Massachusetts: Science [2001]

  Strand 4: Technology/Engineering
(Grades PreK - 8)

  4. Manufacturing Technologies
(Grades 6 - 8)

  Broad Concept: Manufacturing is the process of converting raw materials (primary process) into physical goods (secondary process), involving multiple industrial processes, e.g., assembly, multiple stages of production, quality control.
(Grades 6 - 8)

Current Standard

 •   4.1 Describe and explain the manufacturing systems of custom and mass production.
(Grades 6 - 8)

  key
     Standard has one or more explicit curriculum alignments
     Standard has one or more CAT-based curriculum alignments
     Standard has one or more SAT-based curriculum alignments

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