Engineering Technologies is a class that is designed to give students experience with specific tools and technologies that engineers use to solve diverse problems.
In this class students will be taught theoretical underpinnings of engineering, and will be tasked with solving a real world problem using a variety of tools, such as 3D printers, circuit building technology, robotic IDEs, etc.
Materials Used:
Fall:
my.pltw.org - Online curriculum
ArcGIS - online map building software
TinkerCAD - online 3D modeling and circuit modeling
The Social Dilemma - movie to discuss ethics of engineering, through social media and AI
Youtube videos for advertisements, including the original Tootsie Pop advertisements, Høvel review, “I’m a Mac and I’m a PC” Apple and Microsoft competing ads, and original Geico gecko commercial - to discuss advertising and marketing, and how to communicate ideas with consumers
Spring:
my.pltw.org - Online curriculum
ArcGIS - online map building software
CodeHS microbit programming
The Imitation Game - Discussing the history and development of the computer, and digital circuitry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpLU__bhu2w
Matt Parker’s 10000 Domino Computer Youtube Video
2001: A Space Odyssey - To discuss historical perspectives of the future, and the philosophy of engineering and scientific development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kz5vEqdaSc
Saudi Arabia’s video proposal for a Linear city, along with Google Maps images of Las Vegas, Tokyo, and other cities - to discuss urban and environmental engineering, and how we generate power, access water, and move people