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=Technology & Design Curriculum=

This year the elementary schools in the Euclid City School District are implementing a new Technology & Design Curriculum to address the Technology Standards from the State of Ohio. There are many "technology" standards that overlap with Social Studies, Science and Language Arts. Two of the seven main standards deal with Design and the Designed World which include topics such as following a plan to create a snack or craft (see the pictures of the paper hats the first graders made), and understanding the parts of a system (our second grade classes listed everything needed to make popcorn - and they we pop it and eat it). We also talk about Internet safety (check out video clips from[| pointsafeclicksmart.org]) and how to identify credible (true) information on the Internet and fifth graders write their own Responsible Use of Technology Pledge. Check back frequently as we'll post more pictures and descriptions of technology related lessons.

Roller Coaster Models designed by 5th graders
As part of the Technology and Design Curriculum implemented this year in Euclid's Elementary Schools, 5th grade students use the Internet to learn about Roller Coasters and how they work so they can apply that knowledge to designing and constructing model Roller Coasters. Their goal: To create a structure with a "track" that will accomodate a ping pong ball.
 * Model Roller Coasters**

//Websites used to learn about Roller Coasters//: http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/ http://www.abc.net.au/spark/games/rollercoaster.htm [|www.howstuffworks.com/roller-coaster.htm] http://kids.discovery.com/games/rollercoasters/buildacoaster.html

//Check out the videos of completed models:// [|Roller Coaster H1][|Roller Coaster H2][|Roller Coaster H3][|Roller Coaster H4]



==**Third grade learns about sending and receiving information by giving directions to a partner to draw a monster or robot. See more at our Send and Receive page. http://memorialpark.wikispaces.com/3rdmonsters**==



**First Graders followed step-by-step directions to make paper hats.**

 * Check out the directions we used: [[file:Newspaper Sailor Hat.pdf]]**