Air Transportation Air Transportation
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series , this 15-minute video develops the scientific concepts behind the various modes of air transportation: airplane, helicopter, balloon, dirigible, and so on. Includes a historical look at their development, from military to freight and passenger crafts. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 1-3800001
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Auto
Electricity and Electronics Technology
Author(s): Duffy, James E.
General Description: Student text and accompanying workbook cover the following: electrical and electronic fundamentals; system construction and operation; systems diagnosis and repair; and reference. Text simplifies complex systems and procedures. Includes an instructor's guide that presents ideas for implementing an automotive technology program and provides answers to text and workbook questions.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Irwin Publishing
Price:
Text: $47.60
Workbook: $16.50
Instructor's Guide: $10.36
Order Number:
Text: 1-56637-053-1
Workbook: 1-56637-054-X
Instructor's Guide: 1-56637-055-8
The Building Box: Model #2
Author(s): Weiberg, Michele
General Description: Construction kit with scaled lumber and materials, architectural plans, and instructions guides students through the process of constructing a residential home. Students read the blueprints, cut the materials, and assemble the model frame of the home to lock-up plus completion of the exterior. Materials required but not included are a glue gun, 1/2" plywood board 19" x 31" for the foundation of the house, X-acto knife or small coping saw, ruler or scale with 1" = 1', and pencils for marking. Requires the instructor to have some construction knowledge and skills.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Creative Education
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
Cars
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series , this 15-minute video covers the scientific concepts that have resulted in the development of the modern car. Includes a historical overview of the internal combustion engine and discusses the powertrain. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 1-3800003
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Communication
Systems
Author(s): Johnson, Charles D.
General Description: Student text introduces the various ways we use technology to communicate. It explores design and problem solving, drafting and CAD, photography, desktop publishing, electronic communication, and related careers. Includes a student activity manual with test items and an instructor's manual.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Irwin Publishing
Price:
Text: $51.20
Instructor's Manual: $33.20
Student Activity Manual: $15.88
Order Number:
Text: 0-87006-961-6
Instructor's Manual: 0-87006-963-2
Student Activity Manual: 0-87006-962-4
Design and
Plastics
Author(s): Hall, Mike
General Description: Book illustrates the processes and procedures used in plastics technology. It covers the entire field of common plastics and demonstrates how they can be used in designing and making objects. Addresses such topics as forming, joining, machining, casting and lay-up, chemistry and structure, and safety.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Bacon & Hughes
Price: $19.95 Order Number: 0-340-40528-7
Design
Graphics
Author(s): Fair, David; Kenny, Marilyn
General Description: Book provides a practical guide to visual-communication and design-drawing skills. It covers line usage, pictorial and perspective drawing, and techniques such as shading, shadows, and rendering to bring student design presentations to life. Design-based assignments provide practice in the techniques.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Bacon & Hughes
Price: $14.95 Order Number: 0-340-40529-5
Digital
Electronics Kit
General Description: Manipulative kit containing six electronic modules with patch cords introduces basic digital electronics involving the three basic elements of input, process, and output. Accompanying manual for students and teachers contains activities to produce functional digital circuits, explores applications in digital electronics, and includes a teacher's guide. Requires a 6V battery not supplied in the kit.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Spectrum Educational Supplies Ltd.
Price: $309.95 Order Number: 21633
Ecological
Design: Inventing the Future
General Description: Sixty-four-minute video documents the design revolution inspired by Buckminster Fuller. It looks at the interface between design technology and the environment and addresses many of today's environmental concerns. Should stimulate students to study issues arising from overuse of technology and resources. Suggest viewing in segments, due to complexity of information.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Filmwest Associates Distribution Ltd.
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
Electrical/Electronic
Systems
Author(s): Mazur, Glen A.; Proctor, Thomas E.
General Description: Book provides a comprehensive look at electrical/electronics systems including symbols and components, drawings, rotating and non-rotating outputs, control circuits, electrical/electronic interfaces, relays and transformers, plus protection and monitoring systems. Includes a student workbook, instructor's guide, and full-colour transparencies.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Gage Educational Publishing Co.
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
Energy Choices
General Description: Award-winning 43-minute video divided into four modules covers the following: a brief history of energy use and energy technology; energy and the environment; energy efficiency; renewables and other energy alternatives. Includes a teacher's guide with questions and activities.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Science 8-10, Earth Science 11
Supplier: MediCinema Ltd.
