Freshman Exploratory Engineering (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Lucas Pacheco
- Term
- 2018-2019 School Term
- Department
- Career Technology Education
- Description
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This one-year elective course is the Freshman level, introductory course for the Hawthorne High School of Manufacturing and Engineering (Engineering Academy). Units of study are based on the National Standards for Technological Literacy, and include 3-D Computer Modeling, Prototype Design and Fabrication, Robotics and Automation, Flight Technology, Aeronautical Design , Propulsion Systems and Rocketry, Kinetic Energy and Energy Storage as well as Mechanical Advantage. This course fulfills 10 credits of the elective requirement for graduation.
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- Which career did you choose to read about? Why?
- Where do people with this engineering career work?
- List four interesting facts that you discovered about this career.
- Add a description of the career use the PDF EngCareerDescriptions to help you.
- When was the aerospace vehicle invented?
- Who invented it?
- What is the vehicle’s history?
- What was the vehicle’s purpose? Was it used to carry individuals or equipment?
- Did it fly successfully? If so, how long before it was operative?
- What technology was necessary in order for this aerospace vehicle to be functional?
- What were some of the challenges the inventor faced while designing the vehicle?
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- Complete the pull toy as much as possible today
- Take pictures and video of the pull toy moving
- Add the pictures and video to your school google drive
- Take apart your pull toy
- If you are done with the pull toy, you are required to build a min of two items from the picture labeled fischertechnik designer. Example a car and scooter.
- Picture of the two item build in your drive.
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Each group of students will build the first five mechanisms: universal joint, bevel gear, simple gear with idler, worm and wheel, crown and pinion and rack and pinion. After each mechanism is built, students will answer questions in their Engineering notebooks using the IQIA (include question in answer) format.
Clean up will be at 11:05 Period 4 and 1:15 Period 5/6 Everyday. Please take apart your mechanism and return the parts to the correct bin.