BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
PLTW Honors Engineering Design and Development [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Two or more PLTW Engineering classes. Intended audience: Grade 12 Credit: Three trimesters = 1.5 credits PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Teams of students work together guided by the teacher and a community mentor to research design and construct a solution to an engineering problem
• Students will learn manufacturing skills to help in the development of their innovative project
• Teams will participate in an end of course presentation event at CRHS
Projects, activities, etc.: Use research, experiments, and design techniques to aid in problem solving; write and develop a final presentation using technology presentation tools
ENGINEERING ELECTIVES
Chemistry for Engineering Prerequisite / Selection process: None Intended audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12 students in an engineering program Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes: Building understanding of:
• Composition, structure, interactions between substances
• Measurement
• Compounds
• Atoms
• Chemical reactions
• Kinetic theory Projects, activities, etc.: Lab work Instructional focus: Rigorous high school-level concepts through small and large group lecture and lab activities
PLTW Honors Civil Engineering and Architecture [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: PLTW Honors Introduction to Engineering Design Intended audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Introduction to the fundamental
• Design and development aspects of
• Civil engineering introduction to architectural planning, including site planning and building design
• Project planning considering transporta-
• tion, water resource and environmental issues
Projects, activities, etc.: This is a Project Lead the Way course; projects and problems Instructional focus: Use research and design techniques to analyze problems, inquiry-based approach, field and lab activities
PLTW Honors Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: PLTW Honors Introduction to Engineering Design Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Principles of manufacturing: students will learn to use input and output devices as a foundation to model manufacturing processes
• Manufacturing processes: students analyze a product to consider design improvements, perform calculations to make manufacturing decisions, and recommend processes
• Elements of automation: introduce students to robotic automation within a manufacturing system
• Integration of manufacturing elements Instructional focus: Hands on activities
PLTW Honors Digital Electronics [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: PLTW Honors Introduction to Engineering Design Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Foundations in electronics
• Logic design
• Controlling real world systems Projects, activities, etc.: Design and build circuits, learn binary, soldering, random number generator, robotics Instructional focus: Learn the digital circuit design process to create circuits using design software and physical components to present solutions that can improve lives
PLTW Honors Principles of Engineering [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: PLTW Honors Introduction to Engineering Design Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Exploration of engineering and engineering technology
• Explore technology systems and manufacturing processes
• Use of math, science, and technology in engineering problem solving process
• Social and political consequences of technological changes
Projects, activities, etc.: Projects and problems Instructional focus: Use research and design techniques to analyze problems, inquiry bases
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