Price: (not available) Order Number: 1-896415-06-7
Energy:
Sources, Applications, Alternatives
Author(s): Smith, Bud Howard
General Description: Book covers topics such as energy, power, fuel sources, and alternative energy sources. Each chapter includes a list of objectives, summary, suggested activities, and test questions. Colour diagrams, pictures, and charts illustrate key concepts. Accompanying student workbook and instructor's manual have not been evaluated.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Technology Education 8-10
Supplier: Irwin Publishing
Price: $44.00 Order Number: 0-87006-956-X
Fluid Power Technology: Actuators
General Description: Twenty-four-minute video summarizes and discusses the various types of fluid power actuators used in industry, including hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, motors, rotators, grippers, and other power output devices. Includes a user's guide with post-viewing activities.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Jeflyn Media Consultants
Price: $160.00 Order Number: (not available)
Fluid Power Technology at Work
General Description: Twenty-four-minute video teaches the principles of fluid power through the use of animation supplemented with real-world applications. It deals with hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic machines used in industrial and commercial settings. Accompanying user's guide includes activities and answer key.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Technology Education 8-10
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
Price: $21.00 Order Number: TE0011
Fundamentals
of Aeronautics Technology
General Description: Fourteen-minute video demonstrates the theory and application of aeronautic principles in the flight of an airplane. It also explores the history of flight.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Jeflyn Media Consultants
Price: $130.00 Order Number: SW505H
How Airplanes Work
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series, this 15-minute video develops the scientific concepts of the principles of flight. Format includes an overview of the design, construction, and operation of contemporary aircraft, from takeoff to landing. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 1-3800002
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Industrial
Design
General Description: Fourteen-minute video, featuring Jaime Escalante, links the real world with technology by interviewing professionals who discuss what they do and how technology is required for their work. Includes music, animation, and archival footage. Promotes positive attitudes toward technology in striving to achieve personal goals.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Mathematics K-7, Mathematics 8-10
Supplier: Visual Education Centre Ltd.
Price: (not available) Order Number: 0-7936-0844-9
Inside Combustible Engines
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series , this 15-minute video develops the scientific concepts behind the major types of combustion engines and includes a historical overview of internal and external combustion engines. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 1-3800004
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Introduction to Fluid Power, Fluid Power Actuators,
Fluid Power Technology at Work
General Description: Series of three videos, ranging from 19-24 minutes, provides real-world industrial examples of fluid-power systems. They explain principles, describe basic operation, and present applications of fluid-power technology. Accompanying user's guide provides an overview, objectives, activities, and quizzes.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Applied Physics 11, Applied Physics 12
Supplier: Jeflyn Media Consultants
Price: $160.00 Order Number: (not available)
Land Transportation
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series, this 15-minute video develops the scientific concepts from the discovery of the wheel to solar-powered vehicles and magnetic-levitation trains. Includes a historical overview of land transportation. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 1-3800006
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Lasy
Control 10 Day Module
General Description: Ninety-five-piece starter kit comprises motors, gearboxes, lights, building blocks, electromagnets, buzzers, digital sensors, and so on. The computer interface module, including instruction and programming guide, allows students to design, build, and control a robotic manipulative. The 10 Day Module binder provides the activities to use with this program and includes pre- and post-tests and corresponding answer keys.
System requirements: MS-DOS 3.2 or later; VGA monitor; RS232-C serial port connector for the interface; mouse recommended.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Spectrum Educational Supplies Ltd.
Price:
10 Day Module Binder: $44.95
Starter Kit: $379.60
Lasy Control Software: $365.95
Order Number:
10 Day Module Binder: 20085
Starter Kit: 20082
Lasy Control Software: 20086
Mitchell
Mechanical Parts and Labour Estimating System
General Description: Resource creates a computerized system for repair-shop estimating. It provides parts prices, labour times, and maintenance schedules to allow accurate estimates and vehicle servicing. Package comprises two set-up disks, one CD-ROM for MS-DOS or Windows, and a program troubleshooting manual.
