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Engineering

Drafting and Engineering Course Syllabus

Northampton High School

Instructor: Robert Melnik

Course Objectives:

Build an understanding of basic drafting concepts and skills as well as give an introduction of the engineering design process through hands on learning exercises and activities. Create a fun learning environment where each student’s creativity and ingenuity will be allowed to flourish as they develop creative solutions to real world problems.

Prerequisites and Grade Level:

There are no prerequisite courses and any grade level may take this course.

Text Book:

There will not be a Text book used in this class.

Course Schedule:

Intro to Sketching and Drawing

Enlargement drawing
Basic board drawing exercises
The lines used in drafting
Creating boarders and title blocks

Engineering the Future Course Syllabus

Northampton High School

Instructor: Robert Melnik

Course Objectives:

Build an understanding of basic engineering concepts and skills through hands on learning exercises and activities. Study all aspects of the design process from conception through production and implementation. Create a fun learning environment where each student’s creativity and ingenuity will be allowed to flourish as they develop creative solutions to real world problems.

Prerequisites and Grade Level:

There are no prerequisite courses. The course is open to any grade level; however it is primarily geared for sophomores to prepare them to take the Engineering MCAS test.

Text Books:

Engineering the Future, Designing the World of the 21st Century, National Center for Technological Literacy, Museum of Science, Boston. Feed Test Edition 2006

Course Schedule:

The engineering design process: (Weeks 1-4.5)

Introduction of Engineering and Design
Cell phone holder mini project
The Greatest Organizer Ever project

Research and Development process
Engineering drawing and drafting basics
Measuring
Manufacturing
Marketing
Prototyping

Building the City of the Future: (Weeks 4.5-8)

Design the Building of the Future

Building materials
Structural analysis
Basic material science
Building techniques
Failure analysis
Energy saving techniques

Going with the Flow: (Weeks 9-13)

Toy Boat Redesign

Manufacture existing design
Investigate Fluids and Hydraulics
Investigate Heat Engines
Compare basic propulsion systems
Test and improve on redesigned project
Communicate ideas and results

Power to Innovate/King of the Hill Final Assessment: (Weeks 14-18)

Design King of the Hill vehicle and Final Assessment

Investigate basic electronics.
Design control system
Ohm’s law and basic circuits

Assessment:

During each of the four sections of the course the class will be assessed multiple ways. Daily homework will be graded for effort and completeness. Quizzes will be given to assess the student’s progress, and to gauge their comprehension of the material throughout the 3-4 week project. The final assessment of each section will be a combination of the finished design project, notebook work that records there design process, and a unit test. The final assessment/exam will be a design competition between the groups. In this project the groups use the skills they developed over the semester to design and build a machine that will be able to perform multiple complicated tasks.

Multiview Drawing

Proper techniques in multiview drawings
Uses and application of multiview drawings

3 Dimensional Drawings

The types of 3D drawings (oblique, perspective, asymmetric)
Techniques of drawing the types of 3D drawings
Uses and applications

Machine Drawing

Methods and applications of machine component drawings

Engineering Design process

Discuss and learn the 8 step engineering design process
Design and build a balsa wood bridge that will be tested for strength
Rube Goldberg project

Assessment:

During each of the sections of the course the class will be assessed multiple ways. Daily work will be graded for effort and completeness. Quizzes will be given to assess the student’s progress, and to gauge their comprehension of the material throughout the 3-4 week project. The final assessment of each section will be a combination of the finished design project, notebook work that records there design process, and a unit test. The final assessment/exam will be a design competition between the groups. In this project the groups use the skills they developed over the semester to design and build a machine that will be able to perform multiple complicated tasks.

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