| National Technology Standards Addressed by SAGE III SOLAR |
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| Standard (Category) |
Standard |
Application in SOLAR |
| One |
Understand characteristics and scope of technology. |
Describe an example of "product development" (such as assembling a sun photometer from a kit of materials) |
| Two |
Understand core concepts of technology. |
Gather and apply information about systems, resources, requirements, optimization and trade-off, processes and controls (for example, participation in the sun photometer project and research about the SAGE III instrument). |
| Three |
Understand relationships among technologies and the connection between technology and other fields of study. |
Make connections between science and technology (for example, study atmospheric aerosols to understand the purpose of the SAGE III instrument and sun photometer and vice versa). |
| Four |
Understand cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology. |
Describe legal agreements designed to protect the environment (such as the Montreal Protocol). Describe an example of alternative fuel sources (such as electric cars). Summarize the international cooperation involved with the SAGE III mission. |
| Five |
Understand the effects of technology on the environment. |
Describe examples of how technology affects lifestyles (for example, study the effects of fossil fuels and automobiles on the environment or study the effects of human activities on ozone). Evaluate the "good" and "bad" effects of technology on global climate. Monitor atmospheric conditions and observe weather patterns. |
| Six |
Understand the role of society in the development and use of technology. |
Describe examples of the development of the Earth observation systems resulting from society's search for knowledge about global climate. Describe examples of the effect that political decisions can have on space-based technology. |
| Seven |
Understand the influence of technology on history. |
Describe the influence, which satellite-based instruments have had on the prediction of global climate patterns. Trace the development of space vehicles as a form of transportation. |
| Eight |
Understand the attributes of design. |
Use the design process in implementing the sun photometer experiment. Communicate processes and results by maintaining a journal, a class log, and using electronic communication. |
| Nine |
Understand engineering design. |
Use modeling, testing, evaluating, and modifying in implementing the sun photometer experiment. |
| Ten |
Understand the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving. |
Maintain and repair working models and assess reliability. Use "troubleshooting" as a problem-solving method to find out why a part or system isn't working. |
| Eleven |
Develop abilities to apply the design process. |
Develop a cooperative teamwork strategy to implement the sun photometer experiment, collect data, and report results. |
| Twelve |
Develop abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems. |
Correctly use hand-tools to maintain instruments. Use computers to access and organize information. Use information in technical manuals. |
| Thirteen |
Develop abilities to assess the impact of products and systems. |
Describe the effect of certain technologies (cars, for example) on the environment. Use instrument to collect data and then interpret the data with respect to the atmosphere. |
| Fourteen |
Understand, select and use medical technologies. |
Describe the differences between "good" and "bad" ozone with respect to human health. |
| Fifteen |
Understand, select, and use agricultural and related biotechnology. |
Describe the relationship between ecosystems and the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Describe the effects of biomass burning and volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere. |
| Sixteen |
Understand, select, and use energy and power technologies. |
Describe examples of uses of radiant energy from the sun and the conversion of radiant energy to other forms of energy. Compare and contrast various alternative fuel sources with respect to the environment. Construct a battery-operated device and use voltage output to measure intensity of the sun's light. |
| Seventeen |
Understand, select, and use information and communication technologies. |
Acquire and send information using electronic media. Share information and data by using communication systems such as internet, fax, phone, e-mail, and print. Use textual, symbolic, numerical, and graphical information. |
| Eighteen |
Understand, select, and use transportation technologies. |
Describe and evaluate environmental effects of transportation issues such as pollution, congestion, fuel consumption, and alternative energy sources. Provide examples of “intermodalism”, such as using rockets or space shuttles to transport satellites, and using satellites to transport space-based instruments. |
| Nineteen |
Understand, select, and use manufacturing technologies. |
Provide examples of the effects of the manufacturing process on the environment. Apply the manufacturing processes of installing, repairing, altering, maintaining, and upgrading to the sun photometer experiment. Apply the "customized production" system of manufacturing to the sun photometer experiment. |
| Twenty |
Understand, select, and use construction technologies. |
Describe the location of the SAGE III instrument with respect to the overall structure of the Meteor-3M satellite and the International Space Station. |
Ref: Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology, International Technology Education Association and its Technology for All Americans Project, 2000, ITEA (Reston, VA).