PLTW ENGINEERING
PLTW ENGINEERING
YEAR ONE: Introduction to Engineering Design
Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects like designing a new toy or improving an existing product.
YEAR TWO: Principles of Engineering
Students explore how modern engineers help improve the world through diverse engineering fields, such as product design, mechanical design, infrastructure, and sustainability. Students learn and use some of the cutting edge tools engineers use in robotics, 3D modeling, programming, and prototyping.
YEAR THREE: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Students discover and explore manufacturing processes, product design, robotics, and automation, and then they apply what they have learned to design solutions for real-world manufacturing problems.
YEAR FOUR: Digital Electronics
Students explore the foundations of computing by engaging in circuit design processes to create combinational logic and sequential logic (memory) as electrical engineers do in industry.
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A life-long Spartan, Melinda Spencer teaches PLTW Engineering. She began dabbling in technology with her Commodore 64 back in the '80s, worked as a computer repair tech, served on the board of directors of a software development company, and takes the occasional side-job in 3D modeling and tabletop game miniature design.
melinda.spencercrabbe@sbcusd.k12.ca.us