Rationale Technology is embodied in devices that extend human capabilities. It provides the tools to extend our vision, to send and receive sounds and images from around the world, and to improve health, personal relationships, lifestyle, economies, and ecosystems. Technology is a dominant force in today's society. Technological literacy is as essential to participation in modern society as is numeracy and the ability to read and write. A technologically literate person uses tools, materials, systems, and processes in an informed, ethical, and responsible way.
Technology education helps young people prepare to live and work in a technological world.
There are a number of technologies to discover through areas such as science and engineering. It parallels the Biology component of the IRP for Grades 4 and 5. The unit covers several subtopics in technology from designing and structure, mechanical systems, to media and graphics. Contact the technology coordinator in this district to find and buy their program. The design briefs by Kirkwood's students integrate the projects into different areas such as language arts and science through literature and other means.