Gateway to Technology

GTT^®is a program which addresses the interest and energy of middle school students, while incorporating national standards in math, science and technology. GTT^® is "activity oriented" to show students how technology is used in engineering to solve everyday problems. The instructional units excite and motivate students to use their imaginations and teach them to be creative and innovative, while gaining the skills they need to develop, produce and use products and services.

8^th grade

7^th grade

6^th grade

M 8/27

1. Chart top 3 career clusters from survey

2. Research about career choice for brochure

1. The Giant Ruler

2. Re-test

3. The Ruler Game

1. Finish crossword puzzle

2. TEST over Safety

T 8/28

1. How to make a brochure

2. Work on brochure

3. Print brochure

1. Re-test

2. The Ruler Game

3. The Ruler Game

4. Re-TEST

W 8/29

Isometric Sketching

2” cube

1. The GIANT ruler

2. Re-Test

3. The Ruler Game

R 8/30

Introduce Inventor

2” cube

NXT do’s and dont’s

Look at programming

F 8/31

The atom, the periodic table, and what it has to do with electricity

Isometric Sketch

by hand a 2X3X4” retangle

NXT programming the robot to perform tasks

Summit Middle School

Edmond Public Schools

Gateway to Technology