## Course Info

Course Name: Technology and the Skilled Trades  
Course Code: TAS10  
Grade: Grade 9  
Course Type: Open  
Course Format: Online  
Credit Value: 1.0  
Course Duration: 110 Hours

- Curriculum Document:
    - [Open Link](https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/technological-education/courses/tas1o)

Tuition Fee: $399.00 – $1,500.00

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## Course Overview

## Course Outline

Unit 1 INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES IN TEHCNOLOGICAL EDUCATION  
Unit 2 UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION (DI) IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION  
Unit 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION  
Unit 4 INNOVATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY  
Unit 5 SKILLED TRADES

## Curriculum Expectations  
### Specific Expectations

By the end of this course, students will:

B1.1 Investigate and describe interrelationships between user needs and the development of various technological solutions  
B1.2 Analyze how the development and application of technologies are impacted by legal, ethical, social, economic, and environmental considerations  
B1.3 Investigate and identify contributions to technological innovations made by Canadians, including women, and members of diverse groups and communities in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit  
B1.4 Describe ways in which diverse communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, have applied their understandings, practices, beliefs, and experiences in their approach to technological problem solving

## Course Evaluation

- Unit Test  
- Quiz  
- Assignment  
- Presentation  
- Discussion Questions  
- Reports  
- Audio Podcast  
- Projects

# TAS10 GRADE 9 - Technology and the Skilled Trades Open  
This hands-on course enables students to further explore the engineering design process and develop other technological knowledge and skills introduced in earlier grades. Students will design and safely create prototypes, products, and/or services, working with tools and technologies from various industries. As students develop their projects to address real-life problems, they will apply technological concepts such as precision measurement, as well as health and safety standards. Students will begin to explore job skills programs and education and training pathways, including skilled trades, that can lead to a variety of careers.