Resource Materials List
Do you have everything you need to teach the Ford PAS modules? Videos, software programs, and online simulations needed for Ford PAS are listed below. (Costs do not include shipping.)
TIP: Videos may also be available through such resellers as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com.
Module Name (Module Number) |
Resource |
| Calculating Your Future: Personal Finance | Coming soon. |
| Careers, Companies, and Communities (4) | No additional materials needed |
| Closing the Environmental Loop (5) | VIDEO—The Next Industrial Revolution |
| Different by Design (11) | SOFTWARE (optional)—CAD Software, PTC Pro/DESKTOP Cost varies according to license (free with training course); click here for information about Pro/DESKTOP |
| Energy for the Future (12) | SOFTWARE—HOMER VIDEO—Tesla: Master of Lightning Energy for the Future Materials List |
| Energy from the Sun: Biomass | Coming soon. |
| Ensuring Quality (8) | SOFTWARE (optional)—MINITAB® Statistical Software Up to $100 per seat; purchase from Minitab Inc. (acadsales@minitab.com) Notes: Students may use Microsoft Excel instead. |
| From Concept to Consumer: Building a Foundation in Problem-Solving (1) |
VIDEO—The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit (Episode: The Wrong Trousers) Cost is $20 (VHS) or $26 (DVD); purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog, or find at your local library or video store |
From Data to Knowledge (9) |
GIS BOOK and SOFTWARE—Mapping Our World and one-year ArcView License $45; purchase from Ford PAS online catalog (Item #: M9ARC) Notes: Includes the book, CD, and a one-year license for ArcView GIS software. Module 9 Module Resources explains how to acquire the software for whole-school use after the one-year license expires. ONLINE APPLICATION—GIDEON (A Global Infectious Diseases Knowledge Management Tool) No cost; access through the From Data to Knowledge (9) Module Resources or www.gideononline.com/ and register for a 30-day trial |
| Global Citizens (15) |
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| Is Hydrogen a Solution? | Coming soon. |
| Markets Without Borders (14) | VIDEO—FRONTLINE World: Guatemala/Mexico, Coffee Country ONLINE SIMULATION—Global Economic Exchange |
| Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills (2) | VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos (Episode: Job Interviews) VIDEO—Television Commercial |
| The Nuclear Revolution | Coming soon. |
| People at Work: Building a Foundation of Research Skills (3 | VIDEO—Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement $375; purchase from www.shopPBS.org or find at your local library or video store. Note: For Activity 5, an optional viewing of a 15-minute segment of Eyes on the Prize—Episode 4: No Easy Walk (1962–1966) is recommended. Earlier editions of the single episode on VHS may be available at your library, video store, www.amazon.com, or www.ebay.com. |
| Planning for Business Success (7) | Temporarily unavailable.ONLINE SIMULATION—Rags to Riches |
| Planning for Business Success (math-enriched) | Coming soon. |
| Planning for Efficiency (6) | VIDEO—Modern Times (1936) $30 (DVD); purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog, or find at your local library or video store VIDEO—People’s Century: On the Line – Mass Production Creates Mass Consumption VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos (Episode: The Ice Cream Shop) SOFTWARE—Enterprise Dynamics |
| Reverse Engineering (10) | Reverse Engineering Materials List Cost varies; click here for a list of items you'll need to conduct experiments SOFTWARE (optional)—CAD Software, PTC Pro/DESKTOP |
| The Wealth of Nations (13) |
VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos (Episode: Is the Time Ripe for Guava?) |
5/30/2008
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