Groves High School
20500 W. 13 Mile Rd
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
2016-17
Course Name:Engineering FoundationsCourse Credit:.5
Course Number:81000
Instructor:ROSA EVERITT
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Course Description: Grades 9, 10 This innovative course integrates design, imagination, and creativity, which are all key elements of critical thinking and problem solving. Students will learn about the engineering design process while working in small groups and individually on various hands-on activities. In this project based class, students will explore various STEM opportunities, develop basic CAD/Architecture skills, and learn about energy, civil engineering, and robotics. This class is project oriented and will give each student an excellent background for future engineering/design classes
Course Objectives:
Suggested Materials:
USB/External Hard drive
Composition Notebook –Graph preferred
*This will serve as your engineering notebook, and
may be used again when continuing Engineering Tech courses
3Ring Binder 1 ½”
Colored Pencils
Black Fine Tipped Sharpie
Pencil(s)
Black or Blue Pen
Highlighter
Student Competencies:
The big picture:
- Students will employ information management techniques and strategies in the workplace to assist in decision-making.
- Use information literacy skills when accessing, evaluating and disseminating information.
- Employ planning and time management skills and tools to enhance results and complete work tasks.
- Students will use leadership and teamwork skills in collaborating with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
- Students will explore, plan, and effectively manage careers.
- Students will Identify principles of the problem solving process and utilize the steps the design process
- Students will be able to effectively manage projects
Class Policies:
It is real simple the most important POLICY I have is please treat your classmates, textbook, computer, teacher and yourselves with the utmost RESPECT. In other words, treat others as you wish to be treated. In addition to this:
1.Please be on time for class & watch your attendance… it is VERY important in this project based class
2.Please NOTE: There is ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD in the lab, especially NUTS
3.Please be responsible for you
4.Be a team player, support your fellow classmates
5.No Sleeping
6.No inappropriate language
7. Complete all homework, writing assignments, quizzes, exams, etc.
8. Please leave the computers and the space you are using, the same way you found them.
Evaluation & Grading:Students will be evaluated on the following:
* Daily Participation - how well class time is utilized
* Projects* Engineering Notebook* Homework
* Assessments* Drawings* Online Portfolio
* Project requirements will be issued with each project.
* Grades will be based on total points earned, then divided by the total points possible
* Grades will be calculated in accordance to the district policy:
93-100 A 80-82 B-67-69D+
90-92 A-77-79 C+ 63-66 D
87-89 B+73-76 C 60-62 D-
83-86 B70-72 C- 59-below E
* Late work will be marked down one grade for one day late. Assignments more than one day late will receive a maximum of 50%
* Extra credit is rare, and will not be issued to students if there are any
missing assignments.
*Missed tests and quizzes must be made up within 2 days of returning to
school, or it will result in a grade of 0. Please note: missed tests are
subject to modified tests.
* Cheating on a test or plagiarizing work will result in an automatic F for the
Marking Period. Cheating will NOT BE TOLERATED!
* Students will receive 1 class day to make up missed work. This will be
done outside of class time.
*It is the student's responsibility to see the instructor for missed
assignments
* The Trimester is work 80% of the final grade, whereas the final exam will be worth 20%
* Students must complete a portfolio requirement for this course
Final Exam:
You must be present on the final exam to successfully complete the course. Failure in taking the Final will result in failure of the class.
If you will not be here the day Final Exams are administered, please contact me at the very least, 2 weeks prior to your last day.
Teamwork:
In our classroom we work as a team. It is very important for you to talk to me if you are having difficulty with assignments, or feel uncomfortable with an activity, discussion, assignment, or other students. I will take any measure possible to help you devise a solution.
Attendance:
This is a real easy one—be here and be here on time. I follow the school’s attendance policies, so please refer to student handbook.
Upon returning from an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to find out what he/she is missing.
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayX- Block / 7:30 - 8:30 AM / 7:30 - 8:30 AM
1st Hour / 7:30 - 8:43 AM / 7:30 - 8:43 AM / 8:30 - 9:30 AM / 7:30 - 8:43 AM / 7:30 - 8:43 AM
2nd Hour / 8:51 - 10:09 AM / 8:51 - 10:09 AM / 9:39 - 10:44 AM / 8:51 - 10:09AM / 8:51 - 10:09 AM
A Lunch / 10:17 - 10:57 AM / 10:17 - 10:57 AM / 10:52 - 11:32 AM / 10:17 - 10:57 AM / 10:17 - 10:57 AM
3rd Hour A / 10:57 - 12:10 PM / 10:57 - 12:10 PM / 11:32 - 12:32 PM / 10:57 - 12:10 PM / 10:57 - 12:10 PM
3rd Hour B / 10:17 - 11:30 AM / 10:17 - 11:30 AM / 10:52 - 11:52 AM / 10:17 - 11:30 AM / 10:17 - 11:30 AM
B Lunch / 11:30 - 12:10 PM / 11:30 - 12:10 PM / 11:52 - 12:32 PM / 11:30 - 12:10 PM / 11:30 - 12:10 PM
4th Hour / 12:18 - 1:30 PM / 12:18 - 1:30 PM / 12:40 - 1:41 PM / 12:18 - 1:30 PM / 12:18 - 1:30 PM
5th Hour / 1:38 - 2:50 PM / 1:38 - 2:50 PM / 1:49 - 2:50 PM / 1:38 - 2:50 PM / 1:38 - 2:50 PM
Course Outline:
PORTFOLIO INTRO
OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF ENGINEERING
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGINEERING
CAREER EXPLORATION- WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?
CAREER PRESENTATION – PORTFOLIO SETUP
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
INTRODUCTION TO THE EDP
ASK: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
RESEARCH THE PROBLEM
IMAGINE/BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS
PLAN
CREATE
TEST & EVALUATE
REFINE THE DESIGN
PROJECT – EGG DROP
ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
INTRODUCTION TO REVIT
BASIC FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT
DESIGN A COTTAGE
MODEL BUILDING
ENGINEERING DESIGN
INTRODUCTION TO INVENTOR
FORMULA 1 RACE CAR
3D PRINTING
ENERGY
INTRODUCTION
FORMS OF ENERGY
WHY I S ENERGY IMPORTANT?
MOUSE TRAP CAR
SIMPLE MACHINES
WHAT ARE SIMPLE MACHINES AND HOW DO THEY WORK?
RUBE GOLDBERG PROJECT
FLEX: GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMING AND SENSORS
LEGO MINDSOTRM
FLEX: DRONES
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
PROJECT PRESENTATION AND REFLECTION
Please read through this syllabus with your parent/guardian and return the bottom portion only by Monday, September 12th,
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