Page 340 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

C. TECHNOLOGY,THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. TechnologyandtheEnvironment
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 identify environmental issues that affect technological design (e.g., pollution, greenhouse gases, resource use, ozone depletion);
C1.2 describe and apply best practices for con- serving energy and other resources when designing a product or process (e.g., reuse or recycle materials, use wood glue instead of hot glue, use energy management systems for computers);
C1.3 research and report on organizations and/or community partners that foster environmen- tally friendly design practices (e.g., Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement, other Canadian environmental technology advancement centres);
C1.4 describe innovative technological designs (e.g., alternative energy sources, more efficient automobiles, ways of reducing manufacturing waste) that were developed in response to changes in the environment (e.g., global warm- ing, pollution, rainforest destruction);
C1.5 compare the environmental impact of various products that are used for the same purpose (e.g., plastic bags versus paper bags or reusable cloth bags, paper cups versus polystyrene foam cups).
C2. TechnologyandSociety
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 research and report on how society influ- ences technology (e.g., higher energy costs spur development of more efficient vehicles, increasing population density leads to the construction of taller buildings, environmental awareness leads to development of alternative energy sources);
C2.2 describe how technological design has bene- fited society (e.g., prosthetic limbs, on-demand water heaters, catalytic converters, nanotechnology, wireless communication, air purifiers).
C1. demonstrate an understanding of environmentally responsible design practices and strategies, and apply them in the technological design process and related activities;
C2. describe how society influences technological innovation and how technology affects society.
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