Architectural drawing classes design a house including floor plans, electrical layout, landscaping, elevations, etc. Once the plans are complete, they build a scale model. Engineering technology projects are even more impressive. Students create hot air balloons, design a CADD space station, study aerodynamics using a real wind tunnel, and build an electricity-generating wind turbine. Perhaps the most interesting activity is the Cyborg project.
Students construct a mask without eye holes.
Working in teams, the student wearing the mask follows the blinking LED lights as they lead him through a classroom maze. His teammate uses an electronic controller to light up the LEDs to show his partner which way to turn. The teacher is more of a facilitator. The students have to be self-motivated and use their own initiative to be successful. Since a great deal of the curriculum is geared toward career exploration, students not only learn more about certain fields of work, they also master skills that are invaluable in college.