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Project Engineering is the third course in the Career & Technical Education Engineering program sequence. This course provides students the opportunity to continue their engineering learning experiences through various physics concepts. The context in which this will be achieved is through longer term (semester-year) STEM-based engineering design projects such as the following:
• Assistive devices for the disabled
• Items to improve the quality of life for the disabled
• Community improvement related
• Real World Design Challenge (RWDC)
• Environmental related
• Energy related
• Or any other approved long term engineering project

Included in this process are scientific data collection and analysis to determine effectiveness of project designs prior to prototyping and final construction and scientific testing.
Methods of scientific instruction include lecture; research and project design. Students are required to document in a lab book every step in the engineering and scientific process.

II. Expected Outcomes:

• Students will continue to apply principles of science; technology; engineering; mathematics; communication and teamwork to the solution of long-term engineering design projects and problem solving.
• Students will further develop mastery of the scientific method and engineering process.
• Students will realize a real world engineering problems; design and implement the working solution.

III. Science Content Covered:

physics kinematics Newton’s Laws rotational mechanics forces
vector analysis potential energies kinetic energy mirrors
energy conservation alternative energies electricity optics
momentum impulse magnetism precision
accuracy scientific method light lenses

IV. Curriculum:

1. Engineering Modeling ( MS Excel)
A. Engineering/mathematical modeling software
i. Experimental data collection
ii. Experimental data plotting
iii. Define experimental function
iv. Interpretation of experimental function
v. Computer modeling of experimental data
vi. Optimization techniques
vii. precision; accuracy; tolerance

2. Engineering Lab Activities:
A. Engineering process / Scientific method
B. Lab skills and safety
D. Optimization factors for catapult design (DOE)
i. Projectile motion
ii. Analyze optimization variables
iii. Kinematics
iv. Newton’s Laws of forces
v. Vector analysis
E. Rocket car design
i. Kinematics
ii. Fluid dynamics / drag coefficient
iii. Newton’s Law’s of forces
v. Vector analysis
vi. Analyze optimization variables
vii. Impulse / momentum

3. Long Term Engineering Projects:
A. Engineer an optical device to improve the quality of life for the disabled
i. Analyze light through various lenses through ray diagrams
ii. Analyze light through various mirrors through ray diagrams
iii. Analyze characteristics of light (dispersion; refraction; reflection; spherical
& chromatic aberration; diffraction; interference and lasers.
iv. tolerance
B. Engineer a wheelchair camera mount
i. Analyze both static and dynamic forces in design
ii. Analyze spring constant (if applicable) for effective design
iii. Analyze torque in design
iv. Analyze mechanical advantage in design
v. Apply simple machine concepts
vi. tolerance
4. Sample Project: Students are to engineer a BattleBot for competition
A. Constraints
i. 15 lb. maximum
ii. two 12 volt DC drive motors maximum
iii. one weapon minimum
iv. 4.5 minute power minimum
v. no chemicals; fire; projectiles or emp
vi. body materials 1/16” thick aluminum & 1/8” thick lexan
B. Research & documentation
i. reference /document 7 activity related research topics (see below)
ii. document scientific method and engineering process throughout referencing
the following topics
iii. build a cardboard prototype
iv. prepare a materials list for approved design
v. Test design in a 3 minute battle in 10’x10’x10’ battle cage
vi. Project related science topics
a. Kinematics
b. Electricity / magnetism
c. Newton’s Law’s of forces
d. Vector analysis
e. Analyze optimization variables
f. Impulse / momentum
g. power; torque; energy

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Approved

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• CTE
• Career and technical education

• LADV
• Advanced science

• LPHY
• Physics

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Online / Virtual