2022-23 CTE CATALOG - Flipbook - Page 10
CdM, COSTA MESA, ENSIGN & TEWINKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAREER EXPLORATION
Learn how Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM)
are used to understand, invent, design, and create items used everyday. Explore
the range of paths and possiblities that connect to high school and beyond.
AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
Course Code: KT007 (semester-long)
Location: Costa Mesa, Ensign & TeWinkle
Design, build, and program a robot! Students use tools such as the engineering
design process, an engineering notebook, and VEX RoboticsĀ® programming software to invent and innovate. Students learn how creative thinking and problem
solving can change the world! Automation and Robotics (AR) allows students to
trace the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics as they
learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation, and computer control systems. Students use the VEX RoboticsĀ® platform to design, build,
and program real-world objects such as traffic lights, toll booths, and robotic arms.
DESIGN & MODELING
Course Code: KT008 (semester-long)
Location: Costa Mesa, Ensign & TeWinkle
Design and Modeling (DM) provides students opportunities to apply the design
process to creatively solve problems. Students are introduced to a problem in the
first activity and are asked to make connections to the problem throughout subsequent lessons. Students learn and utilize methods for communicating design ideas
through sketches, solid models, and mathematical models. Students will understand how models can be simulated to represent an authentic situation and generate data for further analysis and observations. Students work in teams to identify
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2022-23 CTE CATALOG