Aviation and Aerospace Course

Course Description

This introductory course will provide the foundation for advanced exploration in the areas of flying, aerospace engineering, and unmanned aircraft systems. Students will learn about the engineering process, problem solving, and the innovations and technological developments that have made today’s aviation and aerospace industries possible.

Students will look at the problem-solving processes and innovative leaps that took space exploration from the unimaginable to the common in a single generation. Students will also gain an historical perspective starting from the earliest flying machines to the wide variety of modern aircraft and the integral role they play in making today’s world work.

This core aerospace and aviation course provides the foundation for all three pathways. It is designed to give students a clear understanding of career opportunities in aviation and aerospace and the critical issues affecting the aviation system.

Students will also begin to drill down into the various sectors of aviation and the parts that make up the aviation and aerospace ecosystem. They will discover how advances in aviation created a need for regulation and will learn about the promulgation of civil aviation oversight.

Students will explore modern day innovations and will develop their own innovative ideas to address real-world challenges facing the aviation industry. They will be exposed to a variety of career options in aviation and aerospace and take an in-depth look at the opportunities available. For schools offering multiple pathways, this course will allow students to begin to define their individual interests.

Course Calendar

Topics of Study

All the relevant information regarding when and what we will be studying will show up on the course calendar. These are the topics in order that we will be covering this year.

Aviation 101
Taking Flight -Early Aviation Innovations
From Theory to Practical Reality—Rapid Developments in Powered Flight
To the Stars—Making Jet and Space Travel Possible
Creating the Future—What’s New and Next in Aviation and Aerospace
Aviation Safety and Oversight
Exploring Careers in Aviation and Aerospace
Aviation Innovation and Problem-Solving
Innovation Challenge

Academic Expectations

Required Materials

Students will be required to have the following materials EACH day to assure they can fully participate in the lessons.

Binder or Journal
Paper
Pen/Pencil

Classroom Participation

Students will participate to the best of their abilities.
Students will practice active listening with their classmates and teacher.
Students will not interfere with the learning of others through distraction in any way
Students will refrain from the use of technology of any kind in clas unless given specific permission by the teacher.
Phones, Headphones, Smart Watches, Ipods, MP3 players, Tablets etc...

Absence Makeup Policy

If a student is absent on the day the assignment is made, the student will have have the number of days they were absent to turn in their work upon return to class without any late work penalty.
If a student is present on the day the assignment is made but is absent on the day the assignment is due, the assignment will be due immediately upon return to class.
If a student does not turn in work on the due date, a late work penalty of 10 points will be assessed per day that the student does not turn in their work. All work is due at the start of class for that day unless otherwise noted by the teacher.
- Students have 3 days after the due date to get an assignment turned in, or the assignment will receive a 0.
A student who is absent 19 or more times will be in danger of losing credit for the class.

Communication

Parents should expect communication from the teacher in the following ways.

Phone Calls:

I will be calling home only when a phone conference is necessary to discuss the student's academic or behavioral issues in class. I will always text through (remind 101) in advance to make sure its an appropriate time to call.

Website:

The website has all my contact information and in the event that you need to schedule a meeting you can fill out the form on the website to schedule that meeting. The students will also have access to our google classroom, which is an online tool where they can download EVERY single assignment we do in class. (No excuses please!)

E-mail:

I will also promptly return any e-mail inquires that i receive.

JOIN REMIND!

inviteyr1.pdf

inviteyr2.pdf

Behavioral Expectations

Classroom Rules

The student must treat them self, others and their surroundings with respect.
- FOLLOW DRESS CODE
- NO VULGAR LANGUAGE
- THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK
- NO VANDALISM/TAGGING
Students must bring required materials to class.
Students must be on time to class. (Seated when the bell rings, running through the door will not count.)
The student must follow the district student code of conduct
The student must be seated until class is dismissed.
The student is required to sign in for E-tardies when late to class.
The student is required to sign out/in for a Hall E-pass when they leave and come back to the class.

Discipline Measures

Positive behavior intervention
- A redirection by the teacher to discreetly change behavior.
Student/Teacher conference
- Behavioral expectations will be addressed with the student.
Parent/Teacher conference
- Parent's will be contacted, this can take the form of a phone call, or face to face meeting to discuss the behavioral expectations for students in the class.
Referral to Administration
- Administration will be notified of all actions taken by the teacher to prevent further misconduct in class, further discipline will be handled by administration.

Welcome to Mr. Urby's Aviation and Aerospace class!

Have a great year Dragons!

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