Prerequisites:
Successful completion of Algebra 1 but may be enrolled in Algebra 1 and Engineering 1 concurrently with a grade of B or better in Math 8.
Required Courses:
Engineering 1
This STEM course is a basic introduction to engineering for all students. Students who complete this course will learn the concepts necessary in order to develop their ideas into solutions that will improve our lives. Exciting hands-on learning activities like data comparison of heart rates, rating consumer products, destructive testing and building speakers apply math, science, history and English content from other courses in a STEM experience. This course makes science and mathematics more engaging, interesting, concrete, and relevant. The course’s intention and purpose is to educate students in a “main line” method by providing STEM education for everyone. While providing a STEM-based education for all students, those interested in becoming practicing engineers clearly benefit from this course content.
Introduction to Computer Science or AP Computer Science (BHS ONLY)
Intro to Computer Science is a year-long hands-on class that explores computer science concepts of computer terminology and architecture, software, the Internet and web design, and Java programming. The major focus of the course involves an extensive academic study of computer science concepts using the Java programming language. Topics included here are console input and output, programming calculations and operator precedence, predefined Java Math methods, control statements (if-else, for, while) and object-oriented programming. Students who successfully complete this class have been well prepared to take AP Computer Science A the following year.
Engineering Construction & Design and Professional Ethics (JBHS ONLY) NOTE: This course is now required of all current 10th graders not enrolled in AP Computer Science and required of all incoming 9th graders and any new academy students. Computer science will no longer be required but is now listed as a recommended elective.
The Engineering Construction & Design course description is coming soon.
Physics or AP Physics
This physics course is a qualitative and quantitative study of the central concepts of physics, including mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Emphasis will be placed on mental imagery that relates to things and events that are familiar in the everyday environment. Physics concept 65 will be studied with the use of demonstrations, laboratory investigations, multimedia presentations, and student projects. Laboratory work will include some computation.
Engineering 2
This advanced engineering STEM course makes a contribution to the curriculum by providing opportunities for students and teachers to link content together and apply it to solve problems. More and more jobs demand advanced skills, requiring people to be able to learn, reason, think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems. An understanding of science, technology, engineering and math and their methods contributes in an essential way to these skills. Principles of Engineering is a team-based advanced course designed for most students. The Principles of Engineering courses' intention and purpose is to educate students in a “main line” method by providing STEM education for everyone. While providing a STEM-based education for all students, those interested in becoming practicing engineers clearly benefit from this course content.
Note:
Some classes may be taken concurrently or out of order.
