Freshman Exploratory Engineering (Period 4)

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.