Engineering
Engineering class pairs hands on projects of Industrial Technology with the math and science of Physics. As part of this class, students are tasked only a few short days into the semester with building the most efficient toothpick bridge in the class. In order to get through this, students are put through a rigorous lesson on force equations traditionally taught only in high school. Through using these equations and understanding the forces put on members of a truss, students are better able to build a bridge that can achieve maximum performance.
Once all of the students bridges are tested to failure (breaking), students then learn about the forces a trebuchet can create through weight and craftsmanship. Students create a trebuchet out of a piece or 1/2x4"x12' white pine. Students have the option of making any type of trebuchet they have researched and can make with given amount of material. Once all trebuchets are completed and tested, a competition is held in our auxiliary gym where students try to knock down one another's foam (stone) walls, as if in medieval times.
Once all of the students bridges are tested to failure (breaking), students then learn about the forces a trebuchet can create through weight and craftsmanship. Students create a trebuchet out of a piece or 1/2x4"x12' white pine. Students have the option of making any type of trebuchet they have researched and can make with given amount of material. Once all trebuchets are completed and tested, a competition is held in our auxiliary gym where students try to knock down one another's foam (stone) walls, as if in medieval times.
2017
Mid semester, our Engineering class teamed up with a local business, SpartaCraft. David Maguire and myself met up this summer and came up with a project that our students could dig into; they were to create and market a pet memorabilia product and present it to SpartaCraft after 6-8 weeks of working.
Mid semester, our Engineering class teamed up with a local business, SpartaCraft. David Maguire and myself met up this summer and came up with a project that our students could dig into; they were to create and market a pet memorabilia product and present it to SpartaCraft after 6-8 weeks of working.
2017-18 Project Photos
2016
To cap the semester off, students are given an opportunity to change the world. There are plenty of issues around the world that need help or fixed, students are charged with one task and must come up with a solution and create a prototype of that solution. Certain challenged include but are not limited to world hunger, fresh water shortages, energy demand/energy shortage, clean/dirty fuel, trash accumulation, housing, etc. If students are interested in a different area, it must be approved. This project is accompanied with an informal presentation of findings and the solution.
To cap the semester off, students are given an opportunity to change the world. There are plenty of issues around the world that need help or fixed, students are charged with one task and must come up with a solution and create a prototype of that solution. Certain challenged include but are not limited to world hunger, fresh water shortages, energy demand/energy shortage, clean/dirty fuel, trash accumulation, housing, etc. If students are interested in a different area, it must be approved. This project is accompanied with an informal presentation of findings and the solution.