Introduction 

Proficiency scales:

1. Engineering Design Cycle 

2. Professional Skills/Employability

3. Research

4. Technical sketching 

NGSS Standards:

• NGSS HS-ETS1-1, NGSS HS-ETS1-2, NGSS HS-ETS1-3, NGSS HS-ETS1-4

• PCRN Employability Skills Framework 

Class Introduction

Week 1 (08/18-08/22)

Thursday 08/21:

• Assign seats; caddies fill out index cards (“Name and what is your dream vacation destination?”)

• Syllabus (handout) & Computer Lab Makerspace safety Rules (handout), also on Google Classroom, due Friday 09/04

• Classroom intro interactive presentation (Part one) 

  • Question of the day: "What do you think engineers do?

  • Explore the Class Websites

    • Classroom codes:  

      • 1st -period class code: 2knrsjpt`

      • 3rd-period class code: lq7f4bc3

      • 4th-Period class code: kc24wnq2

      • 5th-Period class code: hned6eby

  • Senior Engineering Class Website introduction/overview  (What can be found on the Senior Engineering website?)

  • Video: Engineering and the Engineering Design Process & questions

• Daily log Practice (08/21) (Activity on Google Classroom) due today 

• STEM entry Survey (On Google Classroom) due today 

Friday 08/22

• Question of the day: "What fields of engineering interest you the most?"

• Capstone Project Outline - Handout

• Classroom intro interactive presentation - (Part two)

• Explore the Class Websites

  • Classroom codes:  

    • 1st -period class code: 2knrsjpt`

    • 3rd-period class code: lq7f4bc3

    • 4th-Period class code: kc24wnq2

    • 5th-Period class code: hned6eby

• Senior Engineering Class Website introduction/overview  (What can be found on the Senior Engineering website?)

• Daily log Practice (08/22) (Activity on Google Classroom) due today 

HW

• For Monday,  08/24: Bring in a simple item (inexpensive) that you can take apart (bring more than one if possible).

  • SIMPLE - Not too complex; don’t bring in a radio or a cellphone (yet).

  • EASY TO OPEN - Make sure that the item can be broken down using simple tools that are available to you.

  • BRING IN THE TOOLS NEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE IT! (screwdrivers, etc.)

  • Bring a plastic bag to store the loose parts in

• For Monday 08/24:  Bring in a BOUNDED (no spring-bound, no rings) Journal, either a quadrille-ruled (graph paper) notebook or one with blank pages.  The size is up to you

Week 2 (08/24-08/28)

Day 1:

• Review additional objects to disassemble/research & tools

• Engineering Design Notebook interactive presentation (from slide 14)

  • Notebook setup: slide 23 in class

• Digital Portfolio website, “STEM Senior Engineering” page set-up on Google Classroom due tomorrow 

• Paper Brainstorming

Day 2 (Block)

• • Syllabus (handout) & Computer Lab Makerspace Safety Rules (handout)​ also on Google Classroom due Friday 09/04

  • Intro  to Engineering

    • (Start) What do engineers do? interactive presentation 

      • Conceptual sketches practice (Skills Practice): Exploded View drawings (identify parts,  group activity) on paper and Google Classroom due today

      • Sketch a bicycle's mechanism on paper and Google Classroom due today

  • Start**CHALLENGE ***Break it Apart! Research and create a conceptual sketch and exploded view. (Skills practice)  Due  09/04

Day 3 

• Draw an Incandescent light bulb, individual Activity on paper due today

• Continue *CHALLENGE ***Break it Apart! Research and create a conceptual sketch and exploded view. (Skills practice)  Due 09/04

• Think about mentors, Teaming, and brainstorming capstone ideas! (ongoing)

Day 4 

• Continue *CHALLENGE ***Break it Apart! Research and create a Conceptual Sketch, Exploded view. (Skills practice)  Due 09/04

• Think about mentors, Teaming, and brainstorming capstone ideas! (ongoing)

• Weekly log practice on Google Classroom

Extra:

• • • Paper Bridge Activity Handout

    • The Tower - 10-minute building challenge/Reflections on Google Classroom

    • Digital Portfolio Quizziz.com practice