CEMS
Honors Physics 9 Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS Intended audience: Grade 9 enrolled in the CEMS program at BHS Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Explore the Physics of Sports / Motion, Energy, Electricity, Music / Waves
• Investigate real world physics phenomena related to cars & driving, sports, roller coasters, instruments, motors, electronic devices, and beyond
• Construct solutions to engaging and relevant problems
• Uncover the fundamental laws that govern the universe
Projects, activities, etc.: Voice-over( broadcast) physics of a sporting event, calculating the safety of car collisions, developing musical instruments, creating and using circuits and motors to solve an engineer challenge Instructional focus: Problem-based, collaborative, and hands-on laboratory investigation with conceptual and mathematical foundations
Computer Skills for Engineers CEMS Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS Intended audience: Grade 9 enrolled in the CEMS program at BHS Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Proficiency in spreadsheet, presentation, word processing applications
• Introduction to programming Projects, activities, etc.: Projects in Microsoft Office Suite( PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and coding robots Instructional focus: Hands-on computerized activities and Microsoft Office software Co-curricular Connection: BPA
PLTW Honors Introduction to Engineering Design [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS / CRHS Intended audience: Grades 9 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Meets arts requirement [ 1.0 credit ] PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Introduction to engineering design
• Problem solving using design development process
• Process of product design
• Develop, create and analyze product models Projects, activities, etc.: Engage in engineering animations Instructional focus: Use computer 3-D modeling software for design and projects
Honors English 9 CEMS Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS Intended audience: Grade 9 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Reading and responding to CEMS related themes and ethical considerations in literature and informational texts
• Formal argument writing skills
• Research skills
• Multi-media group presentation skills
• Improved reading efficiency
• Large group discussion skills Projects, activities, etc.: Literary analysis writing, argumentative essay writing, Socratic seminars, small group presentations, reading comprehension quizzes Instructional focus: Organization of formal arguments, introduction to ethics, qualities of effective presentations, participation in openended large group discussion topics
Honors English 10 CEMS Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS Intended audience: Grade 10 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Rhetorical analysis writing
• Interpretation and evaluation of literature and informational texts
• Understanding of fiction and non-fiction
• Growth-based model of learning to read and write critically
• Process essay writing
• Video storytelling Projects, activities, etc.: Essay writing, video presentations, reading literature and nonfiction Instructional focus: Connections between rhetoric and CEMS, using video to tell a story, philosophical foundations for scientific discovery or technological progress
PLTW Honors Engineering Design and Development [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS 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 BHS
Projects, activities, etc.: Use research, experiments, and design techniques to aid in problem solving; write and develop a final presentation using technology presentation tools
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR CEMS
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 Aerospace Engineering [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS Intended audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit PLTW college credit can be earned Major outcomes:
• Introduction to aerodynamics design and testing
• Flight systems and aerospace materials
• Space life sciences and astronautics Instructional focus: Experiments, project testing, and field trips Projects, activities, etc.: Gliders, flight simulator, model rockets, wind turbine, orbital mechanics modeling, Mars Rover robotics Instructional focus: Students explore fundamentals of flight in air and space through designing and testing components related to aerospace engineering.
PLTW Honors Civil Engineering Design and Architecture [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Acceptance into CEMS at BHS / CRHS Intended audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12
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