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Honors Principles of Engineering
ORGANIZING THEME/TOPIC
Unit 1: Energy and Power
Unit 1.1: Orientation to Engineering and Mechanisms
Engineers as Problem Solvers
Teamwork
Careers in Engineering
Communication and Documentation
Engineering Systems
Mechanisms
FOCUS STANDARDS & SKILLS
Develop an understanding of engineering fields and an understanding of mechanisms
through theory-based calculations.
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Time Frame: 5 weeks
Unit 1.2: Energy Sources
Renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible sources
Conversion of energy forms
Energy efficiency: work, energy, power
Resistance, current and voltage
Time Frame: 3 weeks
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KS 21004.01.02 Define attributes of a successful Engineer.
KS 21004.01.03 Demonstrate teamwork and collective responsibility to solve
problems.
KS 21004.01.07 Demonstrate understanding of the differences between engineering
disciplines and job function.
KS 21004.02.01 Compose sketches using proper techniques in the solution of
design problems.
KS 21004.02.03 Compose a written technical report based upon research of a
career field.
KS 21004.04.01 Mathematically explain the mechanical advantage gained and
explain the function of the six different types of simple machines.
KS 20014.04.02 Apply knowledge of simple machines.
Develop an understanding of energy sources and the relationship between energy, power,
and work.
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KS 21004.04.04 Select and apply concepts of mechanical, electrical, and control
systems in solving design problems.
o Classify energy sources as renewable, non-renewable, or inexhaustible.
o Define types of power conversions.
o Calculate work and power.
o Calculate efficiency of a system that converts electrical input to mechanical
output.
o Calculate circuit resistance, current, and voltage using Ohm’s law.
o Identify advantages and disadvantages of parallel and series circuit design.
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Unit 1.3: Energy Applications:
Laws of thermodynamics
Solar hydrogen system
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Unit 2 Materials and Structures
Unit 2.1: Statics and the Design Process
Design Process
Decision Matrix
Vectors
Forces
Team consensus
Laws of motion
Time Frame: 9 weeks
Unit 2.1-2.2: Materials Properties and Testing
5 basic categories of solid engineering materials
Properties of organic, metals, polymers, ceramics and composites
Production process
Forces
Laboratory testing and experimental design
Statistics and Material strength
Time Frame: 5 weeks
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Investigate thermal energy and alternative energy applications and energy
transformations in solar hydrogen systems(KS 140101.08).
• Test and apply the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance relating to a
photovoltaic cell and a hydrogen fuel cell.
• Experiment with a solar hydrogen system to produce mechanical power.
• Design, construct, and test recyclable insulation materials.
• Test and apply the relationship between R-values and recyclable insulation.
• Complete calculations for conduction, R-values, and radiation.
Identify and calculate forces acting on a body.
• KS 21004.05.01 Mathematically analyze a simple truss to determine types and
magnitudes of forces supported in the truss.
• KS 21004.05.02 Analyze stresses and forces acting on an object.
• KS 21004.05.03 Prepare and present a mathematical analysis of a truss design.
• KS 1004.05.04 Explain the use of factors of safety in the design process.
• KS 21104.05.05 Explain the differences between the area of a cross section of an
object and the second moment of the area and predict the relative strength of one
shape vs. another.
• KS 21004.05.06 Use a computer aided engineering package to analyze a shape.
• KS 21004.05.07 Explain the effects that stress has on a material and predict how
the material will react.
Investigate the basic properties of materials, and the creation and recycling of materials.
• KS 21004.06.01. Identify and differentiate the five basic categories of solid
engineering materials.
• KS 21004.06.02. Compare and contrast the physical properties of organic, metals,
polymers, ceramics and composites.
• KS 21004.06.03. Trace the production of raw material to finished product.
• KS 21004.06.04. Identify practical applications of each material category to
engineered products and processes.
• KS 21004.06.07. Formulate conclusions through analysis of recorded laboratory test
data for presentations in the form of charts, graphs, written, verbal, and multi-media.
• KS 21004.06.08. Analyze word problems about forces acting on materials.
• KS 21004.06.11. State the difference between mass and weight.
• KS 21004.06.12. Utilize a variety of precision measurement tools to measure
appropriate dimensions, mass and weight.
• KS 21004.06.15. Describe and safely conduct destructive and non-destructive
material testing and use the data collected to compute and document mechanical
properties.
• KS 21004.06.16. Analyze a product that breaks and explain how the material failed.
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Unit 3:
Unit 3.1 Machine Control and Design Problem
Control mechanical systems using computer programs and code.
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Control systems
Flow charts
Protocols
Open and closed systems
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Unit 3.2: Fluid Power
Pneumatic power
Hydraulic power
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Unit 4: Statistics and Kinematics
Theoretical probability
Central tendency
distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
potential energy
Kinematic equations
Projectiles
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Design Challenges:
Engineering design process
Scientific method
Mathematical models
Time Frame: Culminating project at the end of each unit.
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KS 21004.04.03 Design, diagram and implement a program to control a device
he/she constructs to perform a sorting operation.
KS 21004.04.05 Formulate a plan for evaluating the functioning of the sorting device
and to make appropriate changes in design, circuitry, or programming.
Use pneumatic and hydraulic power systems to complete work.
• KS 21009.02 Design, create, and test a hydraulic device.
• KS 21009.02 Design, create, and test a pneumatic device.
o Calculate values in a fluid power system utilizing Pascal’s Law.
o Calculate values in a pneumatic system utilizing the perfect gas laws.
o Calculate flow rate, flow velocity, and mechanical advantage in a hydraulic
system.
Apply statistical skills to interpret and draw conclusions from experimental data related to
kinematics.
• KS 21004.06.18 Calculate the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation for a
set of data and apply that information to an understanding of quality assurance.
• KS 21004.08.01 Explain the difference between distance traveled and displacement.
• KS 21004.08.02 Design and build a device for the purpose of conducting
experiments of acceleration, displacement, and velocity.
• KS 21004.08.03 Calculate velocity and acceleration. (Math Standard 2 Algebra: The
student uses algebraic concepts and procedures in a variety of situations.)
• KS 21004.08.04 Calculate range and initial acceleration from data he/she records
from experiments. (Math Standard 4 Data: The student uses concepts and
procedures of data analysis in a variety of situations.)
• KS 21004.08.05 Analyze test data and utilize the results to make decisions.
Apply the concepts and skills of engineering to create and test a solution for a real-world
problem.
• KS 140101.13.09 Develop and use mathematical models to represent and justify
mathematical relationships found in a variety of situations.
• KS 140101.04 Apply scientific methods in qualitative and quantitative analysis,
data gathering, direct and indirect observation, predictions, and problem
identification.
• KS 140101.18 Apply leadership, teamwork and effective communication to achieve
a common goal.
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