● This 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 that team members be able to learn, reason, think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems.
● An understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math and their methods contribute in an essential way to these skills.
● This is a team-based advanced course designed for most students.
● Students who complete this course will engage in real-world case studies and learning activities that focus on the engineering process, making the world a better place to live and work.
● See below for names of units and included kit components.
● Grades 9-12.
● Miscellaneous Kit Add-On Components
● • 4 composition books (36 sheets, 8-1/2 in.
● x 7)
● Fluid Power Unit Add-On Components
● • 10 plastic syringes (3 cc) • 10 plastic syringes (10 cc) • 10 plastic syringes (12 cc) • 10 plastic syringes (20 cc) • 10 plastic syringes (30 cc) • 10 plastic syringes (60 cc) • 4 Y connectors
● System and Optimization Unit Add-On Components
● • 4 flexible rulers • 4 pairs of 5 in.
● pointed scissors
● Material Unit Components
● • 100 ml unbreakable graduated cylinder • Beaker tongs • Hooded spark lighter • 10 ml Griffin low form glass beaker • 250 ml Griffin low form glass beaker • 4 pairs of direct ventilation impact goggles • Single electric burners • Butane lab burner with 5.5-oz.
● container of fuel
● Design and Modeling Unit Components
● • 1 in.
● x 60-yd.
● roll of masking tape • Gallon bottle of Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue® • Heavy-duty breakaway knife • 50 all-temperature mini glue sticks • 1 in.
● x 60-yd.
● roll of painter's multi-surface masking tape • High-temp, 10-watt mini glue gun • 9 in.
● x 12 in.
● self-healing cutting mat
● Golf Course Unit Components
● • Heavy-duty breakaway knife • 50 all-temperature mini glue sticksHigh-temp, 10-watt mini glue gun • 9 in.
● x 12 in.
● self-healing cutting mat • 50 sheets of 24 in.
● x 36 in.
● fade-resistant construction paper in assorted colors
● Nasco's SciQuest® Electromagnetism and Current Electricity Multi-Group Kit Unit Components
● • 8 in.
● glass stirring rod • Oersted's arch with stand • 12 wire hook ups (18 gauge) • Common nail • 30-ft.
● roll of copper magnet wire • Steel ball • Conductivity tester • 6 in.
● x 1/4 in.
● wooden dowel • 6V heavy-duty battery • 1-1/2V miniature lamp • 2 clear plastic cups (9 oz.) • 2 rubber bands • 5V miniature lamps • Electrical board • Aluminum compass