System requirements: DOS 5.0 or later; Windows 3.1x; 4 Mb RAM; VGA monitor; mouse; CD-ROM drive.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Mitchell International
Price: $331.00 Order Number: (not available)
Mitchell
"On-Demand" Computerized Automotive Repair Information System
General Description: Resource presents a complete system of diagnostic and repair information permitting quick access to information on import and domestic vehicles according to their make, model, and year. Package comprises two set-up disks, seven Windows CD-ROMs, and a program instruction and troubleshooting manual.
System requirements: Windows 3.1, 8 Mb RAM, CD-ROM drive, VGA monitor.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Mitchell International
Price: $2695.00 Order Number: (not available)
The New
Digital Imaging
General Description: Using interviews, graphics, and product demonstration, this 20-minute video presents advances in digital imaging in the field of technology, and the proliferation of technology in this area. It covers cameras, scan devices, storage, transmission, and so on in eight sections. Highlights ethical issues of manipulation.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Multimedia and Technology 11/12
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
Price: $20.00 Order Number: VA0041
The New
Product Development Program
Author(s): Boadway, Michael
General Description: Binder is a step-by-step guide to the different stages in the inventing process - from the initial idea to making a profit. It comprises the following four sections: product knowledge, product checklists, product samples, and product logbook.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Copp Clark Ltd.
Price: $99.95 Order Number: 0-7730-5518-5
Orientation to WHMIS
General Description: Interactive, computer-based training program comprises two installation disks, one management disk, and a training manager's guide. It provides a student/employee training program in WHMIS. Includes a post-test and certification process that may enhance a student's employment portfolio.
System requirements: MS-DOS system 5.0 or later; 1 Mb RAM; mouse required. Windows and Novell formats have not been evaluated.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Knowledgeware Communications Corp.
Price: $199.00 Order Number: OTW
Project
Design: A Teacher's Manual for Broad-base Technology Courses
Author(s): Loney, D.E.
General Description: Binder focusses on the design process. It develops the analytical, creative, emotional, social, moral, and operational abilities of students through their involvement in a structured group process that is project driven. Includes specific teaching suggestions, blackline masters, and evaluation strategies.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (Ont.)
Price: $143.50 Order Number: 0-13-442179-5
Sea Transportation
General Description: Part of The Technology of Transportation Series, this 14-minute video develops the scientific concepts of buoyancy, sails, sailing, and engines that propel vessels. It includes a historical look at sea transportation. Accompanying teacher's guide supports the series.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Price: $125.00
Order Number:
Video: 95-31-380000
Teacher's Guide: 0-7842-0789-5
Technology
for the Disabled
General Description: Twenty-eight-minute video deals with the technology that has been developed and refined to improve the independence and quality of life for mildly and severely physically handicapped people. It gives numerous examples of technological breakthroughs and innovations.
Audience:
General
Special Needs - deals with innovations through the use of computer technology to improve
the quality of life for the physically handicapped
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Omega Films Ltd.
Price: (not available) Order Number: 8-1006
Tracktronics:
Circuit Masters
Author(s): Taylor, Richard; Toner, Will
General Description: Book provides a simple method of producing electronic circuits with self-adhesive copper track laid directly on a circuit layout using a few basic tools and a soldering pen. Part 1 introduces the program; Part 2 contains 55 electronic circuits for students to build.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Energy, Power, and Transportation
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Spectrum Educational Supplies Ltd.
Price: $79.95 Order Number: 1-873-10-1171/21669
Welcome to...Macintosh Multimedia
Author(s): Neuschotz, Nilson
General Description: Book with supporting Macintosh CD-ROM provides an easy-to-read introduction to multimedia for the Macintosh. Interactive CD-ROM has save-disabled versions of the following: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, Macromedia Director, Strata, StudioPro, and Fractal Design Painter.
System requirements: System 7.0 or later; 5 Mb RAM; QuickTime; CD-ROM drive.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
Price: $38.95 Order Number: 1-55828-3390
Welcome to...PC Sound, Music, and MIDI
Author(s): Benford, Tom
General Description: Book with supporting Windows CD-ROM provides a thorough explanation of how sound is processed by a computer, a comparison of FM versus wavetable sound synthesis, and reviews of over 75 hardware and software products. CD-ROM contains MIDI music files, WAV sound-effects files, and eight audiotracks.
System requirements: System 3.1; VGA monitor, sound card, CD-ROM drive; mouse.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s):
Design and Communication
Product Development
Systems Integration
Grade Level: 11,12 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
Price: $27.95 Order Number: 1-55828-3161
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