G-W Tech and Trades Catalogue. - Oxford University Press
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technology & enginEEring<br />
Correlated with the St<strong>and</strong>ards for <strong>Tech</strong>nological Literacy<br />
ompanion<br />
Website<br />
www.g-wlearning.com<br />
Contents<br />
1. <strong>Tech</strong>nology: A Dynamic,<br />
Human-Created System<br />
2. <strong>Tech</strong>nology as a System<br />
3. Types of <strong>Tech</strong>nological<br />
Systems<br />
4. Inputs to <strong>Tech</strong>nological<br />
Systems<br />
5. <strong>Tech</strong>nological Processes<br />
6. Outputs <strong>and</strong> Feedback<br />
<strong>and</strong> Control<br />
7. Production Tools <strong>and</strong> Their<br />
Safe Use<br />
8. Measurement Systems<br />
<strong>and</strong> Tools <strong>and</strong> Their Role in<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />
9. The Problem-Solving <strong>and</strong><br />
Design Process<br />
10. Developing Design<br />
Solutions<br />
11. Evaluating Design<br />
Solutions<br />
12. Communicating Design<br />
Solutions<br />
13. Using <strong>Tech</strong>nology to<br />
Produce Artifacts<br />
14. The Types of Material<br />
Resources <strong>and</strong> How They<br />
Are Obtained<br />
15. Processing Resources<br />
16. Manufacturing Products<br />
17. Constructing Structures<br />
18. Using <strong>and</strong> Servicing<br />
Products <strong>and</strong> Structures<br />
19. Using <strong>Tech</strong>nology to<br />
Communicate<br />
20. Printed Graphic<br />
Communication<br />
21. Photographic<br />
Communication<br />
22. Telecommunication<br />
23. Computer <strong>and</strong> Internet<br />
Communication<br />
24. Using <strong>Tech</strong>nology to<br />
Transport<br />
25. Transportation Vehicles<br />
26. Operating Transportation<br />
Systems<br />
27. Energy: The Foundation of<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />
28. Energy-Conversion Systems<br />
29. Agricultural <strong>and</strong> Related<br />
Biotechnologies<br />
30. Food-Processing<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nologies<br />
31. Medical <strong>and</strong> Health<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nologies<br />
32. Organizing a<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nological Enterprise<br />
33. Operating <strong>Tech</strong>nological<br />
Enterprises<br />
34. Using <strong>and</strong> Assessing<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />
35. <strong>Tech</strong>nology: A Societal<br />
View<br />
36. <strong>Tech</strong>nology: A Personal<br />
View<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology &<br />
Engineering<br />
by R. Thomas Wright, ©2012, 6th Edition<br />
Suggested Grade Levels<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 C<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology & Engineering will help students realize how technology affects<br />
people <strong>and</strong> the world in which we live. Numerous illustrations <strong>and</strong> easy-toread<br />
text enable underst<strong>and</strong>ing of how people use technology <strong>and</strong> why<br />
technological systems work the way they do. Student-friendly features, such as<br />
Tomorrow’s <strong>Tech</strong>nology Today, <strong>Tech</strong>nology Explained, Academic Connections,<br />
STEM Connections, Think Green, <strong>and</strong> Career Corners, provide numerous practical<br />
examples of the impacts of technology on our world. This edition of the book<br />
contains information on automation <strong>and</strong> robotics, digital photography, digital<br />
signals, <strong>and</strong> job skills <strong>and</strong> employment. The book is fully correlated to the St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
for <strong>Tech</strong>nological Literacy.<br />
• Strategic Reading features help students focus on the material in each chapter.<br />
• STEM Connections <strong>and</strong> Academic Connections relate chapter content to math,<br />
science, history, <strong>and</strong> communication.<br />
• Think Green features connect chapter content to environmental issues.<br />
• <strong>Tech</strong>nology Explained features highlight <strong>and</strong> discuss a variety of current<br />
technologies.<br />
• Career Corner features present information about careers related to various<br />
technological fields.<br />
• Test Your Knowledge questions <strong>and</strong> STEM applications are included at the end of<br />
each chapter.<br />
In addition to the text, the teaching package includes a <strong>Tech</strong> Lab Workbook with<br />
material relating to the activities in the text. Other supplements include an Instructor’s<br />
Presentations for PowerPoint CD <strong>and</strong> an EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite CD.<br />
Science<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />
STEM<br />
Integrated<br />
Curriculum<br />
Engineering<br />
Mathematics<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology & Engineering Supports STEM<br />
• Mathematics STEM Connection features<br />
• Science STEM Connection features<br />
• Telecommunication<br />
• Problem solving<br />
Product Information ISBN School<br />
Text, 816 pp., hardcover 978-1-60525-412-8<br />
Online Text, 6 yr. Classroom Subscription 978-1-60525-696-2<br />
(minimum quantity 15)<br />
Bundle, Text + Online 6 yr. Classroom 978-1-61960-089-8<br />
Subscription (minimum quantity 15)<br />
<strong>Tech</strong> Lab Workbook, 140 pp. 978-1-60525-413-5<br />
Teacher’s Edition, 912 pp. 978-1-60525-414-2<br />
Teacher’s Manual, 348 pp. 978-1-60525-415-9<br />
Teacher’s Resource CD (Win/Mac) 978-1-60525-416-6<br />
EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite<br />
(Win/Mac), 1220 test questions<br />
978-1-60525-417-3<br />
Instructor’s Presentations for PowerPoint<br />
(Win/Mac), 1763 slides<br />
Individual License<br />
Site License<br />
978-1-60525-418-0<br />
978-1-60525-419-7<br />
Companion Website www.g-wlearning.com/technologyeducation<br />
Previous edition available. See page 71.<br />
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