Block Technology Syllabus
Block Technology Syllabus
BLOCK 1: ENERGY
5. Scientific and technical development throughout history: social context and characteristic achievements.
6. Economic and social conditions and consequences of technological development.
The influence of technological development on the technical and social organization of work.
8. The development of transport, communications, the processing and transmission of information.
9. Computer systems: structure, components, and their function in the whole. Programs: types and
characteristics.
15. Planning, organizing, and monitoring production techniques. Technical planning in the field
school
16. Resource management and media management in the organizational systems of the company.
10. The design and production process of goods in the industry. Characteristics of a technical school project.
11. The agropecuario production process. Characteristics of a school agricultural project.
17. Risks arising from the use of tools, machines, and technical materials. Elements and measures of
protection.
18. Factors that intervene in accidents and criteria for risk reduction in the workshop.
19. Health and safety regulations in the workshop. Criteria for action and first aid in case of an accident.
71. The execution of practical work in Technology. Organizational and didactic criteria. Safety regulations.
BLOCK 6: DRAWING
14. Methods of expression, exploration, and evaluation of ideas in the development of technical projects.
20. Materials, tools, and techniques of drawing and graphic design.
21. Basic geometric drawings.
22. Representation in dihedral system.
23. Representation in isometric and cavalier perspective.
24. Representation in frontal and oblique cone perspective.
25. Normalization and symbolism in Technical Drawing.
26. Elements of visual expression in two and three dimensions. Examples of application to product design.
27. Qualities of color. Mixes and interactions between colors. Application to product design.
BLOCK 7: MATERIALS
28. Expressive and sensory qualities of technical materials. Examples of application to products of
common use.
29. Properties of materials. Measurement techniques and testing of properties.
30. Plastics: typology, composition, properties, and applications. Identification procedures.
31. Shaping, machining, and joining techniques for plastics. Applications.
32. Textile materials: classification, constitution, and characteristic properties. Basic fibers and fabrics.
33. Basic garment-making techniques. Tools and characteristics of working with textile materials.
34. Construction materials: classification, constitution, and characteristic properties.
35. Basic masonry techniques. Tools and characteristic implements for working with materials of
construction.
36. Wood: classification and properties. Acquisition of raw and prefabricated wood. Finishes and
wood treatments.
37. Techniques for shaping and joining wooden pieces. Tools and characteristic implements for working with wood.
wood.
38. Ferrous materials: classification, production, and applications.
39. Non-ferrous metallic materials and their alloys: classification, production, and applications.
40. Machining, shaping, and joining techniques for metal parts. Characteristic tools and implements.
41. Finishes and treatments of metals.
BLOCK 8: METROLOGY
BLOCK 9: STRUCTURES
43. Mechanical efforts. Composition and representation of efforts. Calculation of efforts in simple parts.
44. Structures resistant to stress.
48. Electric direct current machines: constitution, operation, and characteristic applications.
49. Alternating current electric machines: constitution, operation and characteristic applications.
50. Home appliances: internal structure and operation.
51. Water installations: component elements and operation. Characteristic utilization circuits and
debugging.
52. Heating installations: component elements and their operation. Characteristic circuits.
53. Electrical installations in homes: component elements and their functioning. Characteristic circuits.
54. Phenomena, magnitudes, and fundamental laws of electrical circuits in direct current and alternating current.
55. Series, parallel, and mixed electric circuits: calculation of magnitudes
56. Power in alternating current. Power factor correction.
57. Electronic circuits: component elements and their operation. Connection procedures.
58. Basic analog electronic circuits.
59. Switching circuits with relays. Applications and typical circuits for power and motor control.
60. Switching circuits using transistors. Characteristic applications.
61. Hydraulic and pneumatic circuits: component elements and typical power and control circuits.
65. Control systems: component elements, variables, transfer function, and functional diagram.
66. Transducer and sensing elements in control circuits.
67. Comparator elements in control circuits.
68. Amplification and adaptation of signals in control circuits.
69. Actuating elements in control circuits.
70. Scheduled control: types, elements, and characteristics.
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