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Engineering Concepts
Engineering Concepts focuses the students' efforts on learning better skills and utilizing more awesome tools. Students will use a 3d CAD program (SolidWorks) and will utilize the shop with all the rotary tools for their designs. They will do CO2 Cars that race down the hallway at over 40 mph and work through coding challenges. They will incorporate a CNC Laser engraver as well as a 3d printer to help them in their designs and they finish up with a woodworking challenge to demonstrate the Engineering Design Process.
This is the second course within the Engineering and Technology Career Pathway.
Prerequisites: Foundations of Engineering & Technology and Algebra I credit earned
Grade Levels: 9 - 12
Terms Offered: Fall & Spring
Units of Credit: 1.0
Quality Points: 0.0
Engineering Applications
Engineering Applications enhances skills learned in Engineering Concepts. Students research and/or design an engineering project and complete hands-on activities with tools, materials, and processes as they develop working drawings and prototypes. Engineering Applications is another opportunity for students to creatively solve
design challenges. We do Catapults and Trebuchets using virtual and CAD as well as scaled prototypes to aid in our design. Students work from theory to reality in this class with larger tools and materials. The Gameboard Designs and Soap Box Derby are a student favorite as well as the Shop Enhancement Project where students create a solution to the problems that abound in our shop. Throughout this course students are challenged to creatively apply the Engineering Design Process.
This is the third course within the Engineering and Technology Career Pathway.
Prerequisite: Engineering Concepts
Grade Levels: 10 - 12
Terms Offered: Fall & Spring
Units of Credit: 1.0
Quality Points: 0.0