WELCOME! 

What is “Foundations of Technology”?  This is a lab that has 12 different modules (labs) with computer aids and hands on activities.  The modules in our classroom include:

• Alternative Energy - students learn about solar, wind, and water energy, along with alternative fuels such as ethanol.
• Computer Aided Drafting – students learn about isometric drawings and create floor plans using 3-dimensional graphic software.
• Digital Music – students learn to read music, play a keyboard, and compose digital music.
• Electricity and Electronics – students learn about circuits, resistors, switches, relays, solenoids, and generators.
• Flight Technology – students use the computer to learn about space, rockets, and satellites as well as create their own rocket.
• Forensic Science – students investigate crimes and solve them by experimenting with soil samples, ink, fabric samples, as well as learn how to dust and lift fingerprints.
• Laser Technology – students use a laser to move sound and information, work with fiber optics, and learn the history and future of lasers.
• Mechanisms - students work with gears, bearings, pulleys, and an inclined plane to make a system work.
• Pneumatics – students learn how air is used as a tool in applications such as clamping, loading, transfer lines, and robotics. 
• Research and Development – students create a CO2 dragster by developing their ideas from a sketch to an actual model. 
• Robotics – students use the computer to program a robot to complete functions using coordinates.
• Structural Engineering – students learn the structure of trusses and bridges while creating their own and testing the weight load on a structural tester.

 Due to the fact that this class uses so many materials in creating and learning, there is a fee of $7.50 for materials.  If you have any questions or need to contact me for any reason I can be reached at (423)232-2190 x4631, or by e-mail at crows@jcschools.org.  Thank you and I look forward to a great year!