Project Lead The Way Engineering Classes
About Us
Courses
• Computer Aided Drafting and Design• Introduction to Engineering Design• Principles of Engineering• Digital Electronics• Aerospace Engineering• Engineering Design and Development
• An introduction to the ideology of engineering
• Many projects and runs through the engineering process
• Introduction to group based projects
CADD- Computer Aided Drafting and Design
House Design
Sea Perch
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)
• Learn the basic engineering processes and apply them to problems
• Single student based projects that allow people by themselves to understand and figure out the process
Puzzle CubeScenario:• A furniture factory has
lots of left over 1”x1” cubes.
• The factory wants to utilize these pieces by making a physical brain teaser.
Task:• Create a puzzle cube
that is 3 cubes by 3 cubes and contains only 5 parts.
Principles of Engineering (POE)
• Formulas for engineering processes• Relates to other math and science
classes:– Algebra 2– Physics– Pre-Calculus
Bridge Design
Bridge Design
Digital Electronics (DE)
• Electrical Engineering• Work with circuits• Create designs with minimal amount of
chips• Basic programing
Random Number Generator
Aerospace Engineering (AE)
• Atmospheric applications– Parts of a plane
• Airfoils
– Gliders– Flight Simulator– Propulsion
• Space applications– Rockets– Orbital mechanics
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Airfoils
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Engineering Design and Development (EDD)
• Essentially the senior project for the path• Capstone to the engineering path• Uses the things that you learned to solve
an open-ended real world problem
Mars GunEli Elstein, Marcus Kroese
• Launching a 100 lb. object 25 miles without the use of gunpowder or fuel
• Using a rail gun • Currently working on the calculations for
the size of the gun and the materials to build it with
White CaneHannah Cohen
• Develop a more advanced white cane for the blind
• Ultrasound detectors• Alert users of obstacles in their way:
– Floor level to head level
Football Helmet Cushioning SystemGregory Jackson
• Addresses the problem of an increase of concussions in sports
• Airbag prevention design • Progress to a helmet for multiple sports