Slovenia 9th Grade Curriculum - Technology (Tehnika in tehnologija)
This curriculum outlines the subject of Technology (Tehnika in tehnologija) for 9th grade in Slovenia. It is structured around project-based learning, emphasizing practical application and problem-solving. The curriculum is divided into several key areas:
I. Man and Creation:
- Workshop behavior, organization, and workspace maintenance.
- Safety procedures in the workshop.
- The influence of technology on the environment (both positive and negative), and mitigation strategies.
- Manufacturing as an organized process, including basic principles of work division and practical examples.
II. Documentation:
- Representing objects in spatial projection.
- The significance of isometric projection drawing.
- Sketching and drawing objects in isometric or spatial projection.
- Sketching objects from sheet metal or wire.
- Technical and technological documentation (metals, constructions).
- Drawing or 3D modeling with computer-aided design (CAD) software.
III. Materials and Processing (Technology):
- Metals:
- Characteristics and applications of common metals.
- Types and classification of metals, testing their properties.
- Metal semi-finished products.
- Designing and creating products from sheet metal or wire, followed by evaluation.
- Technological processes for metalworking.
- Inspection and measurements using tools like calipers.
- Work division and assembly lines.
- Environmental impact of metal production and use, waste recycling.
- Metalworking professions and required skills.
- Engines:
- Justification for the use of engines.
- Studying internal combustion engines (four-stroke gasoline, diesel, two-stroke).
- Impact of motorization on the environment and safety measures in traffic.
- Professions in the automotive industry.
- Drives:
- Types of motion in devices and machines.
- The role of drives in machines and their components: axles, shafts, gears, bearings, and lubricants.
- Composition, operation, and application of belt, gear, chain, and friction drives.
- Building models of devices using drives.
IV. Technical Resources:
- Main components of machines and their functions.
- The usefulness of electrical energy.
- Components of electrical circuits, building models.
- Conductors and insulators.
- Symbols of components and diagrams of electrical circuits.
- Switches as control elements.
- Electrical voltage of sources and its unit.
- Dangers of electric current.
- Impact of electricity production and consumption on the environment.
- Alternative sources (solar, wind power plants, etc.).
- Electrical consumers, electric motors.
- Circuits with multiple switches, truth tables.
- Dependence of the direction of rotation of a DC motor on the direction of electric current.
- Using drives to reduce the number of rotations (gears, belts).
- Constructing, building, and evaluating the operation of models.
V. Economics:
- Development, production, and sales cycle of a product.
- Basic elements for calculating the value of a product and determining its price.
- Influence of individual elements on the price.
VI. Computer and Control, Computer-Aided Manufacturing:
- Drawing with CAD software.
- Calculating product costs with computer tools.
- Computer-controlled devices.
- Connecting computers to devices through inputs and outputs.
- The role of computers in controlling work processes and devices.
- Principles of CAD/CAM operation.
VII. Traffic Education:
- Drives in bicycles or motorcycles, their operation, and importance for safe driving.
- Traffic regulations.
VIII. Safety:
- Safety regulations and ensuring safe working conditions.
- Evaluating the importance of following traffic regulations.
This curriculum promotes project-based learning, where students identify problems, develop solutions, create products, and evaluate their work. It emphasizes practical skills, technical knowledge, and environmental awareness. The curriculum also integrates cross-curricular connections with other subjects, fostering a holistic learning experience. |
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