● 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.Kit Components: Teamwork and Concurrent Engineering Unit Components: • Ball transfer game
● System and Optimization Unit Components: • 12 golf balls • 4 in.
● x 6 in.
● ring stand with rectangular support • 2 four-finger double-adjustable clamp condensers • 24 flexible rulers • 3 in.
● C clamp • 3/4 in.
● x 60-yd.
● roll of masking tape • 24 pairs of 5 in.
● pointed scissors • 500 sheets of 8-1/2 in.
● x 11 in.
● white copy paper • 1/4-lb.
● assortment of rubber bands • Paper Tube Classroom Pack
● Design and Modeling Unit Components: • 30 m windup tape • 6 rolls of masking tape (1 in.
● x 60 yd.) • Gallon bottle of Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue® • 6 heavy-duty breakaway knives • 50 all-temperature mini glue sticks • 6 rolls of painter's multi-surface masking tape (1 in.
● x 60 yd.) • 6 high-temp, 10-watt mini glue guns • 6 self-healing cutting mats (9 in.
● x 12 in.) • 10 matte white foam boards (20 in.
● x 30 in.
● x 3/16 in.)
● Golf Course Unit Components: • Gallon bottle of Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue® • 6 heavy-duty breakaway knives • 50 all-temperature mini glue sticks • 6 high-temp, 10-watt mini glue guns • 6 self-healing cutting mats (9 in.
● x 12 in.) • 100 sheets of 24 in.
● x 36 in.
● fade-resistant construction paper in assorted colors • 10 matte white foam boards (20 in.
● x 30 in.
● x 3/16 in.)
● Composition Book : • 24 composition books (36 sheets, 8-1/2 in.
● x 7 in.)
● Material Unit Components: • 6 unbreakable graduated cylinders (100 ml) • 6 beaker tongs • 1,000 g of laboratory grade granular zinc chloride • 6 hooded spark lighters • 1,000 g of reagent grade zinc metal (20 mesh, granular) • 6 Griffin low form glass beakers (100 ml) • 6 Griffin low form glass beakers (250 ml) • 24 direct ventilation impact goggles • 500 sheets of 4 in.
● x 4 in.
● weighing paper • 2 classroom compact scales • 8 liters of distilled water • 6 single electric burners • 6 butane lab burners with 5.5-oz.
● containers of fuel • 3 refill fuel for butane lab burners
● Electrical Circuits 2.0 Unit Components: • 6 glass stirring rods (8 in.) • 6 Oersted's arches with stands • 6 pkgs.
● of 18-gauge wire hook ups (12 per pkg.) • 6 common nails (5-1/8 in.) • 6 rolls of copper magnet wire (30 ft.) • 6 steel balls • 6 conductivity testers • 6 wooden dowels (6 in.
● x 1/4 in.) • 6 heavy-duty batteries (6V) • 6 miniature lamps (1.5V) • 6 clear plastic cups (9 oz.) • 6 rubber bands • 6 miniature lamps (5V) • 6 electrical boards • 6 aluminum compasses • Electromagnetism and Current Electricity Multi-Group Kit teacher's guides • 1/2 in.
● x 60-yd.
● roll of masking tape
● Trebuchet 2.0 Unit Components: • 24 hex nuts (1/4) • 24 silver key rings (30 mm O.D.) • 72 PVC DWV (1-1/2 in., 45°) • 12 PVC SCH (1-1/2 in., .40 SXSXS) • 36 PVC hub x hub elbows (1-1/2 in.) • 36 PVC reducer bushings (1-1/2 in.) • 6 black steel pipes (1/2 in.
● x 24 in.) • 6 PVC 40 socket caps (1-1/2 in.) • 30 braided nylon and polyester ropes • 3 plain steel cold round rods • 18 zinc-plated threaded screws • 6 corrugated white plastic sheets • 6 miter boxes (12 in.) with saws • PVC pipes (24 each of 1-1/2 in.
● x 24 in.
● and 1-1/2 in.
● x 48 in.) • PVC primer and solvent cement • 50-ft.
● cotton clothesline • 21-qt.
● storage container • 3 yards of heavy fabric poly/cotton • 6 Flip Pak 1.81 Cu.
● • 6 plastic pails (5 gallon) • 6 lids for plastic pails
● Fluid Power 3.0 Unit Components: • PVC primer and solvent cement • 12 PVC reducing couplers (3 in.
● x 2 in.) • 6 PVC elbows (90°) • 12 PVC bushings (2 in.
● x 1 in.) • 6 PVC flush hubs (3 in.
● x 3 in.
● x 3 in.) • 6 3 in.
● female DWV adapter • 12 PVC cleanout plugs (3 in.) • 12 PVC male adapters (1 in.) • 6 In-line jar valves.
● 150 PSI • 6 1/8 in.
● NPT tank valves • 6 1/2 in.
● pressure relief valves • 12 pipe fittings (1/4 in.
● x 1/8 in.) • 6 Gauge pressure, 160 PSI • 6 Loctite® control gel super glue 45 (1/8 oz.) • PVC pipes (6 each of 2 in.
● x 2 ft., 3 in.
● x 5 ft., and 1 in.
● x 1 ft.) • 510 drywall screws (3 in.) • 6 Dowels (1 in.
● x 48 in.) • 12 MDF panel (3/4 in.
● x 2 ft.
● x 2 ft.) • 24 stud boards (2 in.
● x 4 in.
● x 24 in.) • 6 Elmer's® carpenter's wood glue bottles (8 oz.) • 1 Pkg.
● of rubber bands in assorted colors and sizes • 6 Nonstick tape (1/2 in.
● x 260 in.) • 1 7/16 in.
● drill bits • 1 Pipe tap sets • 2 T-25 steel star bits (2 in.) • 1 sets of 21 titanium drill bits • 6 10-qt.
● clear buckets • 1 23/32 drill bits (3/8 in.) • 1 T wrenches (1/4-1/2 in.) • 1 12V cordless drills • 3-gallon air compressor • 6 12 in.
● miter box with saw • Battery, 6V • Carlon® PVC enclosure (6 in.
● x 6 in.
● 4 in.) • SPST toggle switch (20 amps) • Toggle switch cover • Video game switch with micro switch • Crocodile clip with nickel-plated steel contact (5 amps) • Disconnect RD F 22-16 AWG • Standard ring terminal, nylon insulated, 22-18 AWG, #6 screw/stud size • Rubber bumper, round, with washer (1-1/32 in.
● dia.
● x 5/8 in.H) • Flat elect connector, 2-way, copper, 18 gauge • Underground speaker cable (16 AWG) and in-wall speaker wire (16 ft.) • Butt splice (16-14 AWG) • Heat-shrink tubing (1 ft.
● L, 3/16 in.
● I.D.) • Heat-shrink tubing (1 ft.
● L, 1/8 in.
● I.D.) • Phillips screw #10-24 (5/8 in.) • Zinc nut #10-24, grade 2