Students are given the opportunity to learn how to use or improve existing skills in word processing, spreadsheet and database presentation, and Internet exploring programs. Overall grades are determined through class project work, attendance, and participation.
Classes meet daily for one third of the year.
This course allows students to experience the processes of research, design, construction, and testing of structures. Starting with a segment of drafting, students develop first hand engineering skills through the completion of one point perspective, oblique, isometric, and working drawings. Students will develop finished drawings with the aid of drafting equipment, and then progress to experimenting with models of various structures to demonstrate strength differences. These containers, bridges, and towers are designed and built according to specifications while keeping financial records. Teams of students working through the design process are given a problem, brainstorm solutions, sketch, draw, and construct the final product in preparation for a competitive assessment.