Elementary Resources
Books
Kellet, Joe, and David Jinks. 1993. Design and Make Folio Series. Leeds: DJK Technology.
ISBN: 1 898515 07 7
Grades: Elementary
Description: This series provides detailed instructions and helpful diagrams to assist in designing and building a wide variety of structures and mechanisms.
Gates, Phil. 1995. Wild Technology – Inventions Inspired by Nature. New York: Kingfisher.
ISBN: 1-85697-587-8
Grades: Elementary
Description: This amazing book provides an illustrated look at how virtually every human developed technology has its roots in nature.
Kalman, Bobbie. 2000. Everyday Structures from A to Z. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company.
ISBN: 0-86505-417-7
Grades: Primary and Junior
Description: This book uses illustrations and easy to read text to describe a great variety of commonly found structures.
Dick, Kris, and Norman Lee. 1996. Technology – The Routes of Engineering. Vancouver: Gage Educational Publishing Company.
ISBN: 0-7715-8184-X
Grades: Elementary
Description: This illustrated large (ledger size, coil bound) book provides a history of technological developments.
Moore, Nancy, Debbie Brown, Linda McRudden and Marilyn Millar. 1995. Grades K – 3 A Primary Look at S.M.A.R.T. Barrie: Exclusive Educational Products.
ISBN: 0-86505-417-7
Grades: K-3
Description: This binder of detailed and illustrated activities provides ways of working with a variety of tools on a variety of age appropriate design and build projects.
Reynolds, Bill, Bob Corney and Norm Dale. 1993. Technology Ideas. Don Mills: Maxwell MacMillan Canada.
ISBN: 0-02-954154-9
Grades: Elementary
Description: This is one of the first and classic books to provide a solid understanding of the skills and tools of technological design at the elementary level.
Williams, Peter and Saryl Jacobson. 2000.Grades K – 8 Take a Technowalk. Toronto: Trifolium Books Inc.
ISBN: 1-55244-004-4
Grades: Elementary
Description: This activity book is full of ideas related to mechanisms and energy.
Reynolds, Bill, Bob Corney and Norm Dale. 1999. Grades K-3 Imagineering. Toronto: Trifolium Books Inc.
ISBN: 1-895579-19-8
Grades: K-3
Description: This is an excellent sourcebook for early technology experiences.
Joe Kellett and David Jinks, Design & Make Folios,
(Leeds, Eng.: DJK Technology, 1993). ISBN 1-898515-08-5
Grades: Junior and Intermediate
Description: A series of 10 photocopiable resource booklets providing easy-to-follow information on model building of frames and structures, mechanisms, and electric circuits. An extremely valuable resource for teachers new to technology education.
Peter Williams, et al., Science & Technology Activities Resource,
(Toronto: Gateway to Knowledge Press, 2000). ISBN 1-894318-00-5
Grades: Primary, Junior and Intermediate
Description: A series of soft cover teacher’s guides and student booklets that promote a hands-on approach to learning about science and technology. Books are written to support the Ontario Curriculum by strand and grade level.
Browning, et al, Design and Technology ISBN : 007549650X© 1992 | 1st Edition
Grades: Primary, Junior and Intermediate
Description: Approved on Circular 14 this text provides information for both students and teachers. A Teacher's Resource For Use With Design and Technology is also available.
Documents
Grades: K – 8
Name: Halton DSB Design Challenges and Skillbuilders
Description: This series of three division (Primary, Junior, Intermediate) specific documents contain Science and Technology curriculum-connected activities that enable teachers and students to develop grade specific fundamental knowledge and skills in technology education, and apply that learning to an appropriate design challenge.
Single copies of these documents are available free of charge by contacting Ron Ballentine (ballentiner@hdsb.ca).
Grades: 4/5
Name: Elementary Engineers
Description: This combined grades Halton DSB unit combines Science and Technology curriculum expectations from the Grade 4 “Pulleys and Gears” and Grade 5 “Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms” topics, and takes a backward design approach including two grade specific culminating performance tasks.
Single copies of these documents are available free of charge by contacting Ron Ballentine (ballentiner@hdsb.ca).
Grade: 7
Name: Don’t Force It
Description: This Halton DSB unit addresses the Science and Technology curriculum expectations from the “Structural Strength and Stability” topic, and takes a backward design approach including a culminating performance task.
Single copies of these documents are available free of charge by contacting Ron Ballentine (ballentiner@hdsb.ca).
Grade 8
Name: Under Pressure
Description: This Halton DSB unit addresses the Science and Technology curriculum expectations from the “Fluids” and “Mechanical Efficiency” topics, and takes a backward design approach including a culminating performance task.
Single copies of these documents are available free of charge by contacting Ron Ballentine (ballentiner@hdsb.ca).
Websites
Grades: Elementary
The Exploratorium. (2000). Structures Around the World – Activities for the Elementary Classroom. Retrieved April 18, 2006.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/
Description: This site includes illustrations of various types of structures, and includes sections on building, scale, and bridges.
