Mission Statement:
Mission Statement:
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The Burbank Unified School District NAF Academy will provide an academic and technology-based program that inspires students to become respectful and successful members of a continually evolving global community. Through high-quality instruction, community service, shadowing experiences, and internships. Students will graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, the workplace, and the world beyond.
Engineering One
Engineering One
This STEM course offers a foundational introduction to engineering, designed for all students regardless of prior experience. Through engaging, hands-on activities such as bridge building, soldering, robotics, and more, students apply concepts from math, science, history, and English in a real-world STEM context. These projects not only make science and math more concrete, relevant, and enjoyable, but also help students develop analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. The course is intended to deliver STEM education in a comprehensive, accessible way, benefiting every student, while also laying essential groundwork for those considering a future in engineering. For freshmen and sophomores especially, it’s a great opportunity to build connections, gain confidence, and explore the exciting world of STEM.
The photo on the left is a bridge project we did my freshman year. In this project, we worked in teams to construct a bridge out of wood pieces that could hold the largest weight. I used the triangles to construct the bridge shown to the side. As opposed to squares, triangles are the strongest shape, giving our design lots of strength. We held at least 70lbs, with both ends of the bridge on either side of a desk and a chasm in the middle, a bucket holding a slowly increasing amount of weight.
The photo on the left is a bridge project we did my freshman year. In this project, we worked in teams to construct a bridge out of wood pieces that could hold the largest weight. I used the triangles to construct the bridge shown to the side. As opposed to squares, triangles are the strongest shape, giving our design lots of strength. We held at least 70lbs, with both ends of the bridge on either side of a desk and a chasm in the middle, a bucket holding a slowly increasing amount of weight.
Construction & Design
Construction & Design
This STEM course is a basic introduction to engineering design and woodshop for all students. Students who complete this course will learn the concepts necessary in order to develop their ideas into solutions that will improve our lives. Exciting hands-on learning activities like blueprint design, power tool use, heavy machinery use, original creative design, and safety are hands-on content from this course to add to a STEM experience. The course’s intention and purpose is to educate students in a hands-on method providing STEM education for everyone. As a new freshman or sophomore student, this is a good place to form connections and learn to use power tools in a safe environment.
In this class, we learned how to use power tools and smaller, hand-held tools to create designs. I created many things in this class. One of my final projects was to create a box. I made a traditional box to hold smaller trinkets with a quote engraved onto the lid. Another of my favorite projects was right before Christmas, when I made custom coasters for my family. The one shown at the right included a design of me and my Dad for my father. I also created a cutting board that my family still uses.
In this class, we learned how to use power tools and smaller, hand-held tools to create designs. I created many things in this class. One of my final projects was to create a box. I made a traditional box to hold smaller trinkets with a quote engraved onto the lid. Another of my favorite projects was right before Christmas, when I made custom coasters for my family. The one shown at the right included a design of me and my Dad for my father. I also created a cutting board that my family still uses.
AP Physics
AP Physics
This physics course is a qualitative and quantitative study of the central concepts of physics, including mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Emphasis will be placed on mental imagery that relates to things and events that are familiar in the everyday environment. Labs and experiments are not uncommon and include an egg drop project, building cantilevers out of toothpicks, and electro-static technology.
In this activity we created a cantilever where we tested how much weight each structure could hold.
In this activity we created a cantilever where we tested how much weight each structure could hold.
Engineering 2
Engineering 2
This advanced engineering STEM course makes a contribution to the curriculum by providing opportunities for students and teachers to link content together and apply it to solve problems. More and more jobs demand advanced skills, requiring that people be able to learn, reason, think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems. An understanding of science, technology, engineering and math and their methods contribute in an essential way to these skills. Principles of Engineering is a team based advanced course with an intention and purpose to educate students in a “main line” method providing STEM education for everyone. Some projects include robotics, 3D designing in TinkerCad, and building a cantilever out of paper.
In this project myself and one other person put together a solder-less breadboard connecting wires to an lcd screen to tell fortunes. This tested our skills with making sure we know how breadboards work along with resistors and other pieces.
In this project myself and one other person put together a solder-less breadboard connecting wires to an lcd screen to tell fortunes. This tested our skills with making sure we know how breadboards work along with resistors and other pieces.
NAF Certification Completion
NAF Certification Completion
I have currently completed my four years of high school in the NAF Engineering Academy, completing all four required classes, and completing all other requirements to graduate NAF certified.
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