oral Presentations

Limited Practice

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

 

Multi-Instructional Approach:    2.3-2.4