Principles of Applied Engineering

Course: Principles of Applied Engineering

1st Nine Weeks

2nd  Nine Weeks

3rd NineWeeks

4th Nine Weeks

Unit 0: Community building and P&P (1 week)

 

Unit 1: Engineering Profession and Careers (1 week)

 

Unit 2: Safety and Tools (1 week)

 

Unit 3: Engineering Tools and Skills  (4 weeks) 

 

Unit 4: Introduction to Structural/Civil Engineering 

(2 weeks)

Unit 4: Introduction to Structural/Civil Engineering 

(3 weeks)

 

Unit 5: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 

(4 weeks)

 

Unit 6 Chemical Engineering (1 Week) 

Mid-terms (1 week)

Unit 7A: Drafting- Sketch

(.5 Weeks) 3rd 9 Weeks

 

Unit 7B: Drafting 

(3 weeks) 3rd 9 Weeks 2D CAD Solidworks or AutoCAD 

 

Unit 7C: Drafting Solidworks 3d

(2 weeks) 3rd 9 Weeks 

 

Unit 8: Introduction to Electrical Engineering 

(4 weeks)

 

Unit 9: Introduction to Robotics and Coding (2 weeks)

Cont. Unit 9: Introduction to Robotics and Coding (5 weeks)

 

Finals (1 week)

 

Unit 10: CapstoneTeam Project in Engineering 

(3-4 weeks)

 

Unit 0: (1 week)

 

-Procedures & Getting to know students

 

Unit 1: (2 Weeks)

-Choices 360 

 

-Discussion of Engineering Creed

 

-Discussion of the role of ethics in engineering.

 

-Education of an engineer

 

-Discussion of license process for a professional engineer

 

-Modeling and discussion of professional attire and appearance

 

-Research -Skills on preparing effective presentations.

 

Unit 2:(1 Weeks)


-Shop safety in the engineering shop/lab

-Document hazards found around the lab

 

-Tool familiarization

 

-Proper tool selection for the need

 

-Discussion of how to properly operate and maintain tools

 

-Choose and operate the proper measuring instrument and ensure there is consistency as far as the units required to be used in order to ensure accuracy and precision while taking measurements

 

-Discussion SDS and its importance

 

Unit 3: Engineering Tools and Skills (2 Weeks) Including measurement, sketching, lines. Includes robotic arm

 

-Discussing the importance of time management skills necessary to meet deadlines.

 

-Creating time (Gantt) charts for use during a project

 

-Discuss and demonstrate how to establish and maintain an engineering notebook following engineering industry standards

 

-Introduction to Engineering Design Process

 

-Work on a design team/ engineering team to develop a product or system.

 

 -Collaborate in a team environment to successfully develop a product or system.

 

-Hand Drafting : (2 Weeks)

 

-Basic engineering hand sketching techniques

 

-Establish a strategy on how to effectively and efficiently draw the object 

 

-Mechanical drafting tools familiarization

Unit 4: (3 Weeks) Structural/Civil Engineering

-Discuss several different tower types and designs.

 

-Describe some of the social, economic and cultural impacts of towers

 

-List various considerations of engineers when designing towers

-Foundations


-Strengths of materials

 

Unit 5: (4 Weeks)

Mechanical Engineering

 

-Engineering Brainstorming lesson

 

-Force, Energy, Power, and Work

 

Friction and resistance: 

 

Mechanical Advantage

 

Simple machine:

inclined plane, lever, pulley, screw wedge, wheel and axle work

 

Transmitting Power

gear and gear ratio

 

-Conservation of Energy: Pushing It Off a Cliff lesson

 

-Energy Skate Park activity

 

-Energy on a Roller Coaster activity

 

-Elastic Potential Energy of Springs lesson

 

Unit 6: Chemical Engineering (1 Week)

 

Fall CCA

Unit 7 A: (2 Weeks) Hand Drafting 

-Discussion of differences between mechanical and computer drafting

 

-Establish a strategy on how to effectively and efficiently draw the object 

 

-Mechanical drafting tools familiarization

 

Unit 7B: Drafting 

(3 weeks) 3rd 9 Weeks 2D CAD Solidworks or AutoCAD

 

-Introduction to Solidworks or AutoCAD (familiarization)

 

-Explain how to create 2D drawings

 

-Show and describe the different views associated with 2D drafting

 

-Create drawings, drawing views, line types, dimension

Strategies:

 

-Show geometric shapes and terms

 

-Establish a strategy on how to effectively and efficiently draw the object 

 

-Establish ways on how to document and convey the object’s features effectively (documentation)

 

-Explain the ANSI standard 

 

Unit 7C: (2 Weeks)

Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

Solidworks (3D and 2D)

 

-Introduction to Solidworks (familiarization)

 

-Explain how to create 3D drawings

 

-Show and describe the different views associated with 3D drafting

 

-Create drawings, drawing views, line types, dimensions

Strategies:

 

-Show geometric shapes and terms

 

-Establish a strategy on how to effectively and efficiently draw the object 

 

-Establish ways on how to document and convey the object’s features effectively (documentation)

 

-Intro to 3D printing (export to .stl, print best of class)

 

 

Unit 8: (4 Weeks)

Electrical Engineering

 

-describe the applications of electrical systems;

 

-identify emerging trends in electrical systems

 

Unit 9: (7 Weeks)

Robotics & Coding

 

- Explore careers in the fields of robotics, mechanical and electrical systems

- Ethics in robotics 

Cont. Unit 8: (7 Weeks)

Robotics & Coding

- Explore careers in the fields of robotics, mechanical and electrical systems

 

- Ethics in robotics 

 

- Conceptualize, research and design robotics, mechanical or electrical application where all concepts learned in these areas will be implemented in order to solve a problem or improve an existing process

 

Base Robot Build

 

Coding

 

Clawbot

 

Unit 10: (6 Wks)

Capstone

 

-Work on a design team/ engineering team to develop a product or system. 

 

-Collaborate in a team environment to successfully develop a product or system.

 

-Team development, cross training to other team roles, collaborate ideas, and share information using various media.

 

-Discussion of roles within a team environment

-Familiarize with the concepts of group dynamics to achieve team synergy

 

-Demonstrate the different properties of engineering materials such as mechanical, chemical and physical so students can determine which material to use in their designs.

 

Spring CCA

Required Project:

UNIT 1 - Choices 360-Engineering Research ENGINEERING CAREERS. GO IN DEPTH ON CAREERS IN EACH OF THE FOUR TYPES OF ENGINEERING 

 

UNIT 3 - Robotic arm project

Required Project:

 

UNIT 5 - Wood Truss Towers

 

UNIT 6 - Catapult Project

 

Required Project:

 

UNIT 7(a) - Hand sketching

 

UNIT 7(c) - 3D-Solidworks

 

UNIT 8 -Circuit Project

Required Project:

 

UNIT 9: VexIQ and V5

 

 

 

 

Additional Activities:

Unit 1 Engineering Field Research

Unit 2 Safety Poster

Additional Activities:

Unit 6 - Roller Coaster design project

Additional Activities:

UNIT 7(b) - 2D AutoCAD

UNIT 8 -Solar Project

Additional Activities:

Unit 9-Arduino Car

Employability Skills

Cycle 1: 

-Professionalism

-Ethics

127.15(1)(A)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(K)

127.15(1)(L)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 2: 

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(I)

Cycle 3:

-Self Management Skill

-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(D)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(J)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 4:

Communication Skills

127.15(1)(C)

 

 

CHOICES 360 Activities L1

Interest Profiler OR

A Picture of Me in the Future OR

Career Finder

Cover Letter Creator