Jackie Miers, Magill Primary School, South Australia. (2000-2005). Famous Structures of the World. Retrieved April 18, 2006.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/structures/famous.html
Description: This site includes numerous illustrations and descriptions of often well-known structures from around the world.
Science Learning Network, The Museum of Science (1997). Inventor’s Toolbox – The Elements of Machines. Retrieved April 18, 2006.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
Description: This site is an excellent source of helpful information on the different types of machines and how they work.
Franklin Institute Online. Simple Machines. Retrieved April 18, 2006.
http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
Description: This is an excellent source of information on simple machines.
Grades: Primary, Junior and Intermediate
Teaching Tools
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
Description: Discovery School offers teachers an array of powerful tools that help you create your own materials. Puzzle maker, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator, Lesson Planner etc.
How Stuff Works (Science & Technology)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/
Description: Student-friendly information with printable views.
Online Magazine of Design and Technology Education
http://www.tiesmagazine.org/
The Nuffield Curriculum Centre – Teaching, Education and Learning (U.K.)
http://www.nuffieldcurriculumcentre.org/
Description: A resource with links to articles, curriculum issues and project ideas in Design & Technology, Science, and Mathematics.
The Pembina Institute: Environmental Education Website
http://www.pembina.org/environmental_edu.asp#reen
Description: Alberta-based curriculum ideas for Canadian schools.
Pembina Institute: Renewable Energy
http://www.re-energy.ca/
Description: An excellent resource for background information, additional web-links and student projects including solar power cars, wind generators, and a biogas generator.
Project 2061: Science for All Americans Online
http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm?ql
Description: E-Book includes chapters on The Nature of Technology, The Designed World, Habits of Mind, Effective Learning and Teaching
A Design and Technology Site
http://www.technologystudent.com/
Description: Offers a wide variety of technology topics including design process, graphic design techniques, structures, mechanisms, gears and pulleys, and Robolab. Suitable for teachers and students.
Grades: Junior and Intermediate
Flying Pigs
http://www.flying-pig.com ,
Description: Flying Pig Paper Animation Kits offers moving, paper models for students to make.
D&T exemplars
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/design/index.htm
Description: This site offers D&T exemplars at various levels and stages of units used throughout England
S&T examplars
http://exemplars.ysiste.com
Description: This S&T exemplar site provides good end of unit tasks. This is a site that requires a login. Several boards are involved and may have board access. Please check site for access.
Question Tools e-learning
http://www.questiontools.com/
Description: Good web site to make on-line safety tests and you can translate them into other languages for ESL students.
The Physics of Pneumatics.
http://www.mapageweb.umontreal.ca/cousined/lego/3‑Physics/Pneumatics/index.html
Description: Pneumatics activities for using Lego to create a variety of working models, which clearly demonstrate pneumatic principles.
Catapults/Ballista
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Brown/Te/CATAPULTS/Catapult_history.html
Description: This site provides an easy to read history of catapults. It demonstrates the principles of operation and compares this to propeller systems. Animations of how the plane uses "torsion" to turn its propeller, and other similar systems are included.
Digital Camera Basics
http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/basics/
Description: Digital cameras are confusing to a lot of new users. This basic guide to digital camera technology provides digital beginners the basics in understanding the digital camera with the basic terms like white balance, pixel, ppi and dpi etc.
PBS Nova Online Build a Bridge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html
Description: Provides students with basic information on four types of bridges, and an interactive quiz. Has links to other webpage resources.
Grades: Intermediate and Senior
The Basic Bridge Types
www.matsuo-bridge.co.jp/english/bridges/index.shtml
Description: The Matsuo Bridge Company website provides more detailed information on six types of bridges. Pages are nicely laid out with drawings, charts, text, and a link to a photograph of a real-world example. Suitable for intermediate/senior students.
Additional Resource Sites
Tech Teacher Resources @ OCTE www.octe.on.ca/links.shtml
ITEA – International Technology Education Association http://www.iteaconnect.org/
LEGO Robotics http://mindstorms.lego.com/
B.E.S.T. (Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology) www.bestinc.org
Invention, Innovation and Inquiry (I3) www.iteaconnect.org/i3/index.htm
Teach Engineering www.teachengineering.com/index.php
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Zoom Into Engineering www.pbkids.org/zoom
Animation Software www.hash.com
Building Big http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
NASA www.nasa.gov
NASA – for Educators K-4 www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-/features/
NASA – for Educators 5-8 /www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-/features/
NASA - Science Made Fun (K-3 focus) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Educator Astronaut – STS 118 (Space Shuttle) www.nasa.gov/STS118
Engineering Notebook http://www2.westside66.org/~dshabram/
Explore Engineering www.jets.org
Try Engineering www.tryengineering.org/lesson.php
Intel www.intel.com/education/designsquad/
Engineering K-12 http://www.engineeringk12.org/
A T & T Education Web Page www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm