PLTW: Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)

Designed for 9th grade students, the major focus of the IED course is to expose students to the design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards and technical documentation. Students use 3D solid modeling design software to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems and learn how to document their work and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community.

PLTW: Digital Electronics (DE)

Digital electronics is the foundation of all modern electronic devices such as cellular phones, MP3 players, laptop computers, digital cameras and high-definition televisions. The major focus of the DE course is to expose students to the process of combinational and sequential logic design, teamwork, communication methods, engineering standards and technical documentation. This course is designed for 10th or 11th grade students.

Robotics

Students learn how to program basic robot behaviors with a NXT LEGO brick usin motors and rotation, sound, light, touch and ultrasonic sensors. Fifteen in-depth research lessons are based on real-world robots. Step-by-step videos teach students how to use the programming language, build robots, basic robot behavior, use of sensors, robot competition, etc. Students start by learning basic robot building instructions, programming and movement then move on to working with sensors and more complex robot behaviors.

Engineering the Future (Part 1 & 2)

Engineering the Future is a project-based course where students take on the role of engineers and apply the engineering design process to define and solve problems by inventing and improving products, processes, and systems.  Students get an "insider's view" of how engineers apply mathematical skills and scientific knowledge to solve real-world problems.  Through this course's practical real-world connections, students have an opportunity to see how science, mathematics, and engineering are part of their every day world, and why it is important for every citizen to be technologically and scientifically literate.

Other Engineering Courses available at Washburn.

Various Project Lead the Way courses are available at Washburn and are offered on an odd/even year cycle.  We will promote these course offerings to the students throughout the year and help students navigate the registration process and their options each spring.

PLTW: Introduction to Engineering Design

PLTW: Digital Electronics

PLTW: Principles of Engineering

PLTW: Civil Engineering & Architecture

Brochures are available or visit the Project Lead the Way website at:

www.pltw.org